Opel Astra 5-Door Post Reveal - Even better pics on the street

Looks even better on the street than on those other photos. Looks like a cross over between a few hatches out there. The Mazda3 and Seat leon resemble it a bit too.

Hm send it in the US, put a Buick badge on it and it will sell like hot cakes.

Looks even more like a Madza with some parts of Seat Leon on those pics.

I think it is more than obvious that this Astra is a neat copy of the Leon rather than the Mazda , especially in the sides. (The Leon itself derives from a Seat's concept - revealed in 2000 and the name I believe was called the Seat Salsa or somthing like that - so the original conception of the design should be acclaimed I guess to Seat.) Living in Europe , I have seen both cars (the SEAT Leon and the last as well the previous gen Mazda 3) not only through some photos but also in the streets . For non-Europeans or for those who've seen only the Mazda, I am sure it's a bit difficult to tell that the sides of the Leon and the Astra are almost identical. I guess it's a design coming out from GM Europe's department so they had to catch some european influences...

This looks good now but I think it will date very quickly. I don't think it looks as good as the current Astra, which still looks as good today as it did when it was released (especially in 3dr form). It seems Vauxhall have done what Ford did with the Focus mkII and changed from a radical design and played it too safe. I think this is going to struggle up against the Mazda 3, Golf and forthcoming Focus III.

The line of the car is proportionate and elegant, although not innovative and unique. It is more like a japanese car, generally good but almost no character.

The Japanese meaninglessness for being nothing like Megane e.g. News is that GM prefere Magna to take over the Opel/Vauxhall brand not Fiat. Source: Spiegel-Il Giornale today.

Correct me if I am wrong; headlights - unique taillights - unique hood - similar to antara - insifnia - unique to Opel grille - unique front bumper and integrated fog and turn lights combo - unique dashboard - similar to insignia - unique to Opel overall size - bigger and taller than both Mazda and Leon so ?

By the way do not forget that the rear fender/taillight combination is inherited from the existing astra...

what is this? another new renault megane?

back reminds of the new renault megane. Not bad at all, but I was expecting a bit aggressive look

One of the nicer looking hatchbacks from the rear but the front and sides? Nothing dynamic about it at all... says nothing to me. Well the Golf MK6 doesn't either. See what the others can come up with.

wow.. I'll wait for it !

After the facelift the focus looks great after 1 year and roads are full of them..i like this astra but if you cover the logo and ask someone what car is this..he will hardly answer..! My self i still like more the focus than golf and astra especally the zetec s. As for the next focus..bye to golf and astras..hi audis a3 and bmw 1series:)

With these side windows it looks like an mpv, just remove that small window between the sidemiror and the bonnet. Than put the windscreen a little more vertical, so the bonnet is longer and the view to the windscreen is better