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See more pics of the Astra's interior
Vauxhall has just given us a first look at the interior of the new Astra, set to arrive later this year.
It looks good. It looks posh. It’s clearly influenced by the Insignia’s classy, understated cabin, with a curved, swooping centre console and echoes of the ‘blade’ motif – look at the side strake on the Astra – along the door grabs.
Vauxhall has gone for a more muted interior than, say, the current Honda Civic, but it’s a less muted effort than the new VW Golf – you’ll be able to spec a range of different colours on the dash and trim inserts.
By the way, that big wheel next to the electronic parking brake – an optional extra, since you ask – isn’t an iDrive-style controller. It’s an ashtray. Sorry.
Like the Insignia, that red glow coming from the base of the doors and the dash indicates you’re in ‘Sport’ mode – click into a more sedate mode and it’ll glow white or blue.
All in all, we’re impressed. While Ford interiors are getting a bit bling, a bit blousy, this looks like a solid, classy effort from Vauxhall.
Top Gear drives the new Astra in early July, so we’ll let you know soon whether the rest of the car lives up to the standards set by the cabin.
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 03:58 pm on 18 June 2009
It looks good. It looks modern. It looks almost exactly the same as the Insignia interior. But, having been inside an Insignia myself, I can say that this is certainly no bad thing. It all feels expensive, which is a good thing. The legroom looks good too.
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 03:59 pm on 18 June 2009
*The legroom looks good in the Astra I mean.
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AlKim commented on this article
at 04:13 pm on 18 June 2009
It looks a lot like... a car interior, actually. Nothing to complain about, though.
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USAF1FAN commented on this article
at 08:34 pm on 18 June 2009
i would like that sort of design repeated in my house.... too bad we dont get to have Vauxhals in America
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 08:45 am on 19 June 2009
^ I thought you did get them with a Saturn badge? You got the Vauxhall Vectra as the Saturn Aura, and the VX Lightning Concept/Opel GT as the Saturn Sky, so surely this will make it over too? Or perhaps as the Chevrolet Astra like last time?
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