@@darbyharrison3876 i had a rental astra k 1.2turbo (110 or 130 hp) and the door speakers punched hard at low bass without panels rattling etc., however same can't be said from the tweeters which were quite underwhelming. Coming from having components in the front and 12" on the back in another car i would say the audio is good enough... however i got confused reading reviews and comments of some saying their car lacks bass, it might've had "premium" audio packages.
I bought a MY17 18 months ago as a demo with 3000km including the sunroof and adaptive cruise control pack for $20k. Absolutely great car and a bargain.
@@golf1diesel not true these cars handle well! If the undulations are high the car at high speed on certain roads is risk of making body contact with road but we're talking over 100 but some hot hatches with even lower ground clearance no doubt would be the same or worse on UK roads, the car grips well and maintains more than adequate composure and rigidness
I own an MY15 Astra VXR and had one these RS-V in auto (MY17) for a day through Holden's one day test drive offer. To be honest I couldn't see a huge difference between the VXR and this up to 100km/h. Didn't torque steer excessively either. It's quite an underrated car to be honest.
@Crian definately. Much more pronounced exhaust and induction noise especially in VXR mode when you drop down to 2nd gear. Mostly turbo spool noise in the RSV.
Very under rated car, allot of bang for your buck. All for under $30,000. 0-100 are close to Golf GTI numbers which you pay $50,000 drive away new, very quick for a 1.6T auto. Hyundai i30 SR with a 1.6T does 0-100 in 7 seconds.
Not really absurd. Holden's reputation for poor aftersales service is legendary. An Australian industry watchdog had to take Holden to Court to get them to acknowledge it's total ambivalence towards it's customers. I wouldn't go near the brand!
L´A Capone. Well golf gti is a 2.0 and is 1880kg and astra is 1.6T and is 1900kg. So the golf suppose to destroy the astra by a long shot in all areas of performance. But 🤭
A16sht or B16SHT engine? Has it got 200hp? I have the 1.6 200hp vauxhall astra GTC. I have heard they have piston issues timing chain issues and injection issues so I am a little weary to keep it!!
@@CLIFTYPOPS LSPI on the 1.4 engines, changed with an ECU update / Dexos 1 Gen 2 Oil, I run 98 on my 1.4 MY2017 Astra and its been fine, over 150k on the clock, solid car.
Thank you PDrive.. İ’ve been waiting for this test for a while. İ fortunately own the same car. The best i did was 6,6 seconds on Turkey’s rubbish asphalt. İ wonder which type of gas you preferred, 95 or 98 octane ? Thank you again for the wonderful test 👏🏼
Lol that so fast for what I expected. I have the j 1.6 180 and it's the opposite than this one, the automatic version it's slower. Good job Opel, removing weights, good power and auto transmission
I agree.. I have a subaru WRX and my wife has a 1.4 current shape astra and I honestly love driving it considering how much different they both are. It handles excellent
A lot of factors can change the result. The brand of tyres, the weather (it's the middle of winter in Aus) which can cause boost to spike, lack of spare tyre to save more weight and 98 octane fuel instead of 95 octane. On the day the car was tested I would say the odds were in favour of the car.
@@PDriveTV Thank you. That was quick! I am purchasing a new RS at a huge discount 😉 Not sure how it's as quick as an i30 N or a Golf GTI from 0-100 but I'm pretty happy about it!
Yes, we try to test vehicles with a full tank or close to. We have thought about this quite a bit, because obviously having near empty might produce quicker times. But in the end we decided the easiest way to remain consistent is to go with a full tank (kerb weight). We are in and out of cars multiple times a week, so as you can imagine it's easier to have a full tank rather than pointlessly trying to waste fuel/time to reach 10% or 20% full etc. In most cases (but not all) we run the tests soon after picking up the car so it's nice and clean for the video. Thanks for your question.
If it had a better design on the outside (like the astra vxr was) it would have been an appealing car to go for with that kind of performance. But honestly, it looks crap on the outside to me, its a shame.
The Astra got only 200hp, Golf GTI got 3 options one with 220hp or 230hp and the Performance with 245hp. So I wouldn't say it is a "Golf eater." But still impressiv.
According to our Racelogic Vbox Sport, yes. We ran the car 4 times and this was the best result. Macan is heavier but AWD. Power-to-weight ratio is 9.0kg:1kW for the Astra and 9.4kg:1kW for the Macan.
Could the Astra be a good car? Yes. It’s it a good looking and fun car to drive? Yes. But GM burnt the Holden brand and that’s why they are discontinuing cars in Australia. Sorry but I’m not sorry GM Holden - I learnt from my shit heap Holden Cruze
@@jspanga Honestly it really depends on the Cruze. The 2013-2016 Cruze SRi’s aren’t half bad. Mine has done 210,000 and still drives so smooth with no issues. In saying that the 2009-2012 ones are complete crap, would even stay clear of any 1.8 Petrol even to 2016.
@@TheJayden3977 i've only had experience with the crap ones.. bought my parents' one to help them out. Mechanically sound (though its gearbox went around 60'000km, warranty covered at least), but man the lag! You have to hit the throttle 2-3s before you need to go - i.e. going into a roundabout only to speed up once you've already left it
@@jspanga My friend has a 2012 CD and it’s so gutless, no punch or anything and one of the most boring cars to drive. The 1.6 Turbos that come in the 2013-2016 SRi’s are actually very decent for the price they are worth. You pay more for a VE SV6 these days yet the SRi would flog it to a 100 (I remember demolishing this red player in a non SIDI VE SV6 off the line). They aren’t like V8 quick but for what they are worth plenty of go in them.
De.Johnny this car requires 98ron fuel, if lower ron is to be used the car would run slower. I wouldnt be surprised if people tried to test it with 95ron and reported slower acceleration
@@Psyrgery I don't think that 98 to 95 would make this car over 1 second faster. My car has a 3.2 V6 and the only difference I get from Roz 95 to 102 is quicker response but not really faster. Only with 50% ethanol i get better performance. That's about 120 Roz
@@TAOSEELE a 3.2L engine is basically two times the size compared to this Astra. Turbo engines generate a lot, and I mean a lot of heat, with small displacement engines such as this one the 98Ron is needed or else you will get less power than when using 95ron. I am not english and I cannot explain why, but it is related to spark retard injection. I am sure you will be able to find more information about it on the internet, but basically small displacement turbocharged engines need 98ron fuel to work as the engineers intended (acceleration and gas mileage), these engines can still work with 95ron fuel at the cost of poorer performance AND gas mileage.
I really wanted to buy one but couldn't get passed the cheap plastic interior. It felt awful. It also sounded really bad and the infotainment system was crap.
@@cadenrausch741 No I am not kidding, my sister owns this car. The upper panels are all relatively soft yes, but the centre console and rear doors are hard plastics. The biggest issue for me was the lack of refinement. The indicator and wiper stalk for example felt very cheap, flimsy and clunky. The engine is great in terms of power, it really gets up and goes. Much faster than most rivals. However it certainly isn't as refined as something like a VW Golf. It is a lot more noisy when it drops a gear.
Not really, far from it. Yes, the XR5 (ST Model here in Europe) is a bit faster, but it is only noticeable in longer gears (specially in the 100-200) Plus, the Astra returns a *considerable* higher Mpg, while only being a bit slower than your XR5
@@dexgeta.9940 that's a fair point. The new Focus 1.5 (3 cylinders only) also sounds pretty good. I guess a nice sound was not Opel's priority. For me it's ideal nevertheless, because it really doesnt rise any suspicions as to what's under the bonnet
These can be bought for less than 18k now pre owned this shown model aswell! Great car, wish it come with a premium sound system .
I agree with the sound system, I got a 2017 RS-V white Manual for 9k during peak covid so very happy.
@@Lens_Addictwhat is the sound system like. Thinking of getting one?
@@darbyharrison3876 it's okay, it's kinda similar to the Toyota Corolla, 2022 base model
no Subwoofer or anything like that, I wouldn't say it's bad, but I would say it's only about average or maybe above average
@@darbyharrison3876 i had a rental astra k 1.2turbo (110 or 130 hp) and the door speakers punched hard at low bass without panels rattling etc., however same can't be said from the tweeters which were quite underwhelming. Coming from having components in the front and 12" on the back in another car i would say the audio is good enough... however i got confused reading reviews and comments of some saying their car lacks bass, it might've had "premium" audio packages.
Jeez wasn't expecting those kinda figures. Pretty quick!
I bought a MY17 18 months ago as a demo with 3000km including the sunroof and adaptive cruise control pack for $20k. Absolutely great car and a bargain.
Michael C What’s the sound system like? I want to buy one but not having a decent stereo is a deal breaker for me.
That's incredible... I was thinking low 7s maybe high 6s but not under 6.5s. A lot of hot hatches would be sweating at those numbers!
Agree.However, in the corners the hothatches would leave it behind
@@golf1diesel true but this is not opc or hothatch...for routine driving days its more than enough for 20k euro :)
@@golf1diesel not true these cars handle well! If the undulations are high the car at high speed on certain roads is risk of making body contact with road but we're talking over 100 but some hot hatches with even lower ground clearance no doubt would be the same or worse on UK roads, the car grips well and maintains more than adequate composure and rigidness
@@AizzaHD what about the Civic mk10 1.5t ?
@golf1diesel, you've obviously never drove one, to know that it goes round corners better than most hot hatches out there.
Built in Poland, thats ok, our factory is famous for the proper quality within all GM plants
And you must be the supervisor there?
@@Manuel-vz3cu No, Im broadcaster of well known opinion
O ye ? All 1.4 t Astra K engines has problem its built by Poland factory... what a quality !
@@togone0three Blame it on the rain - Milli Vanilli 😉
@@togone0three nope, it was fixed with Oil / ECU update, 150k on my 1.4 - no issue - LSPI is prone to ALL GDI engines!
The 3rd gear on the auto and manual variants (I've driven both) is very impressive. Just as quick as 2nd gear absolutely no drop off
I own an MY15 Astra VXR and had one these RS-V in auto (MY17) for a day through Holden's one day test drive offer. To be honest I couldn't see a huge difference between the VXR and this up to 100km/h. Didn't torque steer excessively either. It's quite an underrated car to be honest.
@Crian definately. Much more pronounced exhaust and induction noise especially in VXR mode when you drop down to 2nd gear. Mostly turbo spool noise in the RSV.
Very under rated car, allot of bang for your buck. All for under $30,000. 0-100 are close to Golf GTI numbers which you pay $50,000 drive away new, very quick for a 1.6T auto.
Hyundai i30 SR with a 1.6T does 0-100 in 7 seconds.
From Gliwice (Poland) with love!
One of the most underrated models. The Opel based Holdens are great but seem to get hate for having a domestic brand name, that's absurd.
Not really absurd. Holden's reputation for poor aftersales service is legendary. An Australian industry watchdog had to take Holden to Court to get them to acknowledge it's total ambivalence towards it's customers. I wouldn't go near the brand!
If you've ever owned a previous gen Astra, you'll know why.
@@madhardcorenick whats wrong with it?
@@peterhallenbach1871 nothing only hate. The astra k is great and an other level of car.
That's a lil bit quicker than I expected
Wow that's faster than a SV6 VF Commodore PD did a Video and they done 100kmh in 6.8 seconds.
Proper quick for what it is!
Nice. Golf 2.0 gti spec 0-100km/h is 6.4. Well done opel
100-200 is a big difference
@@lacapone7159 yea and now compare prices :)
Guccaaa and now compare times on the track :)
L´A Capone. Well golf gti is a 2.0 and is 1880kg and astra is 1.6T and is 1900kg. So the golf suppose to destroy the astra by a long shot in all areas of performance. But 🤭
Mzwandile Harmans bro the gti is around 1300-1400kg‘s😂
I've got the Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Turbo, slipped under the radar alot here too and it's pretty damn fast for a 1.6
Especially the sports button lol
A16sht or B16SHT engine? Has it got 200hp? I have the 1.6 200hp vauxhall astra GTC. I have heard they have piston issues timing chain issues and injection issues so I am a little weary to keep it!!
@@CLIFTYPOPS LSPI on the 1.4 engines, changed with an ECU update / Dexos 1 Gen 2 Oil, I run 98 on my 1.4 MY2017 Astra and its been fine, over 150k on the clock, solid car.
I just bought a 6speed manual - couldn’t find a 0-100 with the manual but from what I can tell it’s proper quick - love that it’s a sleeper
It would be nice if this car had some kind of sports exhaust from factory
Agree. The exhaust sounds meh but performance is there
I have this same car and it's funny how many so callled fast hatchbacks get whipped when I punch it... Awesome car!
Yes, it is truly fun. 😃
wow good performer for a little 1.6
Unbeatable money for grunt, especially as a demo/near new proposition
Great car owned since 14 months ago love it so much
Thank you PDrive.. İ’ve been waiting for this test for a while. İ fortunately own the same car. The best i did was 6,6 seconds on Turkey’s rubbish asphalt. İ wonder which type of gas you preferred, 95 or 98 octane ?
Thank you again for the wonderful test 👏🏼
sen ne kullaniyorsun abim
6.42" 0-62mph? Fast enough for a small family car !
Lol that so fast for what I expected. I have the j 1.6 180 and it's the opposite than this one, the automatic version it's slower.
Good job Opel, removing weights, good power and auto transmission
Exterior looks better than UK versions, but it seems to be missing rear usb ports and rear hot air vents.
they were probably looking to undercut a lot of its competitors here. Most people that have one wouldn't have rear passengers anyway.
Well my uk one has two USB in back and heated rear seats
In Australia Holden Astra, in GB Vauxhall Astra, in Germany Opel Astra.
But is the same Car.
I reckon with a manual and some brisk shifting you could get it even faster!
Did you guys ever test the Commodore ZB four cylinder turbo. I can’t see it in your list of videos. Just wondered how it compared to the Astra 0-100?
We didn’t, unfortunately. We tried to book one but it was too late. They weren’t promoting them anymore.
Love those cars ❤ i have 1.4 Turbo R 2020 model fast enough for Melbourne.
I agree.. I have a subaru WRX and my wife has a 1.4 current shape astra and I honestly love driving it considering how much different they both are. It handles excellent
Why is the german model Astra K 1.6 turbo 7.8 from 0-100 and this one so much faster ???
Angelheart 76 Maybe due to European emission control regulations 🤷🏼♂️
@@TheLindt98ah ok that could be the case. F* Germany again and again... Thanks for your answer.
A lot of factors can change the result. The brand of tyres, the weather (it's the middle of winter in Aus) which can cause boost to spike, lack of spare tyre to save more weight and 98 octane fuel instead of 95 octane. On the day the car was tested I would say the odds were in favour of the car.
7,8 impossible
Easily I can do with mine 7s or 6.8s
Should I go with one of these or a Mazda3?
It Looks Like Opel Astra 💯
It’s actually the same with a Holden badge.
Pre FAP 2016-2018 very fast motor 👌🏻
Hi Brett, can you add this vehicle to the performance data on the website please?
Cheers!
Yes, will do. We forgot this car for some reason. Thanks!
@@PDriveTV Thank you. That was quick! I am purchasing a new RS at a huge discount 😉 Not sure how it's as quick as an i30 N or a Golf GTI from 0-100 but I'm pretty happy about it!
fast for a 1.6T
0-100 is good because it has only 200hp that’s why it hot traction
Sounds good and goes hard. Even with GM's sketchy quality, I'm tempted to give this a go.
Thats not GM. Thats PSA.
@@peterhallenbach1871 this is gm engine medium gasoline engine from pre 2019
I wanted this as our next car but my parents bought a 2018 Auris (corolla hatch) hybrid...
Navigation screen got flashing. Half screen.. Any idea how it happened?????
Never understood why these didn’t sell well here.
Because Holden...
VaporyAbyss yeah that sums it up.
Sadly most Opel based Holden don't age well.
madhardcorenick Thats not true. Stupid rumours.
@@madhardcorenick that's not true.
is OPF Modell?
Lovely speed
Thanks👍
How is it VS a Golf Gti?
@@thomasnkoko432 dont forget, a GTI got 220hp or 230hp Performance got 245hp. The Astra only 200hp. That is literally insane. 😅
Last good German engine! And now 3 cil 1.2 boooooo
I have a 1.4 turbo and that's pretty quick would like to try the 1 6
What is the intro song
Gilete abdi feat miki
Do you test all cars with the same amount of fuel?
Yes, we try to test vehicles with a full tank or close to. We have thought about this quite a bit, because obviously having near empty might produce quicker times. But in the end we decided the easiest way to remain consistent is to go with a full tank (kerb weight). We are in and out of cars multiple times a week, so as you can imagine it's easier to have a full tank rather than pointlessly trying to waste fuel/time to reach 10% or 20% full etc. In most cases (but not all) we run the tests soon after picking up the car so it's nice and clean for the video. Thanks for your question.
@@PDriveTV No worries. Great video as always. Thank you for the response
This is quicker than a Fiesta St which is lighter and has similar power, quite impressive. (I'm sure the fiesta is more fun to drive).
If it had a better design on the outside (like the astra vxr was) it would have been an appealing car to go for with that kind of performance. But honestly, it looks crap on the outside to me, its a shame.
RIP little Holden :(. Holden has decided to axe you for 2020.
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
My Gosh 6.42 Seconds that is quick my car has been set to 175KW and 365NM so its a smidgen faster
As in the same 1.6T
My ... Screen started flashing every time starting.... Up to 10minutes to stopping .... Screen look funny too.
It's power to weight doesn't say it will do these times 🤔
Timboss Hoss Doesn't take into account the torque thlugh
quicker than numbers suggest
You should do a
Mg gs with the 1.5 turbo
golf eater?
The Astra got only 200hp, Golf GTI got 3 options one with 220hp or 230hp and the Performance with 245hp. So I wouldn't say it is a "Golf eater." But still impressiv.
Wow, so it’s quicker than the Cerato GT.
Sam Ham and way better than a kia
6.4 from this? you get 6:1 from a 2.0T Macan. Can’t be serious!
According to our Racelogic Vbox Sport, yes. We ran the car 4 times and this was the best result. Macan is heavier but AWD. Power-to-weight ratio is 9.0kg:1kW for the Astra and 9.4kg:1kW for the Macan.
These little engines dont last with the power they give.
they last
ليست من GM هي حاليا من بيجو
Opel astra*
Thanks. In Australia they are badged as Holden Astra.
@@PDriveTV yes i know.
@@nero8814 in the UK they are called the Vauxhall Astra.
@@joecarter1676 yes, opel and Vauxhall are working together.
Opel and Vauxhall are shit names
Could the Astra be a good car? Yes. It’s it a good looking and fun car to drive? Yes. But GM burnt the Holden brand and that’s why they are discontinuing cars in Australia. Sorry but I’m not sorry GM Holden - I learnt from my shit heap Holden Cruze
Cruzes r shit.. no doubt about it. But this car looks to be the complete opposite of a cruze
@@jspanga
Honestly it really depends on the Cruze. The 2013-2016 Cruze SRi’s aren’t half bad. Mine has done 210,000 and still drives so smooth with no issues. In saying that the 2009-2012 ones are complete crap, would even stay clear of any 1.8 Petrol even to 2016.
@@TheJayden3977 i've only had experience with the crap ones.. bought my parents' one to help them out. Mechanically sound (though its gearbox went around 60'000km, warranty covered at least), but man the lag! You have to hit the throttle 2-3s before you need to go - i.e. going into a roundabout only to speed up once you've already left it
@@jspanga
My friend has a 2012 CD and it’s so gutless, no punch or anything and one of the most boring cars to drive. The 1.6 Turbos that come in the 2013-2016 SRi’s are actually very decent for the price they are worth. You pay more for a VE SV6 these days yet the SRi would flog it to a 100 (I remember demolishing this red player in a non SIDI VE SV6 off the line). They aren’t like V8 quick but for what they are worth plenty of go in them.
kind of pointless those exhausts in this city car
OPEL ASTRA Not holden!!!(ADAM OPEL)
6.4 sec from 0-100 km/h?
Official numbers are 7.8 sec
1.4 seconds faster is a little bit odd
Yes, we were very surprised as well. We did numerous runs (as usual) and the Vbox kept producing consistent results around the mid 6s.
@@PDriveTV nice. That's even better ;)
De.Johnny this car requires 98ron fuel, if lower ron is to be used the car would run slower. I wouldnt be surprised if people tried to test it with 95ron and reported slower acceleration
@@Psyrgery I don't think that 98 to 95 would make this car over 1 second faster.
My car has a 3.2 V6 and the only difference I get from Roz 95 to 102 is quicker response but not really faster.
Only with 50% ethanol i get better performance. That's about 120 Roz
@@TAOSEELE a 3.2L engine is basically two times the size compared to this Astra. Turbo engines generate a lot, and I mean a lot of heat, with small displacement engines such as this one the 98Ron is needed or else you will get less power than when using 95ron. I am not english and I cannot explain why, but it is related to spark retard injection. I am sure you will be able to find more information about it on the internet, but basically small displacement turbocharged engines need 98ron fuel to work as the engineers intended (acceleration and gas mileage), these engines can still work with 95ron fuel at the cost of poorer performance AND gas mileage.
I really wanted to buy one but couldn't get passed the cheap plastic interior. It felt awful. It also sounded really bad and the infotainment system was crap.
A car is usually more about the engine... The rest u can customize or modify to your liking... Lame excuses go to the trash.
@@djdondatta2784 Modify all the cheap plastics? Ok
@@lamborghini0610 Shitty plastic since Astra H, most disgusting interior ever...
Matt Smith Are you kidding? You clearly never touched the car. There is no cheap plastic in the interior. Its all softtouch.
@@cadenrausch741 No I am not kidding, my sister owns this car. The upper panels are all relatively soft yes, but the centre console and rear doors are hard plastics. The biggest issue for me was the lack of refinement. The indicator and wiper stalk for example felt very cheap, flimsy and clunky. The engine is great in terms of power, it really gets up and goes. Much faster than most rivals. However it certainly isn't as refined as something like a VW Golf. It is a lot more noisy when it drops a gear.
My xr5 will smoke these all day long, my mate has one and it wouldnt beat my xr6 falcon haha
Not really, far from it. Yes, the XR5 (ST Model here in Europe) is a bit faster, but it is only noticeable in longer gears (specially in the 100-200)
Plus, the Astra returns a *considerable* higher Mpg, while only being a bit slower than your XR5
@@Psyrgery lmfao !!!
@@Psyrgery what is xr5?
@@peterhallenbach1871 it's how they call the Ford Focus Mk2 ST in Australia
@@Psyrgery thank you. :) Well, i guess a Ford Focus ST MK2 got stock 224 hp. A friend owned one. Of curse it is a bit faster. 😅
Same car reviewed here: ua-cam.com/video/KCgT74Dw3e4/v-deo.html
hmm, i thought that Holden ceased to exist
Pretty quick but not my type
This care is made by the Peugeot group not GM
It is GM
@@MrRohanThomas heck no.
@@MrRohanThomas its not
Great car, unfortunate its euro
10m- 1 sec 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The worst sound on the planet, my god
which is why i put a custom exhaust on mine, sounds fucken mean
It's a 1.6, you can't get a great sound out of an engine that small...
@@Psyrgery listen stock 1.4l Abarth suond dude.
@Fan Brix how old are you?
@@dexgeta.9940 that's a fair point. The new Focus 1.5 (3 cylinders only) also sounds pretty good. I guess a nice sound was not Opel's priority. For me it's ideal nevertheless, because it really doesnt rise any suspicions as to what's under the bonnet