All-new Opel Astra gets Irmscher styling kit

Here are some photos of the all-new Opel (Vauxhall) Astra fitted with Irmscher's styling kit, which includes:

• Front spoiler lip

• Radiator grille panel with design rail in stainless steel or carbon look

• Side skirts

• Agile-looking rear roof spoiler

• Air diffuser

• Lowered suspension by 30mm

• Twin elliptical tailpipes

• "Turbo Star" 18-inch wheels with 225/45x18 tyres (20s will be available not long after the car's launch)

• Custom leather for the seats, the door panels and the central armrests

• Aluminium door-locking pins and pedals

• Sills made from stainless steel

• Availablity starts in mid September

Engine line-up for new Opel/Vauxhall Astra

THE FACTS ABOUT THE OILY BITS OF THE NEW ASTRA

• New Astra will be produced at the UK’s Ellesmere Port plant for all markets across Europe

• It will have an eight-engine range that promises to reduce combined CO2 emissions and fuel consumption by around 10% overall

• Downsized petrol engines and ultra-efficient diesels with power range from 85-180hp

• An all-new 1.4-litre Turbo engine will join the range from launch, producing 140hp and 200Nm of torque between 1,850 and 4,900rpm. This engine replaces the naturally aspirated 1.8-litre from the current range

• Completing the petrol line-up for the new Astra is a normally aspirated 1.4-litre unit emitting just 129g/km of CO2, and two 1.6-litre engines – one turbocharged, producing 180hp and the other an un-blown unit with 115hp.

• The Astra’s diesel range comprises 1.3-, 1.7- and 2.0-litre units. Their power will range from 95hp to 160hp

• All Astra powerplants meet stringent Euro 5 emissions standards

• ecoFLEX model will join range at later stage with 109g/km combined emissions

• All Astras will be equipped with six-speed gearboxes, with the exception of normally aspirated 1.4- and 1.6-litre models and the 1.3-litre CDTi which employ a five-speed manual gearbox

• A new, compact automatic transmission will be available for all petrol models

Source: GM