Astra Tourer is ready to turn heads

Opel has revealed details of the new Astra Sports Tourer that is due to make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week. Based on a completely new lightweight vehicle architecture making it up to 200kgs lighter, the Astra Sports Tourer can also carry more luggage than before – up to 1,630 litres.

“Our Sports Tourer is the perfect combination of practicality, style and technology: more space, less weight and features clever equipment details such as an electronic power tailgate that opens and closes automatically with a little kick of the foot,” said Dave Sheeran, Managing Director Opel Ireland.

The Astra Sports Tourer is due to arrive in Ireland in March 2016 and is sure to turn heads with its elegant, lean and athletic styling. A new double chrome bar on the grill carries the Opel ‘Blitz’ and the front headlamps melt into the radiator grill to form a graphic unity. The Sports Tourer further extends the dynamic lines of the 5-door.

Opel chiefs say that the interior demonstrates perfectly just how intelligent the design and the entire packaging are: the newcomer has exactly the same dimensions as the outgoing model but is considerably more spacious inside, offering more comfort for the driver and passengers along with more loading space.

The latest generation Sports Tourer has the same dimensions as the outgoing model – however, it offers much more space for passengers and luggage. The driver can enjoy 26mm of additional headroom while passengers in the rear have 28mm more legroom.

In order to increase loading space, the new Astra Sports Tourer comes with 40/20/40 foldable rear seats enabling even more flexible loading space configurations. Furthermore, the FlexOrganiser product range with side rails, dividing nets and various fastening options are available so that all loaded materials can be stored safely and tidily.

A clever new feature will help customers of the Astra open the car without touch or a remote control will be available on the new Astra Sports Tourer. In combination with ‘Keyless Open’ a simple small kicking motion under the rear bumper is enough to open the tailgate. A further kicking motion under the bumper will close the tailgate. The clever system can detect any obstruction and stops the mechanism in case of emergency.

A new petrol and diesel engine portfolio will be available with outputs ranging from 100hp to 150hp which all combine efficiency with excellent responsiveness and running smoothness.

Apart from impressing with a complete range of new engines and transmissions, the new Astra Sports Tourer also sets new standards in safety, infotainment and comfort. Numerous systems drawing on the latest generation Opel Eye front camera offer the driver support in the new Astra including Traffic Sign Assist and Lane Keep Assist, which offers active steering corrections in case of an emergency.

Meanwhile Forward Collision Alert with Collision Imminent Braking can even bring the car to a standstill at speeds under 60km/h. Intelligent IntelliLux LED matrix light enables permanent glare-free high beams and automatically and continuously deactivates individual LED modules with oncoming traffic, just a sample of some of the technologies that will be available on the new Astra.

On the inside, another unique feature for Astra’s class can be found: Opel OnStar, the personal connectivity and service assistant, serves as a guardian angel for the driver and passengers. In addition, two new IntelliLink systems will be introduced. The latest generation of the infotainment system is compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.