Super economic: New 1.6 CDTI with 100 kW/136 hp consumes only 3.9 liters per 100 km
Ultra-modern infotainment system: IntelliLink with seven inch color monitor
Attractive offer: Active-Package with top quality seats and infotainment
Opel Astra hatchback 1.6 CDTI consumes just 3.9 liters diesel per 100 kilometers
The Opel Astra enters the new model year fiercely with the new generation 1.6 liter CDTI diesel engine and IntelliLink infotainment system with Bluetooth interface. Just one year on from when the entire restyled Astra family entered the market.
Opel Astra Sports Tourer 1.6 CDTI (100 kW/136 hp)
The complete new 1.6 CDTI engine represents the next step in Opel’s powertrain offensive and may be characterized by an exceptionally quiet running performance. In addition, the engine is Euro 6 compliant and consumes just 3.9 liters diesel per 100 kilometers – a stunning 7 percent less than its 1.7 liter 130 hp predecessor with Start/Stop. High-tech is also very much present in the Astra’s interior: The new IntelliLink infotainment system brings the world of smartphones into the car – easily controllable and clearly arranged on a seven inch color display.
Opel Astra Sports Tourer with new 1.6 CDTI Euro 6 engine
“Opel stands for the democratization of high-tech technologies and high quality features. Traditionally, we make innovations from premium vehicle classes available to a wider customer base and are dedicated to continuing to do so, says Opel CEO Dr Karl Thomas Neumann. We have just demonstrated this with our revolutionary IntelliLink technology in our new Insignia and the same is true for our Astra family. More Opel models will follow, true to the motto: ‚more car for a highly attractive price.’
Smooth diesel: Brand new 1.6 CDTI with just 3.9l/100km and 104g/km CO2
Opel Astra limousine 1.6 CDTI
The Opel Astra has been classified the most reliable German compact car according to leading German car magazine auto motor und sport (Edition 12/2013) and offers also a wide portfolio of petrol- LPG and diesel power trains. The Model Year highlight in the Astra five-door model, the limousine and Sports Tourer is the entirely new 1.6 CDTI. This extremely efficient whisper diesel by Opel is already today compliant with the Euro-6 emissions regulation. And it creates a stir with 100 kW/136 hp and 320 Newton meters of maximum torque – seven percent more than its 1.7 liter predecessor. It also consumes less fuel, emits fewer CO2 emissions and is quieter than its 1.7 liter predecessor. The Astra accelerates from 0 – 100 in 10.3 seconds; in fifth gear the engines goes from 80 to 120 km/h in just 9.2 seconds. The maximum speed is 200 km/h. The Astra 1.6 CDTI shows it combines high performance, impressive torque and highest efficiency through low fuel consumption. In combined cycle Opel Astra 1.6 CDTI needs an exemplary 3.9 liters per 100 kilometers, adding up to CO2 emissions of only 104 grams per kilometer. A strong statement in terms of environmental friendliness and cost of ownership!
New 1.6 CDTI Euro 6 engine with 100 kW/136 hp
Furthermore, the new 1.6 CDTI is first in class for noise and vibration thanks to an efficient combustion process with multiple injection, the optimized design of its components and the use of acoustic covers. The result for drivers and passengers alike is quiet and convincing. The new 1.6 CDTI by Opel can truly be called a whisper diesel.
Optimally linked up: IntelliLink technology now also in the Opel Astra
Not just under the hood but also in the field of Infotainment, the Opel Astra is one hundred percent up-to-date. The ultra-modern IntelliLink system integrates smartphone functions into the car and impresses with a seven inch high-resolution color monitor that guarantees simple operation and ease of reading. As a new feature with the CD 600 IntelliLink Infotainment system, telephone calls via Bluetooth and audio streaming are possible. The system also features a USB connection.
Opel Astra now comes with IntelliLink system which integrates smartphone functions into the car via 7 inch high-resolution color monitor
The very rapid and precisely reacting navigation system comes as standard with the Navi 650 IntelliLink and Navi 950 IntelliLink. The top variant Navi 950 IntelliLink covers the whole of Europe with its maps and destinations can be entered without a problem via voice control. Furthermore, the radio automatically recognizes music titles, albums and artists through audio devices with a USB connection Via USB and Aux-In Astra drivers and passengers can be shown pictures on the color display. In addition, incoming text messages can be read out.
Attractive appearance: Active-package with IntelliLink, LED Daytime Running Lights and comfort seats
Opel not only offers groundbreaking technologies as well as numerous safety and comfort details in the Astra, the car manufacturer also packages these for customers in particularly advantageous option packs. The new Active- option pack has special features such as energy-saving LED daytime running lights, the CD 600 IntelliLink system including color display, Aux-In, USB and hands-free equipment via Bluetooth interface, as well as Piano Black Décor Moldings in the cockpit. As a back-friendly eye-catcher with feel-good warranty, there are additionally comfort seats in classy, sporty-looking fabric-leather style.
Market leader in highly competitive mid-size class
Opel Vectra A GL hatchback, 1988
Everything about the Opel Vectra was new when it hit the streets in the fall of 1988 – exactly 25 years ago: the name, the shape and the technology it encapsulated. Opel’s new mid-size model had a tough act to follow in replacing the successful Ascona, which was introduced in 1970 and had evolved through three model generations. The Vectra’s name and its aerodynamic design were inspired by the progressive looks of the Omega. Available as a notchback and hatchback, the Vectra introduced new technologies in series production: it was the first Opel model which could be ordered with all-wheel drive. And by the model change in the late summer of 1995, the Vectra A had won more than 20 national and international awards, provided the technical base for the Calibra sports coupé and achieved up to 20 percent market share at its peak. With 2.5 million units sold across Europe, the Vectra was the most successful mid-size model in Opel’s history until then.
Opel Vectra A GL notchback, 1988
Progressive in design, advanced in technology
More than 3.9 million Asconas had been sold during its 18 year production run, but when the Vectra arrived 25 years ago it was the future, consigning the Ascona to its place in history. Only its front-wheel drive layout and size was carried over, while space was dramatically increased. With five seats and 530 liters of trunk volume, the new Vectra rivaled Opel’s high-end Senator model. And when the rear seatbacks were folded down, load volume increased to 840 liters.
Opel invested over five million hours of development time in creating the Vectra, with 20,000 hours alone devoted to perfecting the aerodynamics of its slippery new body shape. Boasting an impressive drag coefficient of just 0.29, the Vectra was one of the most aerodynamic cars in its class, just like its role model, the Omega, which had brought advanced design language and a new nomenclature into the Opel model portfolio in 1986. The Vectra, conceived for the European market of the 1990s, was “progressive in design, leading in aerodynamics and advanced in technology”, according to the press kit.
Opel Vectra A notchback 1.8 S 4x4
Changes in construction were numerous. In addition to an optional, newly developed, electronically controlled four-speed automatic transmission with three driving modes (economy, sport and winter), the Vectra was the first Opel passenger car available with a factory-fitted All-Wheel-Drive system (AWD). Developed in co-operation with Steyr-Daimler-Puch, the system featured a viscous coupling that enabled variable power distribution to the rear axle according to driving and road conditions, and a multi-disk clutch that decoupled the rear axle during braking, thus guaranteeing high directional stability.
Vectra A 4x4 was the first Opel passenger car available with factory fitted All-Wheel Drive system.
Optional all-wheel drive was available for the Vectra with 1.8 or 2.0-liter engines. The top-of-the-line model was the four-door Vectra 2000 16V 4x4, with a 150 hp, 2.0 liter DOHC four-cylinder unit with four-valve technology, all-wheel drive, electronically controlled ABS, a semi-trailing-arm rear axle with independent rear suspension from the Omega, and disc brakes fitted all-round. The 215 km/h Vectra 2000 16V was also available only with front-wheel drive, and it occupied a special place in the Vectra range, with a sporty character similar to the Kadett GSi and Omega 3000 models.
Opel Vectra A 2000 16V
The Vectra came standard with a 75 hp, four-cylinder 1.6 liter OHC engine and a lambda-probe-equipped three-way catalyst. More powerful models were the four-cylinder with 1.8 liters and 88 hp and the 2.0 i CAT engine with 115 hp. The 1.7-liter diesel with 57 hp was new to the range. The Vectra was offered in two body styles – as a classic, four-door notchback and as a five-door hatchback model – and four equipment lines. The notchback was available as a GL, GLS or luxury CD, and the hatchback in GL and sporty GT versions. A dynamic lifestyle station wagon like the Voyage from the first Ascona generation was not offered.
Sporty Opel Vectra GT was offered in two body styles – as a classic, four-door notchback and as a five-door hatchback
Market leader in the mid-size class
During the first model year, 364,000 units of the Opel Vectra and its British sister model Vauxhall Cavalier were built. In the late summer of 1989, the dynamically styled coupé version, the Calibra, was introduced. The Vectra served as the technical base for the sporty two-door coupé. After just 30 months, in April 1991, the one-millionth vehicle rolled off the assembly line.
The continuous further development of the model range, which at times was produced simultaneously in Germany, Belgium, the UK and Turkey, played a major role in this success. In 1990 the powertrain portfolio was expanded with a newly developed 1.8 liter four-cylinder with fuel injection and lambda-probe-equipped catalyst (90 hp) as well as a 1.7 liter turbo diesel (82 hp). From June 1992 the Vectra was the only car in its class in Europe to feature ABS as standard, and in August 1992 the bestseller was given a more modern look with a newly designed front, color-coded bumpers as well as optimized safety equipment with standard seat-belt pretensioners and side impact protection in the doors.
Opel Vectra A 2000 16V 4x4
In 1993 the model line got two completely new, innovative and very differently designed top models within just six months. In the spring of 1993 the luxurious Vectra V6 was introduced, the first Opel model in its class offered with a six-cylinder engine. The V6 power plant was also a premiere for the company: the 2.5-liter, 170 hp 24V ECOTEC unit was the first Opel engine with V-cylinder arrangement. The Vectra GT 16V with 150 hp replaced the Vectra 2000 as the model line’s sporty spearhead.
In the fall of 1993 the Vectra family grew again with the Vectra turbo. It featured the top Calibra model’s propulsion technology and combined the established all-wheel drive with a standard six-speed manual transmission and a supercharged 2.0 liter four-cylinder engine with 204 hp. The turbo was the only member of the first Vectra generation to reach a top speed of 240 km/h and come with 6 J x 16 light alloy wheels as standard.
Opel Vectra A 2.0 16V Turbo 4x4, 1993
The last update already anticipated the future. In the spring of 1994 the Vectra CDX was presented with a newly-developed 2.0 liter 16 V four-cylinder engine with 136 hp that was also used in the successor Vectra B model. At this time in its seventh year of production, the Vectra A was number 2 in European registration statistics. When it was replaced in model year 1996, around 2.5 million units had been sold, making it the most successful car in the mid-size class at the time.
Exclusive Opel ADAM re-invented by MotoGP champion Rossi together with designer Drudi
The car will be donated to the not-for-profit Meyer Children’s Hospital Foundation
Piece of art: Opel ADAM designed by MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi together with Aldo Drudi.
‘ADAM & Vale for Charity’, a fully customized version of Opel’s small city car is the result of Valentino Rossi’s creativity combined with the experience and expertise of Aldo Drudi, a designer who has been collaborating with Valentino for years. The champion pair has developed an original and unique project to support a charity initiative sponsored by Opel: the Meyer Children’s Hospital Foundation. The car will be put up for auction during a fund-raising event next December, organized by the Foundation to support the activities of the Meyer Hospital.
Handcrafted: Aldo Drudi sketched the ADAM as wild and colorful like the helmets and leather garments he usually designs for bikers like Valentino Rossi.
‘Customizable from roof to wheels’: Opel ADAM has channeled the creative energy of Valentino Rossi and Drudi, who have redesigned it not only drawing their inspiration from the Champion’s graphic universe (such as Valentino’s most widely known fetish images and the symbols most treasured by him) but intentionally reversing its image. For three months, a team of four people directed by Drudi worked to completely redesign the car livery, while Dainese leather was used for the interior trim.
“We’ve worked together as a real team; everyone has contributed not only his or her own expertise and ideas, but also true, enthusiastic support for a project that immediately appealed to Valentino and Drudi” – said Roberto Matteucci, Managing Director of Opel Italy.
Genuine leather: Opel ADAM with seats like biker suits designed by Italian specialist Dainese.
The Meyer Children’s Hospital is an example of Italian excellence in the public healthcare sector: it boasts an innovative approach centered on the young patient and his/her well-being and is aimed also at improving the quality of hospital stay for the patient’s family. Besides high-quality pediatric specialty care and scientific research activities, the hospital offers a whole range of medical and hospital activities which are all creatively integrated with games and playfulness.
The Meyer Children’s Hospital Foundation supports the hospital in carrying out scientific research work and excellence health projects with continuous upgrades of technological equipment. And that’s not all: it invests in facilities to welcome children and make the hospital environment more comfortable for them while supporting their families.
“How could I resist the challenge?” commented Valentino Rossi. “The task was to invent a completely new car, and for a good cause. No sooner had I spoken with Opel than I was already discussing with Drudi how to design this special ADAM.” “To tell the truth, the design phase took a very long time” – added Aldo Drudi – “It took us hours of hard work, but then you know Valentino, he is hard to please. And so am I. Scores of drawings were produced, phone calls were made and every time we decided to change everything and started all over again. In other words, it was exhausting but it was worth the effort.”
“The car has turned out beautifully and we’re happy that it will be used to support the Meyer Hospital. We hope that this choice fires up everybody with the same enthusiasm we feel, because we can accomplish a lot together”, they concluded.
Special sports star: Opel ‘ADAM & Vale for Charity’ with painted aluminum wheels that would also fit with the racing bike of Valentino Rossi.
To complement the charity auction organized by the Foundation and scheduled for next December, Opel is promoting a further fundraising initiative: supporting the activities of the Florence Children’s Hospital by visiting the www.ioaiutoilmeyer.it website. Here, you can easily make a direct donation.
The ‘ADAM & Vale for Charity’ car will be on display at EICMA, the international motorcycle exhibition – in Hall 14 Booth I/16 – for the duration of the show (until November 10th). Afterwards, it will be on display in the Milan ADAM Store, Corso Garibaldi, 19.
