FINALLY! Official Pic of the new ASTRA!

[GreyRex]

Lets just wait for the performance models to come out and THEN we'll see.

Very true

Motoring journos in europe seem to have a distaste for Vauxhall/Opel products... so we'll see

[USC]

The lower grille on the 3 door looks like the big grin on the new mazda 3...YUk!!

[mania]

Loving the three door... wondering what's going to happen with the gm situation though.

[sooty]

some more pics...




and....for those who might be interested, found this quote with the pics

Opel's upcoming 2010 Astra has been unofficially revealed thanks to German publication Auto Motor und Sport.
Exterior styling is heavily influenced by the Opel Insignia which gives the new Astra a far more premium and substantial appearance than the outgoing model. While the low hood and resulting odd frontal appearance will likely draw criticism, this design was required to meet Europe's pedestrian crash safety laws.
The base engine will be a 1.4-liter naturally aspirated petrol unit that produces 90 horsepower, emits less then 120 grams of CO2 per kilometer, and features stop/start technology. For drivers wanting more performance, a supercharged version of this engine will be available and it will crank out 180 horsepower. On the diesel side, we can expect a 1.7-liter turbocharged engine to offer 110 horsepower.
Although technical specifications are still rather sketchy, it appears that the Astra will grow 15cm in length, feature optional all-wheel drive, and adopt the Insignia's adaptive damping system. Among the other items included on the new Astra are an electric parking brake, adaptive lighting, and a park assistant system.
As with the current Astra, several different versions will be available. There isn't too much information about them, but it appears the Astra Sport Tourer will be at least 20 cm longer than the standard car while the Astra GTC will likely adopt a six-cylinder engine.
More information should become available as the car inches closer to its official debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, so stay tuned for more details.

Optional all wheel drive huh....and a six cylinder r32 competitor?

[MitchSRi]

Wait what??

So the base engine is a 1.4L buzzbox, delivering much less power than already in the 1.8L's, but there are other versions which sound to be more powerful?

How does that work?

If the car keeps its relatively weighty body, 1.4L 90hp motor is going to be slower than a Daihatsu Mira with 200kgs of concrete in it's rear.

Supercharged version wil probably will off the SRi Turbo (despite being less powerful), leaving only the GTC as a decent performance Astra, and it'll kill off the VXR.

Having said all this I didn't think Australia was getting Opel Astra, instead creating a locally built Aussie Astra (derived from Daewoos spare parts bin) ?!?!?!!

[chrissn89]

Very interesting Ain, nice find. Im unsure what to think.....

[Shay]

overseas always get lower powered models than us.
take the veccy, in the uk they had a 1.6 and a 1.8, smallest we got was the 2.0 pretty sure this happened with the astras too.

but as is i dont think it will come out here, yet, isnt that what the cruze is there to replace?

[USC]

yeh, I think the cruze and the new Holden 4 cylinder torano or something is going to replace the astra....pity!! I cant see GM Holden importing more german cars given the current trend.

[Jerram]

If it was to come out here I'd think that Holden would keep the existing engines; i can't see it selling otherwise when you consider even the Corsa B had more power in some forms.

[DirtyHarry]

ha ha ha 1.4L engine as standard...hahahahhahaha