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Irmscher, the tuner specializing in Opel products, will release the 2010 Opel Astra styling kit at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. Sales will start in Germany from 17th of September.
Irmscher is known for having its components much more closely integrated with the final product. For the 2010 Opel Astra, Irmscher has offered a strikingly sporty design coupled with pure driving dynamics. All Irmscher accessories stand out for their excellent visual and tactile finishing quality and further enhance the already high-quality impression of the new Astra.
The exterior features a new front spoiler lip, a radiator grille panel with design rail in stainless steel or carbon look, seamlessly merged side skirts and an agile-looking rear roof spoiler.
Inside, there are custom leather for the seats, the door panels and the central armrests. Irmscher also provides additional interior refinement in the form of aluminium door-locking pins, sill panelling in stainless steel and aluminium pedals.
Handling is improved by using an air diffuser and simultaneously lowering the suspension by 30mm. The exhaust silencer with its elliptical twin tailpipe enhances both looks and engine roaring. Adding new "Turbo Star" 18-inch wheels with 225/45x18 tyres (bigger 20s will be available not long after the car's launch), the Irmscher Opel Astra provides greater track stability and even more driving safety.
We have reported the 2010 Opel Astra before, which will make its official world debut at this September’s Frankfurt Motor Show. Now the company revealed the car’s stylish new interior for the first time.
2010 Opel Astra will begin selling at UK dealers later in the year. This is the sixth generation of the Astra, which comes almost 30 years after the launch of the original, and its styling was led by Mark Adams, the British designer responsible for Opel’s award-winning Insignia.
Echoing the flowing forms of its bodywork, the new Astra’s interior marks a major shift towards premium design and quality in the compact sector. The Astra’s interior employs the recurring wing and blade motifs that were first introduced in the Insignia, and also includes a wraparound instrument panel, which embraces both front seat occupants.
Ambient lighting enhances the quality feel of the cabin, with lighting points framing the gearbox surround, and providing illumination from above the center console and within the door handle recesses, depending on trim level.
Beneath the car’s pretty sheet metal is a 4.4 metre-length body and an updated GM Delta platform with a 71 millimetre-longer wheelbase. Wider tracks front and rear feature, as does a new rear axle design, which not only improves stability and agility but improves ride and comfort as well.
For the driver's comfort, an addition of Opel’s FlexRide adjustable damper settings is offered, which allows drivers to select between standard, sport and tour suspension modes. The Astra's speedometer and tachometer pods angled towards the driver. The seats can be raised by up to 65mm in height, while their fore and aft range goes up to 280mm. Another special feature is adaptive bi-xenon headlights.
The highlight of the new Astra’s powertrain line-up is the introduction of an all-new, 138hp (103kW) turbocharged 1.4L petrol unit, which builds on Opel’s commitment to engine downsizing and reduced emissions and fuel consumption. This engine joins three further petrol engines, which range from 98hp (74kW) to 178hp (132kW), and four diesel engines ranging from 94hp (70kW) to 158hp (118kW). All engines are Euro 5 compliant.
Opel did a survey among customers to find out how they utilise their interior spaces. The result showed that people generally store twenty common items (not all at once) in their cars, items like cellular phones, CDs, magazines, paper tissues, cups, bottles and even gloves. So they came up with what they call simple, but effective storage solutions. They include the centre console which can take up to nine CD cases while swallowing up two cups at the same time.
