New Astra Interior

[MatsHolden]

Shots of the next generation Astra interior. Looks good. Not sure about the old school door pins though!

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/MatsHolden/interior3.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/MatsHolden/interior2.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/MatsHolden/interior1.jpg

[Calibrated]

links dont work

[poita]

opelaus is not a valid site to link to these pictures lol

[sooty]

weird little A-pillar and C-pillar windows

[MatsHolden]

weird little A-pillar and C-pillar windows

A-pillar windows same as Corsa D and a lot of cars at the moment. C-pillar 'opera' windows are old school! I like them though.

[poita]

jump cables on the back seat, thats not a good sign

looks a little plain to me, is just a test mule i know, but still

[bornwild]

Insignia interior?

[Calibrated]

dash looks very bland compared to the H. hopefully they will be doing something about that

[Huhness]

Bland..

[MatsHolden]

That's just a base model interior by the way...

[cocacola]

my Astra is better:D

[GreyRex]

I guess it's not too bad

And that looks to be more a base model, so we'll see

Hopefully we'll see red/amber interior lighting (like the Insignia), instead of the yellow

[bornwild]

Where do you see yellow??

[sooty]

Where do you see yellow??

In the H's....there is just yellow, nothing else...;)

[glider]

Where do you see yellow??

they mean the interior lighting (dash, console etc) of the current cars

[wishbone]

bit messy.. hahahah
nah.. a lil plain i rekon

[Wraith]

Looks 'ok' O/A IMO...

Steering wheel looks a bit wierd.

C pillar window looks even wierder.

Seats and door trims actually look not bad.

Dash dial cluster, is almost identical in look/layout to some Audi dash clusters !

Door pins are in fashion again, just like the old school door handles have come back in as of late and replaced the flush style - until the trend goes around the merry go round again and they go back to flush handles and no door pins :rolleyes:

Although I kind of like the latest door pin trend of putting the alarm LED in the top of it - makes for a very visible warning of the cars security system :)

Still if this thing's a Daewoo - quality, finish and reliability are always going to be questionable...

[MatsHolden]

Still if this thing's a Daewoo - quality, finish and reliability are always going to be questionable...

Ange it's not a Daewoo! lol just our Astra will be built at GMDAT's new plant. And reliability isn't an issue with Daewoo's anyway... they go and go and go and have less warranty problems than our Opels! lol

[bornwild]

Astra - will still be built in Belgium

Viva - will still be built by Daewoo


Why are you guys saying the Astra will be built by Daewoo?!?!

[Wraith]

Ange it's not a Daewoo! lol just our Astra will be built at GMDAT's new plant. And reliability isn't an issue with Daewoo's anyway... they go and go and go and have less warranty problems than our Opels! lol

That's good to know...

However I still question the reliabilty - I knew someone with a Daewoo Lanos (1997 model) purchased from new and it constantly had things going wrong, she got sick of it and sold the car after 2 years and will never buy another Daewoo.

Hopefully the newer ones are better :)

[J]

IMHO, it looks (mildly!) better styled in some places i.e. what Wraith said. The centre console "sweep" down to the gear lever and handbrake, appears to be a copy of the Corolla hatch (heaven forbid!). I can see exactly which black plastic bits they may swap for silver ones in higher grade models, but I doubt it will improve things much.

Materials-wise, the plastics themselves appear really cheap and prone to scratching. Definitely a backward step. I'd say it is back on par with the Japanese average, if not worse!

Thank God I'm a driver and not an interior designer! Still, not a big fan so far. Hopefully they will prove me wrong. Not holding my breath, though!

[Red AH SRI T]

The interior quality appears crap because this is a pre production mule. Its not the final product. They often use lower quality bits whilst testing.

With Opel's push up market in Europe you can count on the new Astra having a top notch interior.

[DirtyHarry]

you gotta love the salesman's pitch.

[USC]

interior looks like startreck...bloody awful...lol

loads ad loads of plastic...hahaha

steering wheel looks like in an OLD citroein.

[bornwild]

interior looks like startreck...bloody awful...lol

loads ad loads of plastic...hahaha

steering wheel looks like in an OLD citroein.

If you want carbon-fibre/SS or the likes, you should be in an Audi or BMW forum my friend :)

[Vectracious]

Looks like there will be a temp gauge again...

Dont mind it - its very GM.

[Apex]

The Astra needs storage and cup holders.. can’t see much of either.

Like the Nintendo in the glove box though.

[collokid]

meh, nothing spesh

[Red AH SRI T]

The Astra needs storage and cup holders.. can’t see much of either.

Like the Nintendo in the glove box though.

I saw a pic somewhere that showed two takeaway coffee cups in cup holders next to the gear lever. I'll try and find these for you!


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LOOK! CUPHOLDERS!
http://img.worldcarfans.com/US/2008/9/10/9080910.006/9080910.006.Mini12L.jpg

[Apex]

I saw a pic somewhere that showed two takeaway coffee cups in cup holders next to the gear lever. I'll try and find these for you!


*EDIT*


LOOK! CUPHOLDERS!
http://img.worldcarfans.com/US/2008/9/10/9080910.006/9080910.006.Mini12L.jpg
Nice. My Astra is long gone, replaced by a car with too much storage and some nice cup holders.

I just feel the AH is form over function, there was nowhere to put anything. Also, in the couple of years I owned the AH I never once found a seating/driving position that felt quite write.

[Red AH SRI T]

Nice. My Astra is long gone, replaced by a car with too much storage and some nice cup holders.

I just feel the AH is form over function, there was nowhere to put anything. Also, in the couple of years I owned the AH I never once found a seating/driving position that felt quite write.

Maybe you have a strange shaped body :p