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Power surge for the  Opel  Astra.  With the takeover of Opel by  PSA  , a new era is dawning not only in management in Rüsselsheim, but also in terms of drive concepts.  The PSA subsidiary is increasingly focusing on electrification and that will also benefit the next Opel Astra.  In the future, it should also be offered fully electric. New brand face for the Astra-e As far as optics are concerned, the electric  Astra  could have  the new brand  face that has already been presented to the public with the Mokka-e.  Specifically, this means a closed, black front, behind which there are  LED headlights  .  The side line is reminiscent of the smaller Corsa, which is now also available as an electric version.  At the rear too, the compact model approaches its little brother and will have a similar graphic as far as the rear lights are concerned. Astra stands on the platform of the Peugeot 308 A ...

After updating the Corsa OPC "serial", Opel has decided to give it a little more interest, as it did with the Astra GTC OPC , creating a variant "Nurburgring" for their small utility. For the time being tested on the Nordschleife, as it could be otherwise. The technical differences with the conventional variant will remain in some aesthetic and aerodynamic details such as the front splitter and rear twin exhaust pipes instead of the single triangular accompanied by a new set of stiffer suspension and lowered ride height from the ground , while the brakes become brand Brembo monoblock calipers with front and new tires.

Opel has offered new details about the electric version of the Meriva EV , powered by an electric motor at 82 hp (60 kW), which can offer 215 Nm of torque. The car is equipped with a battery of 16 kWh, which offers a range distance of 64 km with a maximum speed of 130 km / h. Opel Meriva EV battery can be recharged from a standard wall outlet. "Electric Meriva can become a full production car at the moment continues testing of all systems of the car" - the company says. Opel Meriva EV is part of MeRegioMobil, which is focused on creating a car of the future.

Only us the pictures of the new Opel Astra three-door model have inspired, now release the Rüsselsheim more details. The finished three-door is still not the at the Paris Motor Show on 2 to 17 October 2010 premiere. But the study called " GTC Paris " looks so completely out of the can with the series nothing can go wrong. With the car in the French capital also debuted the same color of the concept vehicle: "Liquid Metal" paint and the red is supposed to show that the automaker can look confidently into the future.