One of the most difficult tasks is the conversion of a bright youth hatchback into a family car. This was very successful at the designers of the Opel Astra. The new design did not reduce the functionality of the car, so the trunk in the Opel Astra 2012 with a volume of 460 liters, which undoubtedly allows you to put in it not only a few large bags or boxes with seedlings, but also a pram.
Of course, everyone will wonder whether there is enough space in the car and if it is suitable as a family sedan, because the capacity of one trunk is not enough.
This is not to say that there is a lot of space in the Opel Astra 2012, but in any case more than in the Ford Focus, for example. And, accordingly, it is smaller than, for example, in a Peugeot 408. For a more comfortable ride of passengers in the back seat, the driver and the passenger in the front seat will have to travel a little restrained, that is, they will not have the opportunity to sit down imposingly in their seats without compromising the convenience of those sitting from behind. But at the same time, you will not be forced to rest your knees on the front panel, sitting in front.
Unfortunately, there is one more rather big minus of the presented car - it is a relatively low roof. For passengers of high growth, only a couple of centimeters is left in stock so that you do not rest your head on it. And if you take into account the condition of Russian roads, then such a passenger can only sympathize with the first significant bump. But to justify this model, we can say that driving is very convenient, there will not be any problems. The seats in this sedan are very comfortable, they have a pillow adjustable in length and developed lateral support.
Also, the salon Opel Astra 2012 pleasantly pleases not only with its modern design, but also with the high quality of materials used in decoration. To use the multifunctional console, you must first remember well the location and meaning of the numerous buttons. The creators of this model are convinced that the correspondence of each function to a single button is much more convenient and less distracting for the driver while driving, so you will have to try very hard to find the button you need.
In the current model, a 1.4-liter turbocharged engine took its place. Its power is 140 horsepower. It has a six-speed automatic transmission, which in combination with the engine allows the car to gain speed quite quickly.
But here there is a significant minus. The fact is that when braking an Opel Astra car is not so malleable, and for this you have to make significant efforts. But also you will have to adapt to pressing the brake pedal to the “golden mean”, since the first time you will get braking either too sharp or insufficient.
The steering wheel in the presented sedan is similar to the steering wheel of a Chevrolet Cruze, that is, it has a similar “airiness”, with a rectilinear movement it is always necessary to steer a little.
Even in the line of Opel Astra 2012, a 1.6-liter engine (gasoline) is produced. Its power corresponds to 180 horsepower (torque - 230 Nm). This view has the ability to accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in about 9 seconds.