VAUXHALL ASTRA (2004 – TO DATE)狂暴雅特(2004欧元Â"至今)
The Astra had long been a car that suffered a slight inferiority complex compared to its Ford equivalents, the Escort and, latterly, the focus.<雅特汽车,一直遭受它相比略有自卑福特当量,护送,从前的焦点. The fifth generation Astra is the car that competes on its own terms.第五代雅特轿车,是对自身竞争条款. Offering a level of fit and finish that eludes Ford?s finest, the Astra feels properly premium, with even the lower specification models feeling extremely solid indeed.提供水平,难以适应下班福特?收盘精华,感觉好雅特保费即使降低规格型号感觉确实很扎实. With a strong engine line up and sharper driving manners than ever before, this Astra is no poor relation.具有强大引擎列队驾驶态度比以往更为激烈,这是没有穷人雅特关系. One of the best looking cars in the family hatch sector, it also possesses that crucial spark of desirability.寻找一个最佳的家庭轿车舱口界也有可取,关键火花.
HISTORY历史
Summer 2004 saw the launch of the five-door Astra hatch with an estate version following hot on its heels.2004年夏天推出的五门雅特舱口下一个热门产业版就正式开学. As new product launches went, this was a biggie, Vauxhall?s financial well being resting firmly on the Astra?s neatly bevelled shoulders.由于新产品推出来,这是一个biggie,狂暴?收盘金融福祉的坚定雅特休息?收盘整齐斜面肩上. It was a car that benefited from prior product decisions.这是一辆从以前的产品的决定. With the Meriva and Zafira taking care of the ?utility?随着merivazafira和照顾的?实用? roles, the Astra was given free rein to be a little sassier than many rivals.角色,是自由发挥雅特做个小sassier比对手多. Vauxhall kept buyer interest on the boil by releasing pictures of the even swoopier three-door Sporthatch model.路上不断释放煮沸的买主兴趣的照片甚至swoopier3门sporthatch模式.
Two key criteria were identified early on in the Astra design process.两大标准确定早在雅特设计过程. Firstly, the car had to pass what General Motors executives refer to as the shop window test.首先,要通过什么通用汽车总裁指为橱窗考验. That is, owners had to be so enamoured with the Astra?s lines that they couldn?t help but sneak a look at its reflection in a plate glass window.即车主不得不如此建树与雅特?收盘线,他们记不起来?笔帮忙偷渡看看它反映了平板玻璃窗. As good as its predecessor was, only the coupe and convertible models would ever have scored a pass there.其前身是一样好,只是采伐和兑换,取得型号合格难言. The other examination the Astra was tasked with was the ?100 yard?其他考试的雅特是负责?100场? test.测试. A large percentage of the buying decision comes about in the first 100 yards of any given test drive and the Astra had to make the driver feel instantly at home and comfortable with the controls, impressing through sheer ease of use.大部分的购买决策是在大约100码头径与任何特定的测试雅特已经使司机感到瞬间在家舒服管制通过征明目好用.
When the Sporthatch finally landed in dealerships in March 2005 it proved an instant hit.当sporthatch终于降落在它于2005年3月经销商证明瞬间击中. Vauxhall again played a smart card, keeping putative purchasers interested with the carrot of a powerful VXR sports variant.路上再次扮演了智能卡,有意购买者饲养假定一个强大的胡萝卜vxr体育变种. That didn?t arrive until Autumn 2005, but it?s quite a tool.该雾化?笔抵直到2005年秋季,但它?收盘相当的工具.
WHAT YOU GET 什么才叫 
Clever packaging and a long wheelbase have helped to maximise the Astra?s interior space, aided in no small part by the fact that the exterior tale of the tape shows the Astra is one of the biggest cars in it?s class.高明长轴距、包装,尽量帮助雅特?收盘室内空间,资助有过之而无不及的是外观故事录音带显示雅特是全球规模最大的轿车?收盘阶层. That sloping roofline looks as if it?ll pinch rear headroom but look a little closer and you?ll notice the sloping line that catches the eye is but a chamfer and the actual roofline arcs higher.这坡roofline看起来好像?但当地通行捏后方接近,你看一下?当地的公告坡线注目只是一个弧线倒角和实际roofline更高. Rear headroom is, in fact, better than the outgoing car and both leg and shoulder room are in another league.后排通行,实际上比轿车和离任腿部和肩膀都在另一个房间联赛. A Vauxhall spokesman claimed that the interior of the new Astra fitted like a glove, but as few people we know are shaped like hands, this would seem to present certain problems.一名发言人称内政部狂暴新雅特装像手套、但很少人知道,象我们手里,这似乎目前一些问题. Not so.并非如此. Big doors and surprisingly upright side windows give an airy feel to the interior, although anybody familiar with the look and feel of the latest Vectra?s cabin won?t find much to excite them with the Astra?s fascia.车窗、车门竟然大正派给予艾里觉得内政部虽然有人熟悉外观的最新vectra?收盘舱获胜?笔大大激发他们找到了雅特?收盘筋膜.
Vauxhall completed an about face with the Astra.面对狂暴完成约雅特. Its predecessors were often cars that weren?t sufficiently special to appeal to private buyers, instead depending on corporate bean counters to swell the sales figures.其前身往往车统计学?笔够特别呼吁私人买家不是靠公司的销售数字膨胀豆腐柜台. The fifth generation model changed all of that, offering a design that most private buyers would be glad to see sitting on their driveways.第五代模式改变一切,私人买家设计,提供最乐意看到坐在自己车道. Naturally Vauxhall hoped that business buyers wouldn?t deterred by its good looks and sporting credentials but for the first time in years, here was an Astra hatch that wouldn?t result in wiseacres telling you what you could have bought.希望买家生意自然狂暴wouldn?笔阻其长相,但对体育国书首次年这里是一个雅特舱口,wouldn?笔会导致wiseacres告诉你,你可以买.
The Sport Hatch is offered with the ?Panoramic Windscreen?体育与舱口优惠?全景挡风玻璃? option, one of the most talked about recent automotive innovations, which for around £850 extra, gives you a huge section of glass stretching from the top of the bonnet over the passengers?选择一个最谈近期汽车革新,其中约850多英镑,给您的第一个巨大的玻璃从顶部的头盖比乘客? heads.团长. Vauxhall reckon that it brings a whole new dimension to driving, especially on scenic roads.狂暴认为它带来了全新的驾驶层面,特别是在风景区的道路.
WHAT YOU PAY 您付出
Five-door hatches are now starting to appear in meaningful numbers on dealer forecourts and typical reference prices include £8,575 for a 1.6-litre Life with air conditioning.五门舱口已开始出现典型意义和参考号码交易forecourts价格为8575英镑,包括一条1.6公升的生活与空调. Move up to a Club and you can expect to pay around £500 more for a 2004 53-plated model, while the Design opens at just under £9,500, again on the 53-plate.迈上一个俱乐部,你可以期待更多付出大约为500英镑2004年53-镀模式而在刚刚开幕的设计下9500英镑,再次对53-板块. The 1.7-litre diesel models have been strong sellers, starting at around £8,500 for a Life variant.170公升柴油型号一直强烈卖家,晚上大约为8500英镑,生活变了. The sharp handling 1.8-litre SRi models are also a popular pick and these kick off at around £10,500.锐利处理一点八公升栽培模式也是一个热门选择,这些揭幕10,500英镑左右. With such a diverse range, insurance premiums vary widely, but most of the ?mainstream?这种多元化、保险费,人言人殊,但大多数的?主流? models falling into Groups 4-8.型号跌入团体四月八日. Only the sporty SRi and VXR models attract the stiffer premiums.只有vxr潇洒栽培模式和吸引严厉保费.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR 寻找什么
The Astra has yet to suffer any significant faults.雅特尚未蒙受的重大缺陷. Build quality is leagues ahead of its predecessors, as is the technical excellence of the new engines.建设质量是遥遥领先其前身,是卓越的新技术发动机. Check the sporty SRi and VXR models for the usual tyre wear problems.vxr检查潇洒栽培模式、轮胎磨损一般问题. Aside from obvious body damage, just ensure that the car has been well looked after, insist on a service history and buy with confidence.除了身体明显损坏,确保公正轿车已关照坚持以服务历史和购买信心. The electronic control system that marshals the satellite navigation and stereo system isn?t the most intuitive to use, but you will get used to it with perseverance.纠察的电子控制系统,卫星导航系统和立体声肖国?笔用最直观、但你会习惯它坚韧不拔. The same can be said of the indicators, which will possibly frustrate you immensely at first.同样的指标,可以说,这将极大起初你可能落空.
REPLACEMENT PARTS 替换零件
(approx based on a 2004 1.6 Life 5dr) A new clutch assembly is £145, whilst front brake pads can be found for around £20.(大约2004年6月1日基于生命5dr)大会是一个新的离合器145镑,虽然前刹车皮英镑左右才能找到20. Rears are nearer £35, whilst a radiator for an air-conditioned car will; cost around £130.抚养英镑近35,虽然有暖气的空调车;耗资约130英镑. Alternators are slightly pricier, nudging the £300 mark, so make sure your prospective purchase is generating a healthy current to its battery.发电机稍价格较高,促使英镑300马克所以确保你健康准购目前其电池发电.
ON THE ROAD 在路上
One thing that Vauxhall trust will be immediately apparent is the Astra?s ride quality courtesy of an advanced suspension system.一点狂暴信托将立即明显的是雅特?收盘骑双人质量先进悬挂系统. It?s the first car in its class to feature Continuous Damping Control (CDC), electronically controlled shock absorbers that continuously adapt to the road surface and the driver?s style.?收盘前车为特征的阶级连续阻尼控制(议会)电子控制避震器,不断适应路面及司机?收盘风格. It?s all part of what Vauxhall dub the Astra?s ?Interactive Driving System??收盘各部分冠以什么狂暴的雅特?收盘?互动驾驶系统? (IDS) that can integrate all of the electronic functions in a way that?s a good deal cleverer that you might think.(身份证),可以把所有的电子产品功能的方式?收盘很大,你会觉得聪明. For example, the ESP stability control system beefs up the damper forces first before applying the brakes to the front wheels during extreme cornering manoeuvres making for a more sensitive and less intrusive intervention.例如除尘器控制系统的稳定性则加强阻尼力先用前轮煞车的墙角演习期间作出了更为极端敏感和较少干预. Upspec models also feature a ?Sport?upspec型号还展出?体育? button so that the suspension settings, accelerator and steering response can easily be adapted to the mood of a driver.按钮使受创油门反应和转向容易适应的心情司机. It?s something we?ve become used to on premium sports cars but not on a family hatchback.?收盘我们?味成为用来对体育汽车保险费而不是以家庭hatchback. Despite all of these high tech touches, the Astra still uses a relatively simple beam axle at the back instead of the sophisticated multi-link layouts used by Volkswagen and Ford.尽管所有这些涉及高科技、还利用一个比较简单的雅特梁桥不是在后面的尖端多使用大众、福特布局环节. GM executives contend that this system provides good handling while transmitting less noise into the cabin.通用总裁认为,这个系统提供良好的处理,同时减少噪音传送到机舱.
OVERALL 总体
Although the Astra Mark 4 became the first Astra in years you could recommend to a private buyer, the Mark 5 needs no such hard sell.虽然马克雅特雅特年4月成为首位可以推荐给你一个私人买主没有这种需求的硬销法郎. The shape alone is enough to generate showroom footfall and the excellent build quality and driving manners make it a real favourite.形状便足以产生陈列室来客建设和优秀品质和驾驶方式,使其成为真正的喜爱. Used models look to suffer reasonable depreciation ?合理利用模式研究蒙受贬值? this is a high volume, mainstream car after all ?这是一种高容量,毕竟主流车? so buyers should get a lot of car for their money.所以不少买家要车钱. One to watch.一看.
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