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2016 Opel Astra BiTurbo CDTI Priced at €27,310

The compact hatchback in the Opel stable is now available with a bi-turbo engine. Displacing 1.6 liters and aided by two-stage turbo tech, the 1.6 BiTurbo CDTI is the spiciest oil-burner available for the Astra.
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On sale in Germany at €27,310, the most powerful diesel-fed Astra is also one of the most frugal compact hatchbacks money can buy. Per the NEDC combined cycle, fuel consumption stands at 4.1 to 4.0 liters per 100 kilometers. That will be 68.9 to 70 imperial miles per gallon or 57.3 to 58.8 U.S. miles per gallon.

Thanks to 160 PS (158 horsepower or 118 kW) and 350 Nm (258 lb-ft) of torque, the Astra can sprint from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 8.6 seconds and on to a top speed of 220 km/h (136 miles per hour).

The most interesting detail regarding performance is the acceleration from 80 to 120 km/h (50 to 75 mph): 7.5 seconds. As simply put as possible, the Astra BiTurbo CDTI has what it takes to overtake at high speeds.

And good golly, maximum torque is available at 1,500 rpm. This, in turn, translates to better throttle response. On the downside, the oil-chugging 1.6-liter engine is matched exclusively to a six-speed manual transmission, at least for the time being. Nevertheless, the stick shift is the bread and butter of the compact segment on the Old Continent. An optional automatic would be welcome, though.

“When we launched the Astra last year, its combination of space, equipment, comfort and connectivity shook up the competition in the compact class,” declared Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann, the chief executive officer at Opel. “The new Astra is one of the lightest cars in its segment and with the new 1.6-liter twin-turbo engine, few cars can match the BiTurbo’s unique blend of power, performance, refinement and fuel economy.”

More technical details are available in the PDF attached below. Other powertrain combos available for the 2016 Opel Astra five-door hatchback (and Vauxhall Astra, for that matter) are available in our database.
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 Download: 2016 Opel Astra 1.6 BiTurbo CDTI specifications (PDF)

About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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