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Opel Astra
Opel Astra Sports Tourer 1.6 BiTurbo CDTI ecoFLEX Innovation (K) – Frontansicht, 28. September 2016, Düsseldorf.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer Opel
Production 1991-present
Body and chassis
Class Compact car/Small family car (C)
Layout Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive
Chronology
Predecessor Opel Kadett
Astra F
Opel Astra F front 20081229.jpg
Overview
Also called
Production 1991–1998 (Opel)
Assembly Belgium: Antwerp
Germany: Bochum
Germany: Eisenach
Hungary: Szentgotthárd
India: Halol (OIPL)
Italy: Grugliasco (Bertone)
Poland: Gliwice
South Africa: Port Elizabeth (Delta Motor)
Taiwan: Xinzhuang District (CAC)
Thailand: Rayong
United Kingdom: Ellesmere Port (Vauxhall Ellesmere Port)
Body and chassis
Body style 3 and 5-door liftback
4-door sedan / saloon
5-door wagon / estate
2-door convertible
3-door sedan delivery (panel van)
Platform T-body platform
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission 5-speed manual
6-speed manual
4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,517 mm (99.1 in)
Length Hatch: 4,050 mm (159.4 in)
Sedan: 4,239 mm (166.9 in)
Wagon: 4,278 mm (168.4 in)
Convertible: 4,239 mm (166.9 in)
Width 1,696 mm (66.8 in)
Height 1,410 mm (55.5 in)
Astra G
Opel Astra G front 20081128.jpg
Overview
Also called Chevrolet Astra
Chevrolet Viva
Holden Astra
Vauxhall Astra
Opel Astra Classic II
Production 1998–2009 (Opel)
1998–2011 (Chevrolet)
Assembly Belgium: Antwerp
Brazil: São Caetano do Sul (GM do Brasil)
Egypt: 6th of October City (GME)
Germany: Bochum
Italy: Grugliasco (Bertone)
Poland: Gliwice
Russia: Tolyatti (GM-AvtoVAZ)
South Africa: Port Elizabeth (Delta Motor)
Ukraine: Zaporizhia (AvtoZAZ)
United Kingdom: Ellesmere Port
Body and chassis
Class Small family car (C)
Body style 3-door liftback
5-door liftback
4-door saloon
5-door estate
2-door cabriolet
2-door coupé
3-door car derived van
Platform T-body platform
Related Opel Zafira A
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission 5-speed manual
4-speed automatic
5-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,606 mm (102.6 in)
Wagon: 2,611 mm (102.8 in)
Length Hatch: 4,110 mm (161.8 in)
Saloon: 4,252 mm (167.4 in)
Estate: 4,288 mm (168.8 in)
Convertible: 4,267 mm (168.0 in)
Width 1,709 mm (67.3 in)
Height 1,425 mm (56.1 in)
Cabriolet: 1,390 mm (54.7 in)
Astra H
Opel Astra (4559359674).jpg
Overview
Also called Chevrolet Astra
Chevrolet Vectra
Holden Astra
Opel Astra Classic III (Poland)
Opel Astra Family (Russia)
Saturn Astra
Vauxhall Astra
Production 2004–2014 (Opel), ongoing in Russia
2007–2011 (Chevrolet Vectra)
2008–2009 (Saturn)
Assembly Belgium: Antwerp
Brazil: São Caetano do Sul (GM do Brasil)
Egypt: 6th of October City (GME)
Germany: Bochum
Poland: Gliwice
Russia: St. Petersburg
United Kingdom: Ellesmere Port
Designer Friedhelm Engler
Body and chassis
Body style 3-door hatchback coupé (GTC)
5-door hatchback
4-door sedan / saloon
5-door wagon / estate
2-door convertible (TwinTop)
3-door sedan delivery (panel van)
Platform T-platform
Related Opel Zafira B
Powertrain
Engine 1.4 L Z14XEL I4 (petrol)
1.4 L Z14XEP I4 (petrol)
1.6 L Z16XEP I4(petrol)
1.6 L Z16LET I4 (turbocharged petrol)
1.8 L Z18XE I4 (petrol)
1.8 L Z18XER I4 (petrol)
2.0 L Z20LEL I4 (turbocharged petrol)
2.0 L Z20LER I4 (turbocharged petrol)
2.0 L Z20LEH I4 (turbocharged petrol)
2.2 L Z22YH I4 (Australia)
1.3 L CDTI Diesel I4
1.7 L CDTI Diesel I4
1.9 L CDTI Diesel I4
2.0 L Flexpower I4 (Brazil)
2.4 L Flexpower I4 (Brazil)
Transmission 5-speed F17 manual
6-speed manual
5-speed semi-automatic
4-speed Aisin 60-40LE automatic
6-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase Hatches & TwinTop: 2,614 mm (102.9 in)
Sedan & Wagon: 2,703 mm (106.4 in)
Length 5-door hatch: 4,249 mm (167.3 in)
3-door GTC: 4,288 mm (168.8 in)
Sedan: 4,587 mm (180.6 in)
Wagon: 4,515 mm (177.8 in)
TwinTop: 4,476 mm (176.2 in)
Width 1,753 mm (69.0 in)
TwinTop: 1,759 mm (69.3 in)
Height 5-door hatch: 1,467 mm (57.8 in)
3-door GTC: 1,415 mm (55.7 in)
Sedan: 1,458 mm (57.4 in)
Wagon: 1,500 mm (59.1 in)
TwinTop: 1,411 mm (55.6 in)
Chronology
Successor Chevrolet Cruze (Brazil and Mexico)
Buick Verano (Saturn Astra)
Opel Combo (Astravan)
Opel Cascada (TwinTop)
Astra J
Opel Astra Design Edition (J) – Frontansicht (1), 14. August 2011, Heiligenhaus.jpg
Overview
Also called Vauxhall Astra
Holden Astra
Opel GTC (3dr)
Vauxhall GTC
Production 2009–2015 (Opel)
Assembly China: Shanghai (SAIC-GM)
Germany: Rüsselsheim
Poland: Gliwice
Russia: St. Petersburg
United Kingdom: Ellesmere Port
Designer Uwe Müller
Body and chassis
Body style 3-door hatchback coupé (GTC)
5-door hatchback
4-door sedan / saloon
5-door wagon / estate
Platform Delta II platform
Related Buick Verano
Chevrolet Cruze
Opel Cascada
Opel Zafira Tourer C
Vauxhall Astra
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission 5-speed manual
6-speed manual
6-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,685 mm (105.7 in)
3-door GTC: 2,695 mm (106.1 in)
Length 5-door hatch: 4,419 mm (174.0 in)
3-door GTC: 4,466 mm (175.8 in)
Sedan: 4,658 mm (183.4 in)
Wagon: 4,698 mm (185.0 in)
Width 1,814 mm (71.4 in)
3-door GTC: 1,840 mm (72.4 in)
Height 5-door hatch: 1,510 mm (59.4 in)
3-door GTC: 1,482 mm (58.3 in)
Sedan: 1,500 mm (59.1 in)
Wagon: 1,535 mm (60.4 in)
Astra K
Opel Astra 1.6 CDTI ecoFLEX Dynamic (K) – Frontansicht, 23. Dezember 2016, Düsseldorf.jpg
Overview
Also called Vauxhall Astra
Holden Astra
Buick Verano Hatchback/GS
Production 2015–present (Opel)
Assembly China: Shanghai (SAIC-GM)
Poland: Gliwice
United Kingdom: Ellesmere Port
Designer Jeasoo Kim
Body and chassis
Body style 5-door hatchback
5-door wagon / estate
Platform D2XX platform
Related Buick Verano
Chevrolet Cruze
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission 5-speed manual
5-speed semi-automatic
6-speed manual
6-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,662 mm (104.8 in)
Length 5-door hatch: 4,370 mm (172.0 in)
Wagon: 4,702 mm (185.1 in)
Width 1,809 mm (71.2 in)
Height 5-door hatch: 1,485 mm (58.5 in)
Wagon: 1,499 mm (59.0 in)

The Opel Astra (Lat: Stars) is a compact car/small family car (C-segment in Europe) engineered and manufactured by the German automaker Opel since 1991.

It is branded as the Vauxhall Astra in the United Kingdom and the Buick Excelle XT in China. The Holden Astra was discontinued in Australia and New Zealand in 2009, because exchange rates made the car uncompetitive, and was replaced by the Holden Cruze. It briefly returned to the Australian market in 2012, for the first time badged as an Opel, but was discontinued after Opel withdrew from the country a year later. On 1 May 2014, Opel announced that the Astra GTC and Astra VXR (Astra OPC) would return to Australia and New Zealand in 2015, again bearing the Holden badge.

The Astra nameplate originates from Vauxhall, which had manufactured and marketed earlier generations of the Opel Kadett (the Kadett D (1979–1984) and Kadett E (1984–1991)) as the Vauxhall Astra. Subsequent GM Europe policy standardised model nomenclature in the early 1990s, whereby model names were the same in all markets regardless of whether the vehicle was being sold as an Opel or a Vauxhall.

As of 2009, there have been four generations of the Astra. In a fashion typical for Opel they are designated with subsequent letters of the Latin alphabet. Opel's official convention is that the Astra is a logical continuation of the Kadett lineage, thus, the first generation of Opel Astra as the Astra F (the last Opel Kadett was the Kadett E). The usual convention would have started with Astra A, if the Astra had been considered a separate model. Models sold as Vauxhall, Holden, or Chevrolet have different generation designations reflecting the history of those nameplates in their home markets and their naming conventions.


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