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All New Astra Goes On Sale In Blighty
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Its finally here the new smartly trimmed Astra is now on sale. Priced from £15,295 on-the-road first cars start arriving in Vauxhall showrooms this October after its global debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show.  An all-new lightweight vehicle architecture with a new design, powertrains and technology is the basis for the new Astra which is built at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant in Cheshire. Vauxhall-Astra-2015-Interior Accounting for 12 per cent of C-Segment sales, key rivals in this fiercely competitive sector include the Ford Focus and the Volkswagen Golf. Depending on the model and trim level it is up to 200kg lighter than its predecessor. The completely new vehicle architecture plays a major role in the weight reduction. Every component was checked for compact design and lightweight materials. The body shell weight alone was reduced by 20 per cent from 357kg to 280kg. Vauxhall-Astra-2015-Rear Additional, chassis-related measures resulted in a further 50kg weight loss. These include high-strength and ultra-high-strength low-weight steels, compact subframes as well as weight reductions to the front and rear axle. The powertrain portfolio features petrol and diesel units ranging from 100PS to 200PS, including an all-new 1.4-litre (150PS) ECOTEC Direct Injection Turbo and the recently-launched 1.6-litre CDTi Whisper Diesel. Vauxhall-Astra-2015,Carplay New Astra is also the first Vauxhall to feature OnStar, the ground-breaking connectivity technology now available across Europe. OnStar includes high-speed 4G LTE mobile network, emergency response notification and stolen vehicle recovery alert. Astra is also one of the first vehicles from a mainstream manufacturer to get Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, available through a new version of the IntelliLink infotainment system.  Vauxhall-Astra-2015-Front
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