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The Star Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi<br />
Thursday March 16 2017 51<br />
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• By Ross Kiddie<br />
IN WHAT will be one of<br />
the most significant new<br />
car launches for 2017,<br />
Holden New Zealand has<br />
released a new mid-size<br />
hatchback – the Astra.<br />
All-new from the ground<br />
up, the European-sourced<br />
Astra returns here in three<br />
specification levels all with<br />
the choice of manual or<br />
automatic transmission. It<br />
will replace Holden’s Cruze.<br />
“We anticipate significant<br />
interest in the new<br />
model for a variety of<br />
reasons, but one of the<br />
key considerations is its<br />
world-beating, first-class<br />
pedigree,” said managing<br />
director of Holden New<br />
Zealand, Kristian Aquilina.<br />
“It is also rich<br />
in technology and<br />
specification, including<br />
features more commonly<br />
associated with much more<br />
expensive vehicles. The<br />
new model is available<br />
from only $30,990,<br />
meaning the only thing not<br />
premium about the new<br />
Astra is the price.”<br />
The new Astra comes<br />
standard with the latest<br />
generation MyLink<br />
infotainment system<br />
featuring Apple CarPlay<br />
and Android Auto across<br />
the range. The R and<br />
RS models include a<br />
STYLE:<br />
The Astra<br />
was<br />
designed<br />
in<br />
Germany.<br />
HOLDEN ASTRA: Replaces the Cruze in the midsize<br />
hatchback segment.<br />
7in colour touch screen<br />
with Bluetooth and voice<br />
recognition functionality,<br />
while the RS-V adds<br />
embedded satellite<br />
navigation system and<br />
voice recognition together<br />
with a larger 8in colour<br />
touch screen.<br />
Designed and engineered<br />
in Germany, the Astra<br />
offers a choice of an allaluminium<br />
110kW 1.4-litre<br />
turbocharged petrol<br />
engine or a sporty 1.6-litre<br />
turbocharged petrol engine,<br />
the latter found in the RS<br />
and range-topping RS-V,<br />
which produces 147kW<br />
and 300Nm of torque.<br />
From an engineering<br />
perspective, the Astra has<br />
received substantial input<br />
from Holden Australia,<br />
with local engineers<br />
tuning it for down under<br />
conditions<br />
“We have provided<br />
feedback and contributed<br />
to changes associated<br />
with ride and handling,<br />
as well as suspension and<br />
steering inputs,” said lead<br />
development engineer<br />
Kristian Johannessen.<br />
“We’ve been involved in<br />
the programme to develop<br />
special calibrations which<br />
find favour with New<br />
Zealand and Australian<br />
motorists,’’ he said.<br />
A full evaluation on the<br />
new Astra will appear in<br />
these columns in May. In<br />
the interim initial driving<br />
impressions of the new<br />
model are favourable. The<br />
newcomer is quiet and<br />
comfortable. Both engines<br />
are eager and economical.<br />
Holden claims combined<br />
cycle fuel usage figures<br />
of 5.8-litres per 100km<br />
(48mpg) and 6.3l/100km<br />
(45mpg) for the 1.4 and 1.6<br />
respectively.<br />
In terms of handling, the<br />
Astra is controlled with<br />
little body movement, it<br />
stays flat in a corner and<br />
has directional turn-in.<br />
Prices for the Astra<br />
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$35,490); RS-V 1.6 manual<br />
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