Opel Astra Facelift Revealed

siko · 11-17-2006, 01:15 PM

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Speedster · 11-17-2006, 03:52 PM

subtle changes, but nice ones. I much prefer the black gloss on the centre panel inside now, looks much better than the silver one IMO. New changes, make the hatch look wider as well.

Yannis · 11-17-2006, 04:01 PM

Only a minor facelift. That's for the best IMO cause there was nothing to change in the car in the first place.

Pitty that Martin Smith (Opel's head designer responsible for Astra among others and former Audi designer) left for Ford.

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Raj · 11-17-2006, 06:04 PM

Very subtle (not a bad thing).

rev · 02-28-2007, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Speedster

subtle changes, but nice ones. I much prefer the black gloss on the centre panel inside now, looks much better than the silver one IMO. New changes, make the hatch look wider as well.

That black gloss inside may look great, but it can also look very awful from all those fingerprints on it. Here is a photo I took of a black centre panel of a Corsa at a carshow in Athens a few months ago. Even if you try to keep your hands of the panel, it will surely somehow get dirty.

Even if the black panel looks great, I would choose the silver one over the black one any day.

Bartek Sikorski · 04-18-2007, 08:12 AM

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GM To Build Astra All Over Europe.

It's the news that car production workers all over Europe had been waiting for - the decision on where GM is going to build the next-generation of its hugely popular Opel/Vauxhall Astra compact hatchback. There's welcome relief for employees at four plants; Ellesmere Port in the U.K., Bochum in Germany, Trollhättan in Sweden and Gliwice in Poland.

The decision was less positive for the site in Antwerp in Belgium. The company statement said simply: "There are no plans to allocate compact car production to the Antwerp facility beyond 2010." It currently employs 4500 people to produce the Astra three-door, five-door, wagon, and convertible.

The new vehicle is due to replace the existing Astra range in early 2010, is expected to involve a $4 billion investment.

DRAGRACER · 05-15-2007, 10:10 PM

Now with the 16T is a beauty

DRAGRACER · 05-15-2007, 10:15 PM

Nock nock!!!!
The above panel is from Corsa D boys

DRAGRACER · 05-17-2007, 01:32 AM

Europe test it from 2004.....2007
2007 facelift with ''new'' 16 turbo motor workded OK
Now in european market this car is old so USA's turn from 2008

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Speedster Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: England Posts: 55 Thanks: 10 Thanked 20 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Opel Astra Facelift Revealed subtle changes, but nice ones. I much prefer the black gloss on the centre panel inside now, looks much better than the silver one IMO. New changes, make the hatch look wider as well.

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Yannis Trendsetter Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Greece Posts: 8,281 Thanks: 1,886 Thanked 1,800 Times in 1,025 Posts	Re: Opel Astra Facelift Revealed Only a minor facelift. That's for the best IMO cause there was nothing to change in the car in the first place. Pitty that Martin Smith (Opel's head designer responsible for Astra among others and former Audi designer) left for Ford. - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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Raj Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 344 Thanks: 13 Thanked 24 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Opel Astra Facelift Revealed Very subtle (not a bad thing).

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Bartek Sikorski Contributor Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 2,278 Thanks: 790 Thanked 2,112 Times in 964 Posts	Re: Opel Astra Facelift Revealed - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER GM To Build Astra All Over Europe. It's the news that car production workers all over Europe had been waiting for - the decision on where GM is going to build the next-generation of its hugely popular Opel/Vauxhall Astra compact hatchback. There's welcome relief for employees at four plants; Ellesmere Port in the U.K., Bochum in Germany, Trollhättan in Sweden and Gliwice in Poland. The decision was less positive for the site in Antwerp in Belgium. The company statement said simply: "There are no plans to allocate compact car production to the Antwerp facility beyond 2010." It currently employs 4500 people to produce the Astra three-door, five-door, wagon, and convertible. The new vehicle is due to replace the existing Astra range in early 2010, is expected to involve a $4 billion investment.

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DRAGRACER Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 30 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Opel Astra Facelift Revealed Nock nock!!!! The above panel is from Corsa D boys

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