Vauxhall Astra 2015 review (Opel Astra) - Car Keys

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The Vauxhall Astra is one of the most important family hatchbacks on sale in Britain, but it is often accused of lacking the 'fun factor' compared with the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf. Can an all-new chassis and weight savings of up to 200kg solve all that?
We took to the roads around Liverpool in a popular SRi trim level Astra fitted with a 1.6-litre 'whisper' diesel to find out.
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  • @gerryfitzgerald6623
    @gerryfitzgerald66238 жыл бұрын

    Very good!!! The lad explains it very well, saw him a few other adds ,Fairplay!!!

  • @technohow6494
    @technohow64948 жыл бұрын

    Looks awesome, best looking in it's class.

  • @shanjanusman9974
    @shanjanusman99748 жыл бұрын

    I like this car-Stylish, Upmarket, Reliable and better looking than a Ford Focus and The VW Golf and i would say better than a 308.

  • @tomforrest7814
    @tomforrest78148 жыл бұрын

    looks very nice love the headlights cant wait for the 330bhp AWD VXR model!

  • @Dahliaman1
    @Dahliaman18 жыл бұрын

    This year I test drove automatic versions of (among other cars) the Astra, the Focus, the Leon. I found all three to be very good cars with not a 'bad' one among them. In brief I would says as follows:* Astra 1.6sri: For ~ most comfortable seating of the three, smooth gear changes, quiet engine, I love the Astra's looks. Against ~ the handbrake far too close to the centre consol so that I hit my knuckles when lowering it (poor design there).* Focus 1.6 Powershift: For ~ very comfortable seating, build quality, quiet engine. Against ~ fuel consumption too thirsty for a modern automatic at least according to the fuel counter.* Leon SE 1.2tsi DSG: For ~ Comfort, quietest engine of the three, exceptionally smooth gear changes (barely audible in fact), stunning looks, fuel consumption (fantastic due to the 7 speed gearbox). Against ~ stop/start can be annoying at first but there is a button to turn it off so small gripe only. Of all the cars I tested the Leon stood out mostly because I had driven a VW Polo for 3 years with the same gearbox and I know how exceptionally fuel efficient that was but also I love the looks of the Leon so I collected one in Alor Blue and its a beautiful car from any angle and I am delighted with it. However, I say all three cars have much going for them and I did not dislike any of them.

  • @monstermobilegamer7761
    @monstermobilegamer77618 жыл бұрын

    we pick ours up today from the dealership i cant wait all because we looked at this video when we were looking and ordered this 2 months ago

  • @monstermobilegamer7761

    @monstermobilegamer7761

    7 жыл бұрын

    amazing by far the best car i have owed i would recomend to anyone cant fault it at all

  • @maggiehowe621
    @maggiehowe6218 жыл бұрын

    brilliant cars. Vauxhall have really up'd their game !

  • @rumcajs009
    @rumcajs0098 жыл бұрын

    Great review, the car presents really nice as well. BTW. What is the name of the intro song ?

  • @petermarshall3880
    @petermarshall38808 жыл бұрын

    might be worth a look when it comes to swapping my Focus.

  • @iiparachuteregiment8800
    @iiparachuteregiment88008 жыл бұрын

    Can't wait for 2016 model

  • @ahmettalha04
    @ahmettalha048 жыл бұрын

    I'm buying the Astra

  • @SDADSDSFDSGDA
    @SDADSDSFDSGDA7 жыл бұрын

    If I could afford it it would have to be Golf 1st, Astra 2nd and Focus 3rd. I think the Astra's going to be the best value for money of them.

  • @mikedonington7578
    @mikedonington75788 жыл бұрын

    Can you do a Volvo v40 review?

  • @SirNycho
    @SirNycho8 жыл бұрын

    Is this the magnetic silver one? Or the sovereign silver one?

  • @kaankkaraman
    @kaankkaraman3 жыл бұрын

    watt's link on rear suspension is removed for some countires, did you hear it???

  • @TheIceMurder2
    @TheIceMurder25 жыл бұрын

    What's the name of that amazing track at the beginning 0:04?

  • @Victor-DOOM
    @Victor-DOOM3 жыл бұрын

    I like the astra k best one so far

  • @biasiman
    @biasiman8 жыл бұрын

    which color is this one? The magnetic silver?

  • @prayerpowersr854
    @prayerpowersr8548 жыл бұрын

    was he serious about being able to talk 2 OnStar if you're driving on your own at night and you feel lonely, because it sounds like the perfect car for me

  • @guy0172

    @guy0172

    8 жыл бұрын

    sad.

  • @guy0172

    @guy0172

    8 жыл бұрын

    sad.

  • @prayerpowersr854

    @prayerpowersr854

    8 жыл бұрын

    IKR

  • @bensmithkent22

    @bensmithkent22

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ideal car for alan partridge cos of this feature alone

  • @speakthetruth688
    @speakthetruth6887 жыл бұрын

    Just waiting for mine to be delivered (3 days). I hope it's everything it's made out to be 🙏

  • @CarKeysUKOfficial

    @CarKeysUKOfficial

    7 жыл бұрын

    Nice! Let us know what you think if it, great car.

  • @haj619

    @haj619

    4 жыл бұрын

    Speak the Truth How has your experience been with your Astra after 2 years?

  • @jamesphilipson1289
    @jamesphilipson12893 жыл бұрын

    If getting one used it’s a no brainer. They’re one of the worst investments you can make first hand buy a couple years on you can’t not get one. Currently driving a 2.0 cdti GTC and fancying a change. The outside doesn’t work for me but the interior and tech of the new Astra as well as the price could sway me. £8k for a 2016 sri, it’s just silly

  • @luvenusakh8552
    @luvenusakh85522 жыл бұрын

    How is this on fuel?

  • @mariomaster0248
    @mariomaster02488 жыл бұрын

    I guess this car is REASONABLY PRICED! ;) Someone please get the reference.

  • @Dreadpirateflappy

    @Dreadpirateflappy

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Mario Master 02 Considering it (was) the most popular program on tele I assume a few people will get it.

  • @trex0911

    @trex0911

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Monkeybox Gaming we just need a star to drive this reasonably priced car

  • @hawkesworth1712
    @hawkesworth17128 жыл бұрын

    "The faster you go, the more engaging it becomes". Good advice for all the gullible, brainless drivers out there who are convinced they are Lewis Hamilton - until they hit a tree. One of the few remaining drivers of natural selection we have left.

  • @miam8984

    @miam8984

    8 жыл бұрын

    +hawkesworth1712 Shut the fuck up negative!

  • @hawkesworth1712

    @hawkesworth1712

    8 жыл бұрын

    +MIAM Your comment shows that you have no grasp of how irony works.

  • @miam8984

    @miam8984

    8 жыл бұрын

    Brad Daniels Oh it made me laugh as well don't worry

  • @miam8984

    @miam8984

    8 жыл бұрын

    Brad Daniels Errrrrrrrrrr nah, sorry to disappoint you

  • @stevethatsallimsaying4041
    @stevethatsallimsaying40416 жыл бұрын

    Its a fair bit more than 200 KG lighter than the Astra J! Well that's if the Parkers figures are anything to go by...

  • @willotoole4118
    @willotoole41188 жыл бұрын

    I love it

  • @caleurov

    @caleurov

    8 жыл бұрын

    My dad has one that is 3 years old

  • @willotoole4118

    @willotoole4118

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Trademark Jackal TV is it a 2012 Vauxhall Astra 2.0 CDTI Sri turbo

  • @caleurov

    @caleurov

    8 жыл бұрын

    It is a 2012 1.8 litre petrol SRI

  • @Dreadpirateflappy
    @Dreadpirateflappy8 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone know if the apple car play can be used wirelessly? I asked my dealership and they had no idea what apple carplay is... they also told me the new Astra didn't have onstar, I have a feeling they are not the brightest sparks.

  • @asgand8534

    @asgand8534

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Monkeybox Gaming Hi. I've just bought the New Astra 1.4 Turbo Sri Nav model. Apple Car Play has to be via connected USB cable. This is the same cable you get with the iPhone minus the plug. I tried via Bluetooth & with iPhone connected to vehicle 4G hotspot and it doesn't work. However! The armrest that houses the USB port has an easy 'channel' for the USB cable to sit in so you don't have to slam the armrest shut on the phone charge cable to keep it in place. The cupholder is also ideal to put an iPhone 5/6/6s in without it rattling about. Only the New Astra SRI & Elite models have OnStar. Anything below does not have it.

  • @Dreadpirateflappy

    @Dreadpirateflappy

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Asgand How are you finding it? I am torn between the new Astra Elite and the Golf GT. The infotainment looks amazing on the Astra.

  • @sannevercalsteren1930
    @sannevercalsteren19308 жыл бұрын

    Can someone please tell me which color this is? Sovereign silver or magnetic silver?

  • @sannevercalsteren1930

    @sannevercalsteren1930

    8 жыл бұрын

    ***** ha ha, you're funny (not really) there are 2 types of silver that's why i asked

  • @mthiagords
    @mthiagords8 жыл бұрын

    The opel and vauxhall astra's are totally the same car or something changes?

  • @Felhasznalonev

    @Felhasznalonev

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Matheus Thiago They differs in steering wheel location. Yours sincerely, Cpt. Obvious

  • @madant7777
    @madant77778 жыл бұрын

    Onstar is not new at all, US has it for some years now, because they need another person to remotely input their desired destination... ;-)

  • @jamesgordon783

    @jamesgordon783

    8 жыл бұрын

    I'm from the UK and we were first introduced to OnStar last year, along with the rest of Europe

  • @bensmithkent22
    @bensmithkent226 жыл бұрын

    Am stuck with one of these now after my lease on a golf 7 ran out and i opted to buy a year old model outright. It feels like its made from tin foil in comparison. The levels in quality are leagues apart from the second you grab the doorhandles It might sound cliched to say it but shut the doors side by side standing outside the car it is safe to say this doesnt sound “just like a golf” 😁. Then get to the glovebox action and the dash itself while agreeably styled is created from paper mache to the golfs granite. Prod and thump them both 2 thirds of the way down towards the base of the windscreen to see what i mean. The seat fabric in the sri is as thin as something from a mid 90s corolla, truly appaling the seats in the previous gen astra j look far better made. I walk past astra js and envy their front seats. Only positive for me is the engine in the 1.4 turbo 150 but my point is on interior quality so not going to dwell on that. Im baffled how many of these reviews and magazines have said its come on in leaps and bounds and almost rivals the golf. Take it from somebody who had the two side by side for a few months it aint no golf for solidity quality etc.

  • @BournvilleCollege-kq2bt
    @BournvilleCollege-kq2bt7 жыл бұрын

    how on earth can i play my beres hammond cds in him.

  • @AMBLloyd
    @AMBLloyd8 жыл бұрын

    I've always found Vauxhalls bland, cheap and nasty. But the new Corsa and Astra actually look pretty good. I'd deginitely consider them.

  • @caleurov
    @caleurov8 жыл бұрын

    Please review Volvo v40

  • @willotoole4118

    @willotoole4118

    8 жыл бұрын

    They had done in 2014

  • @caleurov

    @caleurov

    8 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @expert_procrastinator
    @expert_procrastinator8 жыл бұрын

    @Mario Master 02 ;)

  • @topfloorflat502
    @topfloorflat5023 жыл бұрын

    The reason I don't like this vision of the astra because this boy named revel hes littel bit tuff and once he pushed me to the fence

  • @sadoabdi9428
    @sadoabdi94286 жыл бұрын

    Done

  • @sodthong
    @sodthong8 жыл бұрын

    Not a patch on a Golf imo..

  • @RetroGamerVX
    @RetroGamerVX8 жыл бұрын

    I hope he gave a sick note into school before making this video ;o)

  • @prayerpowersr854

    @prayerpowersr854

    8 жыл бұрын

    savage

  • @yiorgospapadopoulos3795
    @yiorgospapadopoulos37958 жыл бұрын

    Astra first then focus and finally leon

  • @ivanmihailovic421
    @ivanmihailovic4218 жыл бұрын

    never have seen such a slow ride during the test

  • @Djeseret
    @Djeseret8 жыл бұрын

    Astra

  • @th-l8936
    @th-l89368 жыл бұрын

    Focus or Auris for me

  • @toriasummers2670

    @toriasummers2670

    8 жыл бұрын

    +No Yes? I can't decide between the Focus and Auris Hybrid - now thrown into the mix is this Astra and the Peugeot 208 & 308 - I'm test driving the latter 3 this weekend - decisions decisions! What to replace my Fiesta with - and I LOVE my Fiesta - so......... why are you trading in I hear you ask, it's nearly out of warranty, need a change etc....

  • @th-l8936

    @th-l8936

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Toria Summers If I were you, I wouldn't spend my money on a 308, go for a mid-spec Citroen C4, it offers better value. If you pick the 208, take a Polo or Fabia for a test drive as well. The aging Seat Ibiza could offer you a hefty discount. I would pick the Focus instead of the Auris, purely based on its looks, and EcoBoost engines. I like Auris because of its big boot and generous standard spec. Overall, I would probably pick the Fabia in Monte-Carlo trim with a 1.2 TSI with 90/110 HP.

  • @Hmmmppffff
    @Hmmmppffff8 жыл бұрын

    Peugeot 308, then Astra, and then the golf (too expensive with good equippment and boring)

  • @tomyslaf9521

    @tomyslaf9521

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Redblade funny is, Peugeot is now owner of Opel/Vauxhall... Killed Opel Rd center, and Opel is being more and more Peugeot, like new Corsa is very similar to new Peugeot 208...

  • @tomyslaf9521

    @tomyslaf9521

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Redblade and GM owning Opel was very good? Fcking GM killed to many good cars... Opel now have chance to survive. But will for sure became little like Peugeot...

  • @AlexPotvin
    @AlexPotvin8 жыл бұрын

    Why is the market for regurgitated press briefs made into video so fucking big?

  • @lukeeclair7736

    @lukeeclair7736

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Alexandre Potvin because you're willing to watch it....

  • @AlexPotvin

    @AlexPotvin

    8 жыл бұрын

    Not like I'm going to watch anymore. This was a KZread suggestion.

  • @amcc3398
    @amcc33985 жыл бұрын

    IS HE STILL AT SCHOOL

  • @guy0172
    @guy01728 жыл бұрын

    the golf all day long.

  • @tomsoleymanbik3266
    @tomsoleymanbik32665 жыл бұрын

    You do know it's an Opel don't you?

  • @lungisani8113
    @lungisani81138 жыл бұрын

    Still no panoramic sunroof? smh

  • @jamesgordon783

    @jamesgordon783

    8 жыл бұрын

    You can get a small tilt and slide sunroof for driver and front passenger as an option

  • @Rosko_01

    @Rosko_01

    8 жыл бұрын

    Most compact cars don't have panoramic roofs so calm your self down ‼️

  • @lungisani8113

    @lungisani8113

    8 жыл бұрын

    Don't know which part of the world you come from. Polo, Golf, A3, A-class, these are all hatch backs that have sunroofs

  • @lungisani8113

    @lungisani8113

    8 жыл бұрын

    1 series

  • @strofikornego9408
    @strofikornego94088 жыл бұрын

    The problem is that it is German car and that means that money you pay for it goes to refugees, instead of car engineers.

  • @b3rs

    @b3rs

    7 жыл бұрын

    Which part of it is German?

  • @strofikornego9408

    @strofikornego9408

    7 жыл бұрын

    b3rs that fact that vauxhall is nothing but rebranded German Opel

  • @b3rs

    @b3rs

    7 жыл бұрын

    Strofi Kornego Owned by GM produced in UK and Poland...

  • @strofikornego9408

    @strofikornego9408

    7 жыл бұрын

    b3rs It is owned and managed by Opel, which is German

  • @b3rs

    @b3rs

    7 жыл бұрын

    Strofi Kornego Opel became a share-limited company (German: Aktiengesellschaft) in 1929; United States-based General Motors took a majority stake in Opel that same year. General Motors assumed full control in 1931 and today Adam Opel AG is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Company. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel

  • @adrian943
    @adrian9435 жыл бұрын

    He just sold me the car only by talking

  • @expert_procrastinator
    @expert_procrastinator8 жыл бұрын

    It's not exactly pretty though, is it? Much prefer the aesthetics of the Mazda 3, Giulietta & Leon.

  • @godfreysinclair8745

    @godfreysinclair8745

    7 жыл бұрын

    I've got to wait until 1 March for my new vauxhall Astra

  • @TheRaween
    @TheRaween Жыл бұрын

    fake review

  • @yiorgospapadopoulos3795
    @yiorgospapadopoulos37958 жыл бұрын

    Astra first then focus and finally leon

  • @janrdoh
    @janrdoh8 жыл бұрын

    Astra

  • @guy0172
    @guy01728 жыл бұрын

    the golf all day long.

  • @alfisti93

    @alfisti93

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Guy 01 If you like to make a deal with a corrupt and stuck up fraud company thats producing sub-mediocre cars: there you go.

  • @guy0172

    @guy0172

    8 жыл бұрын

    alfisti93 I hate to break it to you, but all the car companies are corrupt pal

  • @alfisti93

    @alfisti93

    8 жыл бұрын

    Guy 01 Of course! They are no saints, but profit oriented business companies. However, vw is especially bad. Every 5 years or so this nazi created "corporation" has a scandal: -At the end of the 80ies they were involved in some shady chinese currency exchange deals. -at the beginning of the 90ies they nearly went bust but got miraculously saved with introducing 4 workdays a week. Yeah. Sure. -Then they bought lopez from gm/opel, who took confidential material with him to vw, got sued and as a side effect of lopez' work the quality of the cars went to hell. -In the early 2000s it was found out vw supervisory board members flew regularly to Thailand for "down under fun". Paid by vw in order to make them amenable. -And when porsche tried to acquire vw, but was instead taken over by vw itself during the finance crisis, they were accused of market manipulation, with investigations still running. -Now there is vw dieselgate... Such a good company. And if it turns out everybody used defeat devices for diesel exhausts, i'll keep my petrol saab forever. Or until i can afford a Ferrari or an Aston. ;)

  • @guy0172

    @guy0172

    8 жыл бұрын

    alfisti93 your feelings toward vw are the same as my feelings towards Apple, I hate them with a passion, but I bet you could dig loads of dirt on any huge international company, if you researched them. But you're probably right, but there's no going back for me now, I have the golf, and to be honest I've never been happier with a car than I am this one.

  • @alfisti93

    @alfisti93

    8 жыл бұрын

    Guy 01 Yeah. Apple. What i don't like about them is what they are charging for their products nowadays, without any real innovation. Because they can. Most global companies have some skeletons on the closet, but vw just stands out of the crowd -and not necessarily in a positive way. They are on a "Halliburton" level of making business. As long as the car doesn't disappoint you, thats ok... (And if you want lets say a compact 4wd hatch, alternatives are sparse) One question though: petrol or diesel? :)

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