Opel unveils new Astra Sports Tourer – Turbo

Already 130,000 orders since its launch at the end of last year, and awarded prizes as the Year Turbo for Best Car and the European Car of distinction of the 2016 year, the new Opel Astra now enhances its offering with the new version Sports Tourer, which was revealed at first hand at the IAA. Taking advantage of some of the strengths of “two volumes” previously revealed, the new Astra Station Wagon has technologies such as Matrix LED headlights or OnStar and IntelliLink systems, and this version also comes with a design of . low weight, which has kept almost intact the exterior dimensions but increase the areas for passengers and luggage, and the latest engines with turbocharging of Russelsheim manufacturer

With a weight that is lower than 190 kg to its predecessor, this lightness is exploited by the new range of petrol engines and diesel with Turbo to provide better sensations at the wheel. Of engine capacity between 1.0L and 1.6L, the powers of the range blocks ranging from 105CV to 200cv, which is equivalent consumption of 3,4L / 100km and 6,2L / 100km. The various options, the Opel stand out from the diesel the new Astra Sports Tourer 1.6 Biturbo CDTI with 160CV and 350Nm of torque available from the 1500RPM, while the “whooping” Petrol engine is the 1.6 Turbo 200cv, with the block most powerful range to rely on the Overboost to reach 300Nm, although average consumption lie only in 6.0 L / 100km.

the technology on board also promises to be an asset of the new Astra Sports Tourer, equipped with the latest developments IntelliLink infotainment system and “multidisciplinary support” to the driver’s OnStar. In driver support for greater security is also worth noting the OpelEye camera. The practical side of the model is also underlined by solutions such as the possibility of opening the trunk of the gate through command or the passage of the foot on the bumpers, making it easier to accommodate the load in the space of 1630L, a system that can detect and automatically stop if it encounters an obstacle. The new Opel Astra Sports Tourer will reach the Portuguese market during the month of April.

Nuno Fatela