2011 Opel Astra Sports Tourer For Family

2011 Opel Astra Sports Tourer Turing

New Opel Astra four-door hatchback that is almost a year ago and now the Astra Sports Tourer, the second type of construction in the new Astra line-up.

2011 Opel Astra Sports Tourer Side

In contrast to the four-door hatchback, the style over substance places, the Sports Tourer is more of a clean car. The roof line goes in the rear seats just so rear passengers more headroom and radicals from the direction of the hatch, so that luggage. As the new Astra hatchback, still sports a stylish European wrapper.

2011 Opel Astra Sports Tourer Rear Side 1

2011 Opel Astra Sports Tourer Rear Side 2

If the Sports Tourer was developed to load as much as possible as efficiently as possible, the engineers took a lot of effort to provide optimum storage space. On the back of the boat is carefully designed to each odd that use difficult angle. In addition, a new “FlexFold” Back seat system has just flipped to the back seat. The system uses a spring mechanism that fires in one-touch automatic folding of the seat.

The biggest difference between the four-door saloon and Sports Tourer is the body style, like most of the pieces transferred from the hatch. The suspension of the convertible with largely unchanged good drivability and handling guarantee, but the rear suspension is calibrated to handle higher loads. An optional flex ride system functions such as Audi drive select allows the driver to select and a series from the Touring mode, standard and sport. Sport mode stiffens the suspension for better response and improved throttle and steering response. The Sports Tourer Opel Astra are also electronic trailer stability program to assist owners to pull the trailer.

The powertrain line-up captured the four-door hatchback, with a total of eight petrol and diesel engines. Power range of 95 hp in the Astra ecoFLEX with a fuel-efficient 1.3-liter turbo diesel 180 hp in the 1.6-liter turbocharged gasoline engine. A six-speed manual transmission is standard with an upshift indicator for each engine and a six-speed automatic transmission is most available.

New Car >> 2010 Opel GTC Paris Concept

At 4,46 m, GTC Paris, an ideal size for a compact, sporty car, but it still offers room for five passengers. Most of the iconic vehicles were taken from the parties. Many people may be the outline, two or three distinct lines. Same with the new concept car Opel in: In Profile, designers maximum voltage, limiting the number of rows in the GTC Paris. As with tendons, a sprinter, these lines create tension and provide sculptural forms. They serve as a basis for highlighting and surfacing to respond and then the wheels in a very sporting fashion.

The Opel signature blade is introduced in the same direction as first seen in the Insignia – a fine, tense crease along the rocker panel. A second line shoots from the door handle to the rear, emphasizing the vehicle’s dramatic stance by spreading the surfaces to a fine undercut and a broad shoulder. The third line following the silhouette of the roof is finished in finely brushed aluminum that accentuates the window graphic, guiding the eye to the sharply distinct integrated spoiler.

The front is clean yet full of character and features Opel’s typical centerline crease. It is further accented by intense, very slim eagle-eye shaped headlamps acting as parenthesis between the refined chrome emblem bar and the dramatic low trapezoidal grill which hints at its sporty character. Signature LED daytime running lights are outlined with finely crafted chrome inserts that can stand as a piece of sculpture by themselves.

The best of Opel’s compact car technology is brought to its sportiest level on the GTC Paris. The chassis has a special design with an extra-wide stance. It features a compound crank with an Opel-exclusive Watt’s link in the rear, a new, updated execution of the adaptive mechatronic FlexRide suspension and a front electronic limited slip differential. The GTC Paris is planted to the ground with dynamic 21-inch wheels.The powertrain in the GTC Paris is a four-cylinder, 2.0 liter Turbo with direct injection, packing maximum horsepower and torque. It is fitted with Start/Stop technology, proving that drivers can combine high performance with maximum fuel efficiency in urban driving conditions. The transmission is a six-speed manual gearbox.

Opel Vectra GTS V6 2006

The most powerful engine for all versions of the Opel Vectra and the Signum is an all-new 2.8-liter aluminum gasoline six-cylinder unit with a twin-scroll turbocharger for plenty of power in all driving situations. The sixty-degree V6 with variable valve control delivers 90 percent of its maximum torque of 330 Nm at 1500 rpm. Peak torque is provided across a wide range from 1800 to 4500 rpm. Driving performance with this engine is equally impressive: only 7.3 seconds are required for the zero to 100 km/h sprint and top speed (electronically limited) is 250 km/h - a new record for the Vectra.

Opel Flextreme Concept

Opel Flextreme Concept was introduced at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt in 2007. This cool car has a low emission mobility propulsion with the E Flex technology. The flextreme concept has a lithium ion battery as it’s energy source, this car also has additional energy from 1.3 liter turbo-diesel onboard CDTI engine. This innovative vehicle is expected to emit less than 40 g of CO2 per km. After charging for three hours at 220 volts this car will be at it’s full capacity. The engine also include the integration of two high tech electric personal transporters, located below the cargo floor. This electric transporters provide extra mobility option up to 38 km of clean mobility.

Opel Flextreme Concept has a dynamic and innovative exterior and interior design. Flextreme has a large transparent roof and two tailgate doors that open from the side and swing upwards it also has narrow boomerang shaped lights and sloping swage line in the side graphics. The front part is decorated with front grill and rims which are covered by lightweight transparent trim made from polycarbonate to improve aerodynamics and enhancing visual aesthetics. This concept car has a unique and practical door which they call the FlexDoors, the front door open in the conventional manner and the rear door are rear hinged.

Flextreme Concept has a futuristic interior design with honeycomb structures. The honeycomb structure is a functional, geometric structure located in the instrument panel’s lower portion, above the center tunnel where the lithium-ion batteries are located, cabin floor and cargo floor. This cool automotive has a large panoramic display located directly under the windshield and on the center console. The display are configurable with a touch screen operation to show a complete view of the car surrounding and easy access to various menu such as air conditioning, communication device, infotainment feature and navigation functions.