Opel Releases All Of The Details On The 2010 Astra’s Engine Range

New Cars | Dean | August 24, 2009 at 23:54

General Motors has confirmed the engine range for the brand new 2010 Opel Astra hatchback. The new hatch will go on sale during fall, where it will have a revised line up of eight diesel and petrol engines. The power on these units will range from 95 to 180-horsepower, where the new units will have a 12 percent fuel economy and CO2 emission increase.

The petrol engines will start with a pair of naturally aspirated units with a the 1.4-litre displacement model pushing out 100-hp, while the 1.6-litre unit will pump out 115-horsepower. The turbocharged petrol units will have a displacement of 1.4-litres with power set at 140-hp, and then a 1.6-litre displacement unit with power up to 180-horsepower.

The three diesel units will be a 1.7-litre CDTI with 110-hp and 125-hp while the 2.0-litre CDTI will pump out 160-horsepower. The last unit is an ecoFLEX unit with a 1.3-litre displacement and 95-horsepower. This model will use 4.2-litres of diesel per 100km.

Opel has said that the new diesel units’ combined fuel average is 4.6-litres per 100km, while the petrol units’ average will be set at 6.1-litres per 100km.

All of these engines will meet the Euro5 emissions, where they will be connected to six-speed manual gearboxes. There will be the option for automatic boxes as well.. Of course!