The Astra G was launched in Europe in 1998. It is available as a 3 and 5-door hatchback, a 4-door sedan, a 5-door wagon, and two special versions of the 2000 - Astra Coupe and Cabrio. In the Astra G is the introduction of engine power with natural gas. The chassis is upgraded by Lotus and formed the basis of the seven-seat, compact MPV Opel Zafira. Approximately 90,000 cars were produced, of which 7000 were open-top.
The production of the Astra G continued at Opel's plant in Gliwice, Poland, after the debut of the next-generation Opel Astra H, and the older model is called the Astra Classic, like its predecessor. This car was offered in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Turkey, with the name Astra Classic II from 2004 until the end of 2009.
Apart from European markets, these models were sold in Australia and New Zealand as Holden Astra Classic, until they were replaced by the Holden Viva in 2006. Over the years, Astra G continued local production plants in Brazil, Chevrolet. The car was received a facelift in 2003 and sold in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, other Latin American markets.
In Brazil, the Astra G remains as the leader of its segment in sales since 1999. The Brazilian version, the GM 2,0-litre, with a 8V, I4 engine, of the Astra G is equipped with Flexpower technology that allows the car to work with two types of fuel, providing 128 and 140 horsepower at 5200 rpm. In 2004, a Russian joint venture GM GM-AvtoVAZ launched the GM-AvtoVAZ Chevrolet Viva, Astra G version with four doors.
This model was sold by Chevrolet dealers in Russia. At that time, Opel dealers were selling the new version Opel Astra H. Sales were originally weak, due to high pricing. Series Astra G Coupe with a V8 engine has been used in DTM. These cars were specially designed for the purpose and use them as race cars.
A sports series model of the car is powered by 4.0 Litre, V8 engine, with nearly 500 hp and 370 kW. Opel performed poorly for several seasons of DTM. The Road models of the Opel Astra G are quite liked cars in our country. The Opel Astra G road car is well designed and built.
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