Review: The Opel Astra Electric gets a 418km range

With the introduction of the Opel Astra Electric, buyers can now have the German hatchback in any flavour of powertrain they wish, including diesel and plug-in hybrid. And while the EV may be the last variant to arrive, the battery-powered Astra appears to have been worth the wait. It benefits from the slightly larger 54kWh battery pack that other models in the Stellantis group now use.
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[@styggavargen72]

It's insane.. it took 15 years before someone finally did it.. a normal electric car.. allround and "simple". Not an SUV.. finally!

[@CompletecarIe]

This is how it should be! You’re totally right.

[@norwegianzound]

A normal car with an abnormal price.

[@askaniuk]

Waiting for the estate version as with the Peugeot 308 electric models and variants

[@CompletecarIe]

Won't be long to wait.

[@decimal1815]

Safety features?? What are the on-board cameras and sensors like to use? It's not all about the sporty drive..

[@CompletecarIe]

The safety features all work reasonably well.

[@patrickmcardle6285]

I think what will be really interesting here is the pricing.. and i sense its going to be pretty high.

[@seancotter4610]

On a UK review I believe they said 40k… In Ireland because of the VRT and grants it might come in around 45k! 😮

[@patrickmcardle6285]

@@seancotter4610 yeah.. I heard that too. I’m not too sure they’ll still many of these here

[@CompletecarIe]

Pricing will be key to this car's success.

[@francisdoran971]

A pity it can't tow a trailer of any weight.

[@francisdoran971]

And that it's so expensive for its size

[@ST78xxx]

When you’ll make a road-trip with this electric car ?

[@CompletecarIe]

We'll be doing longer journeys once we get our hands on the car for an extended period.

[@2011ppower]

unfortunately its been price matched to the Tesla model 3!!

[@CompletecarIe]

Which would you choose?

[@norwegianzound]

It does NOT get a 418km range. It really gets a 320 km range (at best and not even some times)

[@CompletecarIe]

That's the WLTP figure. Everyone can get different figures depending on a large number of parameters.

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

VTL ????

[@CompletecarIe]

No, not yet.

[@PaprikaPirukas]

If you find nothing wrong with a car you are either paid to review or bad at your job.

[@CompletecarIe]

:-)