Saturn Astra - Motor Week

Motor Week takes the new Saturn Astra for a test drive.
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[@carwrtr1]

Love it. Better car than Chevrolet Cobalt, which was still cheap. Astra did not get the respect it deserved...

[@dnur567]

If Saturn could have introduced the Astra earlier in 2006 or 2007 it would have been able to establish itself in the market as a quality compact car

[@bottomlayer]

An actual European car imported to the US and not dumbed down. go figure. It's just too good for us. So good GM had to kill it. Just like the HHR SS, G8, and EV1 Also, the Chevy Astro (not related to the Astra) was the rare American vehicle that sold decently in Japan! WOW! Of course they had to kill that, too. Oh GM, you're doing a great job.

[@Rouxenator]

Brilliant car, I have a 1.8 Opel Astra Enjoy with 4sp auto. Got it with 50,000km and now past 100,000km. No problems.

[@Raytarded66]

thumbs up for the tumbleweed

[@BicycleCrossroads]

It's built in Belgium and shipped over. So Import is probably the most accurate description. Even the Toyota Camry built in Kentucky is more domestic (built by UAW Members).

[@Lynxtpm]

Imagine that 240hp engine with the electronic ride suspensión. Wait don't imagine, take a look at it. Opel Astra OPC.

[@ingledude]

I just got mine on Saturday (5 July) really nice. Maybe they will do some production in the US

[@00kirbyd]

Saturns gone but if you miss Euro GM cars, don't worry they're still coming. The new 2011 Chevrolet Sonic (Aveo), the Buick Regal (Vauxhall/Opel Insignia), Chevrolet Cruze, Buick Encore (Vauxhall/Opel Mokka) and Ford are doing a similar job with the Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus. Would love to know if the Fiesta is doing well, I expect the Focus is selling like it always has.

[@coreydl2008]

Get one while you can, since Saturn is on it's way out.

[@mj1234321]

Saturn: Fighting the imports with.....imports? Oh well, I miss my dent proof, American built SL2!

[@dargay]

I like this car.

[@peterhenning2042]

We just traded in our 08 Astra. Only had it for a year and it had its pro and cons. Pro - it was fully loaded. Cons - Bad radio, Sucks in the rain and snow, and bad MPG

[@Dog328]

what GM should do is, bring us an Holden Commodre to the rest of Europe, not only to the britains, its really fun to drive!

[@abemotorsports]

@bottomlayer When I listened the word "ASTRA" over Saturn in 2008 I knew this wasn't an American car anymore, since in Latin America the car was selling since the year 2000 or 1999 under the name "CHEVROLET ASTRA" and which is made by Opel of Antewrp, Belgium, Belgian Singer ZIPPORA features the car in her video "NEVER AGAIN", I wanted to buy this car brand new but many things going on life made me to avoid the car :( , maybe the problem of sales here in US is that they sold in under Saturn

[@abemotorsports]

I think if this car would be sold as CHEVROLET, the car could be more popular than a crappy Aveo which is a Daewoo , I wish to own one Astra, but can't be new anymore :( By the way Opel has built great cars like Calibra, a beauty cabriolet named Tigra, Omega, Vectra, GTC , which later was sold here as Saturn Sky, even won the manufacturer Championship in the DTM in 1996 too bad GM didnt think wise in US to sell the Astra!! And that caused the elimination of Saturn!!

[@paulinhodabahia1978]

ótimo carro alemão

[@verdun1916]

That's not right. The three-door Astra ist built by Opel in Belgium, but the four-door Astra is built in Bochum, Germany

[@abemotorsports]

@runforit420 I heard rumors that one aunt in Mexico had that same car too, and they were sold as Chevrolet and told me that 5 or 10 secafter u left the car and forget to put the window down, the windows will go up by itself, if so that tech you can't find it in an expensive Lexus or Acura, lol!

[@_digifish]

Shame you guys don't get the better engines. If you think it's a great car with the 1.8 (140 hp) engine you should try it with the 230 hp turbo :)

[@coreydl2008]

Do you really need traction control with such a tiny engine and FWD.

[@henryd1981]

@plzplz12232 The proper term for this car is "captive import"

[@funkysatty]

sexy

[@DekiNsRSB]

I am from Serbia, Europe. In Europe this car is very popular because of its low MPG and its size, but. A year ago, I had an election, to buy NEW Opel (Saturn) Astra, or couple years old Audi A6. I am not sure for Saturn, but OPEL Astras equipment is so fucking low, for example, in 2nd stage you got MIRRORS IN BODY COLOR AND AIR CONDITION!!! Hey, ofcourse I have bougth an Audi A6 1.8 turbo, it is going twice faster, twice smoother and it has 7 time much more equipment!!!

[@JPacheco91]

Opel astra.... ahahah Saturen astra.

[@gkoulouriskoulouris]

Everybody knows that the original is OPEL ASTRA

[@redjers6933]

YESS!

[@SuperR1991]

I live in san diego

[@palebeachbum]

I like it, but it's too damn expensive. Period.

[@sonicgrunt1931]

it a stoke vauxhall astra lol that it which that model came out 2004 or something lollolol

[@plzplz12232]

not an import!!! Its just an Opel, which GM owns. So technically, its a domestic.

[@DrClaw77]

Volkswagen "Rabbit". Why in the name of Prime did VW bring back that rubbish nameplate? There was nothing wrong with "Golf". Other than that... sucks that Saturn is gone and so is this car. Yet, the Old Folks Home of GM (Buick) remains because it's so popular in China. WTF? Should have trimmed down Pontiac and Saturn to their only unique models and kept 'em.

[@jrs89]

This guy's voice is so obnoxious. He talks like he can't hear himself.