Opel has announced that it will launch the “most
fuel-efficient Astra ever” at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, which opens its
doors next month. No specifics have been provided yet, but it will be displayed alongside
other variants of the popular compact hatchback and estate, which will be
highlighting their visual updates and new PSA-sourced engines.
A special spot will be reserved to the new
generation Corsa, which is closely related to the latest Peugeot 208. Like the
French supermini, it’s much improved over its predecessor and, for the first
time ever, will be available with an electric powertrain in Corsa-e guise. The
zero-emissions model will be making its public appearance in Frankfurt too,
with a 125 PS electric motor powered by a 50 kWh battery,
which allows for a 0-100 km/h in 8.1 seconds and a 330 km range in the WLTP test cycle.
The company’s first plug-in hybrid, the Grandland X
Hybrid4, will be taken to the biggest car event of the fall as well. It
features a 1.6-liter petrol engine with two electric motors and a 13.2 kWh
lithium-ion battery, has a combined output of 300 PS, a 0-100
km/h acceleration that takes 6.1 seconds and a 51 km electric range.
Vauxhall’s British-built Vivaro Life, which is
already available to order in two grades, the Elite and Edition, with space for
up to 9 people, will also be present at the event, while an electric version
will launch next year.
