In 2004, a feat of solo driving around the world gave Opel the best proof of its excellent quality, and also made the name "Astra" attract the attention of domestic car lovers again. It is hard to imagine that a gentle car that has run more than 10,000 kilometers can withstand the bumps of more than 43,000 kilometers around the world. Opel Xinyate GTC is a production version of the GTC Paris Concept concept car launched at the Paris Motor Show in June 20 10. However, compared with the radical shape of the concept car, the production version is much lower-key. For example, the front bumper, LED fog lights and double tail rows are all gone, but their shapes are still dynamic, and the new generation models still adopt the five-seat three-door design.
At the beginning of 2005, the brand-new third-generation Opel Astra five-door hatchback will land in China, as the first model of the brand-new Astra series, aiming at the high-end market of small and medium-sized cars in China. The car is imported from Germany, which combines Opel's brand-new design concept and the latest automobile technology. This market is the most competitive area for domestic cars, and imported cars are rarely involved. Astra dares to go against the market and expand its territory, which is bound to be unique.
Compared with traditional cars, the new Opel Astra adopts a more fashionable and practical five-door hatchback design, which is more agile in appearance, lower in center of gravity, more fuel-efficient and better in dynamic stability. Moreover, for the hatchback design, the rear view is also larger, which is convenient for reversing. Compared with the previous generation, the third generation Astra series is a perfect combination of dynamic and practical functions. This style is unique among similar cars and will set off a new whirlwind in the European compact car market.
Astra interprets Opel's brand-new design language with dynamic and smooth design. Externally, the V-shaped front face and back face are adopted as a whole, and the one-piece oversized chrome-plated Opel logo and decorative strips, as well as the three-dimensional bright front and taillights, give people a great visual impact; The door and window design of the car body is full of personality, and the arc of the roof extends to the back door. With the design of the back door protruding into the C-pillar, the access space is particularly abundant, which makes the car shape streamlined and dynamic and more sporty.
Based on excellent quality, Opel has always emphasized the integration of the application of intelligent technology elements and the care for human needs. This unique brand value is also reflected in Astra. Astra is equipped with a specially improved 1.8-liter four-cylinder ecotec engine, which is famous for its excellent fuel economy and low exhaust emissions. The exhaust emission level reaches the Euro iv standard, with the maximum output power of 92 kW (125 HP) and the maximum speed of 188 km/h, with the completion of 0- 108. The interior of the car body is equipped with high-level information display screen, newly designed center console, 3d sports car type three-ring instrument and other high-tech configurations, which maximize the comfort and convenience of driving control. Panoramic glass roofs and skylights, which are 125% larger than ordinary skylights, provide passengers with wider horizons and more sunshine. Due to the optimized aerodynamic design, the skylight can effectively suppress noise even if it is fully opened.
One of the most important technological innovations of the new Opel Astra is the innovative interactive driving system ids. Through the perfect cooperation of chassis mechanical system and electronic system, the handling performance and active safety of Xinyate are significantly improved. It is particularly worth mentioning that Xinyate is equipped with a unique sportswitch, a sports car-like electronic throttle setting and a sports car-like shifting mode, which makes Xinyate feel like a sports car.
Astra's safety has obvious advantages in sedan and five-door hatchback cars currently on sale in China. The anti-twisting degree of its body is 52% higher than that of the previous generation, and it follows the four-in-one systematic safety concept of "driver assistance function", "driving stability control", "passive safety configuration" and "safety early warning system", providing comprehensive safety guarantee from both active and passive safety, and obtaining the highest five-star rating from euroncap, a European new car evaluation agency.
In the China market, the audience of Opel Astra is those consumers who prefer the exquisite craftsmanship of German cars, have fashionable taste and are willing to show their individuality. The design concept of Opel panoramic windshield can be traced back to1957 Olympiarekodp1model. The lower end of the A-pillar of olympiarekodp 1 retreats, and the windshield and A-pillar are combined. Without the traditional A-pillar, the driver can get 92% panoramic view, which caused a sensation in the car world at that time.
Today, half a century later, continuing the concept of olympiarekorp 1, Opel designers boldly put forward the goal of breaking through the limits of people's horizons, so a new car with panoramic windshield was born on the basis of Astra GTC. Astra GTC windshield is the world's first panoramic windshield, which extends from the hood to the top of the B-pillar, with an area of 65,438+0.8 square meters, thus creating a general visual environment for the cockpit of an airplane.
In practical experience, the visual enjoyment brought by panoramic windshield cannot be realized even in a convertible, because when driving a convertible, the visual field will be affected by the upper edge of the windshield, but this influence has been successfully eliminated in Astra GTC panoramic windshield version, and passengers will even get used to raising their necks to enjoy the whole uncut scenery. At the same time, if the passengers in the car feel that the sunlight entering the car through the glass roof is too strong, they can also use the manual device on the roof to pull and fix a sunshade above the front windshield, so that the Astra GTC panoramic windshield will be transformed into an ordinary hatchback. In order to ensure that the use of large-area glass will not affect the smoothness of the body contour and have sufficient strength, engineers have made many innovations in the manufacturing process of this Astra GTC panoramic windshield, and * * * created 1 1 patents in the research and development process.
Through innovative technological design, this 6 mm thick panoramic windshield is as hard as steel. At the same time, the solid A-pillar and B-pillar, as well as the roof beam and windshield frame made of 1 mm hard steel, together with the stable body structure, make the Astra panoramic windshield version have a safety skeleton equivalent to the steel roof. In addition, Clevershadingsystem absorbs solar heat in strong sunlight to avoid excessive temperature inside the car. Opel's patented light transmittance adjustment system can ensure the best light transmittance, thus bringing new space feeling and visual experience to drivers and passengers. Judging from the size of the small and medium-sized hatchback in Astra GTC (picture configuration) panoramic windshield version, its seating space is not cramped, but it is not spacious. Four passengers in the car can enjoy their own space.
Under normal circumstances, the trunk of a new car has a volume of 340 liters, which can meet general purposes. If you like outdoor activities or long-distance travel, you can also put the back seat down to get 1070 liters of luggage space. It is worth mentioning that the body of Astra GTC panoramic windshield version is not low and can hold higher luggage, so it is no problem to carry two mountain bikes for outdoor sports.
Astra GTC panoramic windshield is very helpful for driving sight.
In the driving state, four well-covered seats ensure that all passengers will not sway from side to side when the vehicle turns. The suspension setting of the new car is tough and solid, and the handling of uneven roads is not bad, but the body jumping is a bit obvious when passing through a large pothole, which is also a compromise in pursuit of maneuverability. In terms of noise treatment, road noise and wind noise are relatively slight, while the running noise of 1.8 liter engine is still obvious at high speed. In terms of power, the Astra GTC panoramic windshield version is equipped with a new generation of ECOTEC 1.8 liter D-VVT engine, which can automatically control the intake and exhaust time according to the speed and load, making the power output smoother and smoother; At low speed, the oil-gas mixture of the engine is more complete, which effectively improves the torque. When the rotational speed reaches 3400 rpm, the near air volume doubles by shortening the intake stroke, thus effectively increasing the horsepower output.
From the data point of view, the power and torque output of the 1.8 liter engine are 103kW/6300rpm and 175Nm/3800rpm respectively, which is actually quite enough for a 1230kg hatchback. As soon as the driver steps on the accelerator, the power will appear immediately, which is matched with the four-speed automatic gearbox. In terms of handling performance, the two-door Astra GTC panoramic windshield version is more stable than the four-door version in the fierce state, the rear of the car is more stable, and it is not easy to jump off the road when encountering uneven potholes at high speed. After the car is equipped with a steering wheel with better grip, the steering is also more sensitive.
Tested on the mountain road, even if the new car is close to the limit when cornering, the rear of the car will still slide outward if the steering wheel is turned more at this time, and the response is not slow, which is close to the handling level of the performance car. However, compared with golf GTI, the new car's correction characteristics are not as comfortable as the latter.
Astra GTC Panoramic Windshield Edition has fashionable exterior lines and panoramic windshield, which can be regarded as a hedonistic car, but it is by no means limited to this. Occasionally, when you want to release it, you can completely control it, which can be described as both internal and external.