Not to be confused with. Holden Astra Overview Manufacturer (1984–1989) (1996–2009, from 2015) Production 1984–1989 1995–2009 2015–present Assembly Australia: (1984-1989) United Kingdom: (1995-present) The Holden Astra is a marketed by in Australia. Spanning six generations, the original, Australia-only Astra of 1984 was a derivative of the locally produced, as was the 1987 Astra. It was succeeded by the in 1989—another unique-to-Australia model line. From 1995, the Holden Astra name was used in New Zealand, for a version of the, which had been sold locally as an Opel since 1993. The following year, Holden discontinued the Nova line in Australia in favour of the Opel-based Holden Astra. On 1 May 2014, Holden announced to import the Opel Astra J GTC and Opel Astra J OPC with Holden badges to Australia and New Zealand.
Contents. First generation (LB, LC; 1984–1987) First generation (LB, LC) Overview Also called (N12) Production 1984–1987 Body and chassis 5-door Related The original Holden Astra, introduced in August 1984 as the LB series was a (N12). The Pulsar, a Japanese designed model, sold alongside the unique to Australia Astra line-up. The Pulsar for Australia was assembled in; however, for the Astra the body panels were pressed at Holden's facility. Unlike its Nissan counterpart, the Astra was only offered as a five-door, with the three-door hatchback and four-door omitted from the range due to fears they would overlap with Nissan's own Pulsar range. However, Holden's continuation of the sedan range was the nearest equivalent of this in the range.
1986 Holden Astra SLX (LC) The only engine available was a Nissan-designed 1.5-litre engine, locally manufactured, this engine produced 52 kilowatts (70 hp) and 115 newton metres (85 ft⋅lbf) of. Options were a five-speed or a three-speed. Compared to the N12 Pulsar, the Astra LB sported a distinctive, the work of Australian stylist housing the Holden lion insignia in the centre. Also unique were Astra-only, badging and decals.
A revised LC model was released in April 1986. Unleaded-fuel requirements uprated the engine to 1.6 litres, power to 60 kilowatts (80 hp) and torque to 124 newton metres (91 ft⋅lbf). Model and trim changes were also a part of the update, including a new grille insert, and the addition of an SL model positioned below the SL/X and SL/E levels. The Used Car Safety Ratings, published in 2008 by, found that first generation Astras (LB/LC) provide a 'significantly worse than average' level of occupant in the event of an. Specification levels Two trim levels, the SL/X and the SL/E were offered in the LB Astra series, although a basic SL model arrived in 1986 with the LC upgrade. SL: entry-level model available upon the LC's introduction. SL/X: introduced with LB series featured cloth trim, a digital clock and a combined and player.
SL/E: added among other features to the equipment list. However, the LC update saw the SL/E specification downgraded from alloy wheels to steel wheels with plastic. Second generation (LD; 1987–1989) Second generation (LD) Overview Also called (N13) Production July 1987 – July 1989 Body and chassis 4-door 5-door For the second generation LD Astra, the was again used as the basis, this time using the latest N13 series.
Unlike before, the LD was the result of a proper joint venture development programme. That is, Nissan provided the and Holden supplied for fitment in both applications.
Launched concurrently in July 1987, both the LD Astra and N13 Pulsar were offered in four-door sedan and five-door hatchback. Outside of Australia though, three-door hatchback and body variants of the Nissan were also available. Both 1.6 (55 kilowatts (74 hp); 135 newton metres (100 ft⋅lbf)) and 1.8-litre (79 kilowatts (106 hp); 151 newton metres (111 ft⋅lbf)) of Holden's engine were offered in the Astra-Pulsar models. Badged as 1.6 and 1.8 injection, respectively, the term injection denoted the utilisation of.
1987–1989 Holden Astra SLX sedan In July 1989, all associations with were severed and a new agreement between was formed. This relationship, known as the (UAAI) was a continuation of the 's that started with Nissan. Nissan continued to use the Holden engines until 1991 before replacing their N13 Pulsar line with the N14, while at the same time entering a new model sharing alliance with. The Used Car Safety Ratings evaluation from 2008 found that LD series Astras provide a 'worse than average' level of occupant protection in the event of an accident. Specification levels Of the three trim specifications offered, the SLX and SLE nameplates no longer featured the '/' symbol, as in SL/X.
Besides this anomaly, the LD range mirrored that of the LC Astra:. SL: entry-level variant, available only as five-door hatchback, featuring the five-speed and 1.6-litre engine combination. The brake setup for the LD series Astra in any specification was a / setup, whereas the equivalent Australian Pulsars had four-wheel disc brakes as standard. SLX: was the second tier variant fitted with the 1.8-litre engine in coupled to either a five-speed manual or three-speed.
The SLX also featured full plastic wheel trims, as opposed to the steel centre fitted to the SL. SLE: was the highest specification offered, available only as an automatic 1.8-litre.
The SLE was equivalent to Pulsar's GXE specification. HSV Astra SV1800. Holden Astra City hatchback Overview Also called Opel Optima (Indonesia) Chevrolet Astra Production 1995–1998 Body and chassis 4-door 5-door In 1995, the Holden Astra name was used again, this time in New Zealand for a model based on the, Opel being the subsidiary in Germany. Imported from 's plant in the, this third-generation Astra model and was sold as a four-door sedan, five-door hatchback and five-door wagon. Holden in Australia did not sell the Opel-based Astra, known as the TR series, until September 1996, after the dissolution of Australian Government. This resulted in the collapse of, the Holden-Toyota alliance, and as result Holden opted to return to marketing rebadged General Motors vehicles. Between 1989 and 1996, the Astra's role was fulfilled by the, Holden's version of Toyota's ( and ).
Unlike New Zealand, the wagon was not offered. During this period of badge engineering in Australia, had used as one of its main marques alongside Holden and. Because the Button plan or local equivalent never existed in New Zealand, the two initial generations of Holden Astra (LB/LC and LD) were thus never available in that market. Holden Astra GL sedan Like the two previous generations, TR Astras were assessed in the 2008 Used Car Safety Ratings, and shown to provide an 'average' level of protection. Specification levels. City: was the introductory model featuring a driver's, and. The engine and transmission combination consisted of a 1.6-litre engine (74 kilowatts (99 hp); 135 newton metres (100 ft⋅lbf)) with a five-speed.
GL: editions were fitted with front, electric and a over the City, and also featured a 1.8-litre engine (85 kilowatts (114 hp); 165 newton metres (122 ft⋅lbf)) with the option of either manual. GSi: was the sporty hatchback-only entrant, featuring dual airbags, sports interior trim and, along with a 2.0-litre engine (100 kilowatts (130 hp); 188 newton metres (139 ft⋅lbf)) coupled to a five-speed manual. Interior Limited editions.
Olympic Edition: Holden produced Olympic Editions of both the City and CD grades edition launched in July 2000, included ' Olympic badging. Equipe: was based on the Astra City, but added 15-inch alloy wheels and various combinations of extra features including, electric, and rear. Equipe model were released in April 2001, April 2002, April 2003 and September 2003. Limited Edition: special edition for the convertible, released in March, 2004. Distinguished by 17-inch five-spoke alloy wheels, pale beige leather interior trim, rear parking sensors and 'China Blue' metallic paint finish. Linea Rossa: special edition for the convertible, released in 2004. Distinguished by its 17-inch five-spoke alloy wheels, red and black Nappa leather trim, rear parking sensors, unique instrument cluster, Magma Red paint finish and 'Linea Rossa' sill plates and floor mats.
Holden Astra GTC (PJ) Overview Also called Production May 2015-Late 2016 Assembly, Poland Body and chassis 3-door Related Dimensions 2,675 mm (105.3 in) Length 4,466 mm (175.8 in) Width 2,020 mm (79.5 in) Height 1,482 mm (58.3 in) The sixth generation Astra is based on General Motors' and went on sale in 2015. The same car was part of a failed attempt by to establish itself in Australia between 2012 and 2013. The range included the Astra GTC, GTC Sport and VXR three-door hatchbacks, sold at significant lower prices than the preceding Opel models. The VXR featured a with a power of 206 kW (280 PS; 276 hp) and torque of 400 N⋅m (300 lb⋅ft). Holden Astra LS sedan (BL) Holden announced in early 2015 that the fifth-generation will be sold in Australia, from 2016 with the 's future uncertain. In late 2015, Holden announced that the Astra and second-generation Cruze will be sold alongside each other.
In January 2017 it was revealed that both the Astra and Cruze would be sold together under the Astra nameplate, with Holden taking only the hatch variant of the as the 'new Astra hatch,' and the sedan imported as the 'new Astra sedan.' Neither the Opel Astra sedan nor Chevrolet Cruze hatch would be imported by Holden. The new BK Astra hatch went on sale in December 2016 with three models forming the lineup: R, RS and RS-V. Holden had later added an R+ grade which includes the autonomous safety pack. Only a six-speed manual was available from launch on the 1.6-litre turbo models, with the automatic becoming available in March 2017. A variant of the Astra hatch launched in October 2017, available in LS+ and LT trims, with an exclusive 1.4-litre turbo engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. Unlike the Astra hatch and sedan which are produced in Poland and South Korea respectively, the Astra Wagon is produced at manufacturing facility in the UK.
The new Cruze-based BL Astra sedan was released in June 2017 with four models forming the lineup, but instead being referred to as LS, LS+, LT and LTZ. Whilst the Astra hatch is available with either 1.4-litre turbo or 1.6-litre turbo engines, the Astra sedan is only available with the 1.4-litre turbo, and the six-speed manual is limited to the base LS model, with all other models having a standard six-speed automatic transmission.
In 2017, the BK Astra released the station wagon to complement the BK Astra hatchback. It was based off the sportwagon sold in the United Kingdom. Sales Sales of the BK Astra commenced in December 2016. Initially slow with manual transmission being the only option, sales have picked up with the introduction of an automatic transmission, as well as sedan and wagon variants, in 2017. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Total 2016 N/A 448 448 18,481 2017 418 398 719 792 828 1,580 1,125 831 801 1,031 1,480 3,532 13,535 2018 813 1,008 906 497 423 851 4,498.
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