This is a very good review, well done. I have the 1.4 Turbo 150 version in the UK which I think is a great car. Surprised that the test car had 5 speeds not 6. Good to see tester doing driving on normal roads not throwing it around a track and not trying to be funny and / or clever like certain UK websites. Subscribed!

Opel really did a very good job with new Astra, most of the improvement I see is with the interior aesthetics/ambiance which is a cut above previous model. Surprisingly nice/revy sounding 3cyl. on the motorways. A lot of positives there and hopefully it continues with upcoming new Insignia. Top review there Thomas.

Love the motorway noise test. All reviews should have that! Very useful to know

quite premium for c segment.as an Opel Astra J 1.4 Turbo driver, i like the optional features, like massage seats, heated seats even in the back, agr licenced and electronically adjustable seats, the steering wheels have upmarket appeal. i also really appreciated the 200 kg diet. also safety assistants, lightning technology which even Mercedes A class doesnt have in options... Good job Opel.

I'm not advertising, but this car has just become "Car of the year 2016" in Lithuania. :-)

Ich bin erstaunt, dass die Leute hinter dem OnStar Service so kompetent sind. Thumbs up.

Old review I know, but relevant for me as I am looking at a 2016 model and have found this a good review that addresses my points.

Astra is true European hatchback. For me it has more personality than Focus or Golf so I would forgive small imperfections mentioned in the review.

Great review again Autogefühl. I do sincerely support your work, there's really nothing left unsaid, and so for this new Astra. Anyway, here in Croatia Astra is like every third car on the road, it's a lot more common than Focus or even Golf! (it had been sold for years now as two-generation model at the time with model on the end of it's lifecycle becoming 'ASTRA KLASIK', and getting much more affordable price-tag).

Thank you for another good review Thomas! Perfect to watch after an early shift, coming home from work :) When it comes to the OnStar system I think it feels really outdated! If you want information nowadays you just use your smartphone, easy and quick and no unnecessary talking necessary :) Schönes Montag Thomas!

thanks Thomas, this was a popular request. cant wait for the estate

Nice and clear review, relaxing to watch too. Looking for a new car at the moment and you channel is a great help. Thanks for all the work and keep it up !

I really like this car but i think exterior design of the previous one was better..I definitely would prefer this over Golf.

good looking car

in general i don't like OPEL but i like this one and the interior .

Opel has really improved...But still I prefer the ford focus!! Btw great review!!The best I've seen yet!

The side chrome strip reminds me of the Astra J GTC that I drive. In general, I like the look of the previous model more. Wheels also became smaller, whereas the car itself is not that much smaller. As far as I know, the versions with engines above 120HP have different suspension. And when it comes to knobs on the steering wheel, only the highest trip level with the biggest navi has this wheel. In lower trip level version, knobs are exactly the same as they were before. Good review anyway:)

Good test Tomas, I like how you do a in depth review and show even how On Star works.

Schade das ihr die reviews nicht auch in deutsch macht. Würde mir gut gefallen

I recently bought a 1.4 turbo petrol SRI with 140 bhp which is a very quick car. The car also has the anti collision system but no one on you tube ever reviews this system although it does a good job in an emergency. The advanced cruise control is also a good system and works well.

Again very nice review. Thanks

I would like to see back seat tests to also have the presenter lean back on the head rest. Have been in cars lately where I cannot lean back because of the roof.

OPEL has improved. It's sure ! But not very impressed by the interior's style but it's well made

Dear Thomas & Autofefuhl team, thanks a lot for a detailed review it was very clear and intutive , we are interested in buying a easytronic 3.0 model of the Astra , but i don't find any reviews or test drive for this car model , even a handler does not have this model to be shown at :(, it would be very grateful if you could give us a review or a test drive how the new generation easytronic 3.0 really works

A very good, detailed review. Thank you.

Excellent review! Very useful insight...

Great editing in this video.

Worth mentioning that all Astra Ks with the leather interior come with heated front AND rear seats as well the heated steering wheel as standard. On the update you'll also get massage and cooling (for when its hot) functions thrown in. Those aren't even options on its rivals.

I think this year's Astra looks like Giullieta on the backside...

Good review Thomas. I don't know how direct German people are, but just for your comments I'd ssy this is a car you wouldn't buy in a million years!

Das Goldene Lenkrad. Car of The Year in Denmark. Car of The Year in Scotland. Car of The Year in in Lithuania. Has defeated Golf in three tests. Is big favorite for the titel European Autobest 2016. And Car of The Year in Europ 2016. And everyone here believes that this is a piece of shit... Certainly you must be joking - very much... Or are you stupid?

Go to 10:55 and turn on Closed Captioning. I was having slight difficulty following the commentary, turned on the Closed Captioning and... had a great laugh. But, very good and detailed review :+1: , however closed captioning can be fun ;)

I have just bought the Astra Tourer K 136 CD1 Elite Nav and will comment later when I get it on Sept 17th 2017. Having watched the various videos, I decided to buy it over the opposition. I like Vauxhall. OK it is a downgrade from my Audi S4, but more practical

Thank you for a great review. I realy like your channel. It would be fantastic if you could make a comparison of this model with other brands in the same class.

Looks like a great car to me, thanks for the video

I want to talk my father into buying one, a 1.4 T, and not a manual, but an automatic, as he approaches 70, is very healthy right now, but that could change in the next 5-7 years.

It's interesting that a lot of your observations are extremely different from all the UK reviews - I wonder whether the Vauxhall tuning/setup is quite different? For example the UK reviews praised the direct, fast steering and firm suspension...

Great review! Was waiting for a good one on the Astra. I guess you would pick the Leon 5doors 1.4 over this astra? (That's the other one I'm interested in) I like the rear, but the front looks cheap..

opel made his way up

Hi Thomas, I really like your reviews! Of all the HB cars you've tested, which one would you recommend the most? In my case is, that I really like good feedback from the car, like good feeling on steering wheel and so on...

Thank you, Thomas! A review that is most appreciated. You'd think in this day and age that a 10 way power seat would be standard at this price point. As for OnStar, it is a fun toy to play with but otherwise useless in the world of smart phones. Accident support is about the only thing that it offers worth while. I choose to discontinue the service once the free subscription ended.

very detailed and great reviews always , just in my opinion in this one there is a small flaw... I dont think you can compare this particular model with 3 cylinder with even a 1.6 Astra model with 4 cylinder as the torque and power are very different , let alone a ford focus or a VW. this is particularly for city driving , I wish you had a 1.6 Turbo or even 1.4 turbo for this review which I guess most of people would consider for buying :)

About the suspension, I think only the more powerful engines get the watt-link suspension (1.6 turbo and 1.4 biturbo), I'm curious how much the 1.6 turbo 200 hp Astra handling is improved by that system

My comments about 3 cyl astra. For 1.0T enough capable, makes harsh noise only briefly, no unnecessary vibrations, overall quite quiet (only little road noise and compared to Golf less tire noise). Engine was quite rev-happy, so it does not feel turbocharged. Fuel consumption was not that low (4l/100km @60km/h and 5-6l/100km @ 90-100km/h, same as 1.2-1.4TSI Golf). Handling was vague (compared to Golf VII) and boring even with 225/45/17 tires, had to concentrate to keep car from waving. Gear-knob is half plastic, little uncomfortable, but gear-change felt good. Standard (entry level) seats offer little back support, so I got backache after 30min. Entry level interior was little cheap-feeling compared to a version presented here (very bad steering wheel buttons - different from presented car). Cruise control could be set only by 2km/h intervals. Infotainment: dull screen graphics, but not bad. Standard audio had very little bass(almost nothing), but highs were quite ok. Too many buttons for AC. Good armrest in front. With double floor, luggage space was quite small. A-pillars obstract view, rear-view mirror little-bit too small and rear window were also small (5 door). Rear compartments felt much cheaper than front (no central armrest in the back). As much room as in Golf (although Astra is longer car). If this car was cheaper than Golf then everything could be understandable, but here its priced at similar level as Golf. Overall visually its more fun than Golf (but only visually).

Very nice reviews So in your opinion this or the new megane? they are both on my shoping list.

Would you still recommend this car now? I am looking for a 2015-2018 Opel Astra (kombi)😕

Nicely styled automobile sadly never to be seen on Canadian roads... Thomas - I notice blue cars have become very common with nearly all car reviews both in Europe and in North America. Does the reviewer get to choose the colour of the vehicle?? Ciao!

You keep mentioning door closing sounds. I've been running around at dealers and closing doors on MANY cars, but NONE of them beat my MK1 Ford Focus. It's 13 years old, but the sound and the feel of the door closing is SIMPLY BETTER.

what is the name of the song playing in the background?

Hi Thomas! Should I choose Golf, Focus or Astra? All Variant/Tourer version! Astra and Focus arę cheaper, but in the future they'll loose more of their prices..

good job ..nice review..that´s is going to be my next car, i hope...the diesel version

Good solid review, but I think Thomas is becoming a bit spoiled. Nowadays I actually prefer Opel to many other brands. It is not “too much”. I would never consider anything else than the kombi (estate) model though.

Thanks for your review. As I wrote you I bought this car. I felt little bit disappointed with your test. The new Astra seems nothing special. I tested this car with the 1.6 cdti 110 hp and I felt it good. At the same time, you told that Seat Leon it's quite better made. I checked it and i don't share your opinion. You are right that the new Astra is not sporty, but in my opinion, it has a good balance between comfort - sport. Do you share it? How is the sound system? Good quality? Thank your.

Hello, is the steering electrical?

If sound insulation is only average what compact cars would you consider to be best in this discipline.

hi, the color of the Astra in this vidéo is "non metalic - royal blue" or "metalic - deep Sky blue" ? thx

This one or seat ibiza? Both seems a great first 🚗. Any suggestions?

ganz in der Nähe von meiner Heimatstadt geschossen... Freue mich schon auf den Vergleich mit dem Mazda 6 und dem Skoda Superb.

I really miss my 2002 Astra, last model made by the Belgium plant, piece of art have to say 2.2lt engine, I wish we could have Opel in USA even if the brand is trough Saturn again.

The solidity of all the components, save the upper part of the dash, decreased with the new astra k; the seats, also, are less firm and comfortable than the J''s

Hallo Leute ich Fahre zeit Freitag der neue Astra K ist voll geil mit 150 PS imer wieder gern und ich habe meine Astra gtc nicht mehr

I prefer the 2l petrol of the new Mazda 3. Dont like small engines with turbo that replace mid-size engine with naturally aspiration. In my opinion, Opel does not produce driver's cars.

I have the previous model (J) astra 1.4T, which I prefer more in terms of lines and elegance. However I am jealous of the more powerful engine and technical options of the new Astra, eg. the LED matrix headlights. The H -> J was an enormous leap forward for Opel, but the J -> K was a much smaller jump.

Bought it as well red 136 hp automatic. It was a tight run with the mazda 3 2.2 150 hp which cost the same but for 10cm more I've less space in the back seat and much worse interior in my opinion (also infotaiment screen position I prefer the one in astra) . Didn't notice much difference in isolation or driving comfort as well...

Lubar support has own electronic control on driver seat's heigth adjustment lever

very nice car, I'd like one of these but don't have the money yet unfortunately

It would be nice to see a review from the new Nissan Leaf 30kwh.

Hi everyone, I want to inform and warn you as an aggrieved consumer. DO NOT PREFER OPEL and İstoç REİS AUTO in Turkey. The car that I bought from İSTOÇ Reis AUTO "0-km" is damaged and painted. On the day I received my car, the headlights were not working. I was shocked and ı called the Opel service. This was a big record. Neither Opel Turkey nor Reis Auto accept this mistake. There are a lot of complaint about Reis auto. Opel Turkey can not do this mistake. Opel Turkey send me a evaluation form and until now there is no development . As a result, istoç agency is closed and I am still waiting for a solution from Opel. I think its not worth to give a lot of money to Opel. Because they are not responsible for their own mistakes.

Overall pretty decent car from the inside out. The buttons on the steering wheel look like an old Nintendo controller. They should redesign their logo, it's so ugly.

Ich muss es auf deutsch schreiben: warum hört man in fast jedem Satz eine negative Tendenz??? Bei den anderen Reviews hört man das nicht, zumindest bei denen, die ich gesehen habe.

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Please what is the name of the music interpret

Suddenly, the rear of this car reminds me of Alfa Romeo

I hate the rear corners too :C

I always have a feeling Thomas is a bit unfair to Opel. Personally I find the current generation of Opel Astra generally “just enough” in most ways. As opposed the so called premium cars, which in my opinion are getting a bit overladen with stuff you don’t really need.

Why this isn't on HD?

I hope that this is near the quality of the Astra F.... But i be damned to think so.....

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"Irritating". Nice description for the rear door! Don't like it either.

Opel / Vauxhall Astra wins 2016 Car of the Year (COTY) award on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show. Source: salon-auto-media.ch/2016/download/category/coty/

As you said, mediocre car

35 mpg on motorway, not that economic.

looks like the car cries for legroom. your knees are so much higher than your bottom.

the rear looks almost like the new bmw 1 series

*MMI code.*

Great video 👍 Iv got some vids of launch control on this model check my short vids to see how it works 😉

the interior looks really boring and cheap. I even like the style of astra J's more then this one.

astra j looks much better outside

Does he like to complain over things that are perfectly fine all the time ???

Personally I really like the design language used by Opel since the H Astra. Sure, interior quality was never up to Golf standards but nevertheless, the cars were really solid. This new Astra looks more like an iteration of the previous generation which is a VW-like approach :) One thing that I'm really against of is the use of that glossy/piano black plastics. Those will scratch after cleaning them for the first time. Horrible choice.

Renault did better job with Megane :O

Opel is making fool of us buyers. They build rerar watts linkage on models, that suppose to make reviews at jounalist. After good rewievs that they are removing watts linkage from all models except 1,6 turbo and 1,6 160KM dti. So if you made test drive on jour local diler, and you are satisfied with drivig experience, you will be disappointed after buying and getting new astra. They are literally making full of us.

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Vauxhall is a copy of Opel.

Your accent is outstandingly terrible... but anyways, I enjoyed watching it. Keep it up!

astra j is better in looks than this car