The Astra F debuted in September 1991. With the Kadett E's successor, Opel adopted the Astra nameplate, which was already used by Vauxhall for the Kadett D and E (see Vauxhall Astra).It was offered as a three- or five-door hatchback, a saloon (sedan), and an estate (wagon) known as the Caravan and available with five doors only, bringing Opel's run of three-door wagons to an end at long last.The performance is neat: the plug-in Astra goes from 0 to 100 km/h in just 7.9 seconds and its top speed is 225 km/h. The driving characteristics of the Astra are clearly geared towards comfort. On a bumpy surface, the wheel movements are neatly absorbed by the suspension and shock absorption.General Motor Co's [GM.UL] new Opel Astra five-door hatchback hits dealer showrooms in Europe on Saturday, with 45,000 units already ordered by customers since September, the company said on Friday.Over 200,000 orders for the new Astra already Opel/Vauxhall continues on its successful path in Europe: May sales were up by around 12 percent to more than 102,600 cars in total.The importance of the UK market for General Motors has increased in the last few years, as the ratio Opel vs. Vauxhall has been around 3:1 between 2001 and 2011, with Opel taking around 75% of European sales and Vauxhall taking around 25%. However, in 2013 and 2014 more than 30% of all combined Opel-Vauxhall sales were right-hand drive vehicles .
The 3D effects of ‘Cube’, already frustrating preying eyes during the development phase of the Corsa, only indicate the contours of the new Astra, make them become blurred and confuse onlookers.Traditional trickery: 30 years of camouflaging and trickery at Opel From ‘Fishies’ to ‘Cube’: 3D effect makes debut in fourth generation camouflage foil Cover-up better than naked truth .