New Opel Astra 1.6 CDTI whisper diesel

Opel Astra 1.6 CDTI 

Three versions of the new generation 1.6 CDTI ‘whisper diesel’ are offered with 70 kW/95 hp to 100 kW/136 hp which, when combined with the 6 speed manual gearbox, all consume less than 4.0 liters of fuel in the combined cycle: the most economical available to date only requires 3.4 liters per 100 kilometers (90 g/km CO2).

The 1.6 CDTI ‘whisper diesel’ with three outputs starting at 70 kW/95 hp covers the diesel offer. Prices for the entry-level diesel start at euro 20,260 – euro 650 less the current entry-level diesel. CO2 emissions of all variants equipped with the 6-speed manual transmission are at the very most 99 grams per kilometer. 

So far, the efficiency champion in the new Astra family is the 81 kW/110 hp model, with fuel consumption of a mere 3.4 liters and CO2 emissions of 90 grams. As for the top-end diesel version of the new Astra, it is powered by the 100 kW/136 hp 1.6 CDTI that was introduced last spring in the current model. 

Thanks to its substantial weight reduction, the new Astra consumes and emits less than its comparable predecessor – with only 3.7 liters per 100 kilometers in the combined cycle (vs 3.9 liter) and 99 grams of CO2 per kilometer (vs 104) respectively. 

At the same time, it also boasts more powerful accelerations: it requires 9.6 seconds to reach 100 km/h from standstill (minus 0.7 seconds) and, more importantly, 8.2 seconds to get from 80 to 120 km/h in fifth gear – a full second quicker than its predecessor.