"We have some unique machinery here and we really were brought in at the project's early stages to work through the build process and make sure production was as good as we could get," said Lindsey Wickens, Vauxhall's production launch manager for the Astra according to a report by just-auto.com.
The new Astra, which is projected to go on sale in the upcoming months, will be offered with a wide choice of powertrains, including some new 1.4- and 1.6-liter turbocharged petrol units. The entry level Astra will be equipped with the 1.4l naturally aspired engine, some 8 percent more fuel efficient than the one fitted on the current generation Astra.
The diesel engine range will include the 1.3-, 1.7- and 2.0-liter turbocharged powerplants, developing in between 95 and 160 horsepower. The ecoFLEX engine configuration is also expected to enter the 2010 Astra.
“The design themes introduced in the Insignia, like the wing and the blade, have been given a fresh interpretation in the Astra, because it’s important that each Opel model has its own personality,” Mark Adams, General Motors Europe vice president of design explained the new look. “This is why you see double wings in each of the rear lights and a dynamic inverted blade on the flank that visually connects to the powerful movement of the rear window and C-pillar.”
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