Leaked: 2010 Opel Astra gets early web reveal
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-auto-show/" rel="tag">Frankfurt Auto Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Economy</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Euro</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/green/" rel="tag">Green</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchbacks</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-opel-astra/2010677/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/002_2010opelastra_opt.jpg " /></a><br />
<div align="center"><em><stron g><small>2010 Opel Astra - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />Opel's Astra <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/28/saturn-astra-disappears-for-2009/">hasn't exactly gone down a storm</a> here in the U.S. while wearing a Saturn badge, but the four-cylinder econocar lineup is pivotal stuff in Europe, and the next-generation model could still find its way to America - even if it doesn't wear a planetary badge.<br /><br />Regardless of whether or not a stateside version is in the cards, the 2010 Astra seen here is massively important. Based on General Motors' Delta platform (whose basic architecture underpins the Chevrolet Cruze and forthcoming Volt), the sixth-generation Astra will take the fight to cars like Volkswagen's Golf and Ford's Focus powered by a range of four-cylinder engines. According to CarScoop, the Astra will be available with a normally aspirated 1.4-liter gasoline inline-four, but turbocharged variants will also be available, offering between 120- to 140 horsepower and 175 to 200 Nm of torque (129 - 148 pound-feet). More power will reportedly come in the form of a 180 hp 1.6-liter turbo motor. Naturally, being a European offering, a range of diesels will also be available, including 1.3-, 1.7- and 2.0 -liter variants. A particularly miserly ecoFLEX variant is also expected in 2010.<br /><br />If CarScoop's sources are right, the five-door Astra will hit showrooms in the autumn, with a three-door GTC Coupe fastback to follow. A wagon, four-door sedan, and a retractable hardtop model are expected to fill out the range thereafter.<br /><br />The 2010 Astra is expected to see its official debut at this fall's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/Frankfurt-Motor-Show/">Frankfurt Motor Show</a>, where we'll be sure to have our cameras primed and waiting.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-opel-astra/">2010 Opel Astra</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-opel-astra/2010677/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/000_2010opelastra_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-opel-astra/2010679/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/001_2010opelastra_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-opel-astra/2010678/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/002_2010opelastra_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-opel-astra/2010680/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/003_2010opelastra_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-opel-astra/2010683/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/004_2010opelastra_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/05/2010-opel-astra-fully-revealed-new-14.html">CarScoop</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/12/leaked-2010-opel-astra-gets-early-web-reveal/">Leaked: 2010 Opel Astra gets early web reveal</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 12 May 2009 16:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/12/leaked-2010-opel-astra-gets-early-web-reveal/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1544156/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/12/leaked-2010-opel-astra-gets-early-web-reveal/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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