2017 Holden Astra sedan will be launched with three trim levels and two
transmissions. Holden’s Astra sedan will replace the Cruze as its entry-level
sedan offering and will include a great deal of local ride and handling tuning.
The
Astra sedan will launch next month with three specification grades, LS, LT and
LTZ, and will be available with two gearboxes: a six-speed manual and a
six-speed automatic.
The naming convention is a departure from that used
on the Astra hatch, which exists in R, RS and RS-V trim levels. We already know
that the range will be offered with a 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol engine that
produces 150 Hp of power and 245 Nm of torque, consuming around 6.4L/100km. Only the entry-level LS
will be offered with a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic, the rest of the
range (LT and LTZ) will be available exclusively with a six-speed automatic
gearbox.
The entire Astra sedan range misses out on
potentially life saving safety technology in the form of Autonomous Emergency
Braking (AEB), which hasn’t yet been developed for the Australian or
US-specification vehicles. The Astra hatch scored a five star ANCAP safety
rating (except the entry-level model) and it’s hoped the Astra sedan will do
the same.
