So, as he stands before us here, the test car of Opel Astra sports tourer 1.4 Turbo represents a new value of 30.855 euros. This is a lot of money for a car that Opel Astra. Where the name automatically invoking compact class associations, leads astray. For the Opel Astra sports tourer 1.4 Turbo offers a really handsome appearance, which connects with the classification mid-size far more accurately. In fact, the buyer Gets a lot of car – the Opel Astra sports tourer it surpasses the station wagon version of the Mercedes c-Klasse in the length to almost ten Zentimeter.Was has it? No lavish space available in any case, as this would have been possible when consistently room ökonomischem dealing with the specific dimensions.

Space for four adults in the Opel Astra sports tourer stylish and had to be elegant, more important than best usable space in the design. What manifests itself also, that Opel of traditional Craftsman Truck called adieu said Caravan and the name considered contemporary sports tourer fell into disrepair. After all: Four can accommodate people also regard the rear legroom in the Opel Astra sports tourer, comfortably, and the luggage compartment proves configuration and loading with 500 liters at normal to the edge of the window under sufficient measure for the luggage of a family.

Witness the conversion options in the Opel Astra sports tourer 1.4 Turbo high variability. Normally it will be enough for more sophisticated transport tasks, to drop the split back in the back seat forward – to a lighter train at counters in the C-pillar is sufficient. A completely flat load level is needed, you can fold before the seats to the top, too, is a smooth-running, completed in the second procedure. So, 1,550 liters ultimately come together, and thus the purchases, which requires a transport from the car, will be among the absolute exceptions. No good clarity in the Opel Combo requires the design of the Opel Astra sports tourer nevertheless certain concessions, namely in clarity, which now unfortunately is the norm in the modern automotive industry. The rear window, which is inside blackened in addition to a great extent, to hide the C-pillar, seems like a vision slot from riders perspective.

Forward, the view is better, and above all highlight is that the wipers Butterfly-based outside battered open a large field of view without dead corners. In everyday use, the Opel Astra sports tourer 1.4 Turbo at all makes little problems. In the large control test of car the big brother of Insignia has performed respectable motor und sport, and because the Astra essentially has the same operating principle, there is not much to gripe. The numerous buttons on the center console of the Opel Astra sports tourer may seem although confusing at first glance, but one feels at home after recent studies and recognizes that navigation and sound system are easily and accurately to dominate. Smooth and precise insertion in the Opel Astra sports tourer low operating forces and comfortable seats make for easy and comfortable riding in the Opel Astra sports tourer 1.4 Turbo. The smooth and exact circuit of six-speed transmission is helping to make the shifting to a natural process where no attention.

A rather questionable option represents the chassis with Adaptive shock absorbers, the test car Opel Astra sports tourer 1.4 Turbo is equipped with the. The choice of sports and tour will satisfy the Spieltrieb, but ultimately it comes quickly behind that the mode the bekömmlichste vote offers tour because the Opel so supple absorbs Astra sports tourer 1.4 Turbo thereby, as that should be for a mature middle class car. Sports significantly worsens the response capacity of the suspension. Then lower servo support and – somewhat – spontaneous response of the engine are sport ingredients on which the normal driver easily do without. Especially since the 140 HP strong Turbo four-cylinder torque and power delivery leaves a satisfactory impression. The station wagon Opel is reasonably economical on top of that. Inconspicuous ESP the driving safety not improved sport, and in this area, the Opel Astra sports tourer 1.4 Turbo has also not catching up to do. Its characteristics are extremely good-natured, in extreme situations, a smoothly operating ESP supports him. There is a switch at Opel no longer. Only the traction control system can be deactivated, because winter tyres on snow only with something slip develop best possible traction. The tourer has shaped the character of the Astra station wagon, sports remains a rather questionable label, but for this he must not ashamed. He recalls that part of the Rüsselsheim tradition, as it was simply sensible to buy an Opel.