Opel Astra (Germany, 2010-2015)

The 2010 Opel Astra received the 2009 “red dot” design award in the product design category. Presented since 1955 by the Design Zentrum North Rhine Westphalia in Essen, the international red dot design award is considered one of the most important design prizes in the world.

Other awards for this series include the Goldenes Lenkrad (Golden Steering Wheel), by Germany’s AutoBild and its European affiliates, three awards in Spain and a viewer’s choice prize in Romania. In Spain the new compact model was nominated Car of the Year by the ABC newspaper, won the Readers Choice 2010 from Prensa Ibérica, La Vanguardia and AutoFácil, and the Car of the Year 2010 award in the Canary Islands.

In 2012, OpelOpelGermany, 1863 > present85 models
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adds a four-door Astra sedan, the final variant of the AstraOpel Astra Gen.4 [J/D]Germany, 2010 > 2015194 versions
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The style of the new sedan is clearly inspired by the InsigniaOpel InsigniaGermany, 2003 > present409 versions
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. In fact it looks like a minature version of that car. It has a steeply raked C-pillar that hides the trunk and makes the car look like more of a hatchback or four-door coupe.

The Astra sedan has a 2,685mm wheelbase with 460l of interior volume, which is 90l more than the five-door. With the seats folded, storage increases to 1,010l. 

Opel is offering a wide range of seven engines for the Astra sedan. There are four gasoline engines with between 100hp and 180hp, and three of them are available with Opel's new six-speed automatic that was just revealed for the MerivaOpel Meriva Gen.2Germany, 2010 > present48 versions
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. There are also three new diesels with between 95hp and 130hp. Two of the diesel engines are tunes of the 1.7 CDTI ecoFLEX with start/stop. The 110hp version uses 3.7l/100km and produces 99g/km of CO2. 

Opel has made options available to allow buyers to take the car up market if they want to. These options include Advanced Forward Lighting with bi-xenon headlights, adaptive suspension and SD-card based navigation. Like nearly all modern Opel's, the seats are certifed by the German AGR organization as being healthy for the passengers' back.