New engines, more technology and greater efficiency. These are the premises of the renewed Opel Astra 2020 (generation K) which is now arriving in Portugal.
Prices start at €24,690 — for the five-door 1.2 Turbo Astra — and €25,640 for the Astra Sports Tourer estate version with the same engine and equipment level. Diesel versions come with prices starting at €28,190 — for the five-door Astra 1.5 Turbo D.
In terms of aesthetics, the changes are very slight, but they allow the Opel Astra 2020 to update itself against the competition. Inside, the novelties follow the same philosophy of continuity. In terms of equipment, the Opel Astra 2020 range now comprises three levels: Business Edition, GS Line and Ultimate.
The good news is that, regardless of the level of equipment chosen, all Opel Astra 2020s are equipped with light/rain sensors, power windows, central locking, air conditioning, IntelliLink Multimedia radio compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, cruise control, parking sensors, electric and heated exterior mirrors, alloy wheels, among others.
ASTRA 2020 PRICE LIST
Still in the field of novelties, the Opel Astra 2020 saw its chassis being profoundly revised, with new shock absorbers, a steering with a new calibration and a Watt parallelogram-type rear axle with a new specification. See our first contact here.
Engines are all new
Although Opel now belongs to the PSA Group, the engines of the Opel Astra 2020 still belong to GM. In other words, the engines we found in the Opel Astra 2020 are not the same ones we found, for example, in the Peugeot 308.
Therefore, the new petrol engines of the Opel Astra 2020 now have a displacement of 1.2 and 1.4 l, with 130 hp and 145 hp of power and maximum torque values of 195 to 236 Nm, respectively. It should be noted that the new 130 hp 1.2 Turbo emits 21% less CO2 than the previous comparable model, for which consumption averages of 4.3 l/100 km (NEDC cycle) and 99g/km of fuel are now announced. CO2.
OPEL ASTRA 2020 (FIRST CONTACT)
The turbodiesel engines of the new Astra are tuned for the same efficiency bent of the gasoline engines, announced in the version 1.5 Turbo D with 122 hp, with less than 100 g/km of CO2. These three-cylinder diesel engines, with an aluminum block and head and balance shaft, feature a variable geometry turbine and the latest exhaust gas treatment systems. For this diesel engine, Opel announces averages of 3.5 l/100 km and 92g/km of CO2 (NEDC).
Engines that we will soon have the opportunity to test in greater detail here at Razão Automóvel.
The Opel Astra 2020 in Portugal
José Barata, Opel's new brand manager in Portugal, sees the Opel Astra 2020 as an opportunity for the brand to make a strong return to this segment. "With the level of equipment offered and more efficient engines, the Opel Astra 2020 has everything to be a very strong product in the segment", a position that in 2019 was compromised "due to the emission levels of the engines that have now ceased to function", he said this responsible.
In this "new life" of the Opel Astra, the versions aimed at companies were not forgotten, with prices below the fiscal barrier of autonomous taxation: 25,000 euros. The new Opel Astra 2020 is now available.
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