Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Plug-in Hybrid GS 5dr Auto Review

Category: Family car

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Vauxhall Astra front cornering
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  • Chris Haining test driving a Vauxhall Astra
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  • Vauxhall Astra interior front seats
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  • Vauxhall Astra interior driver display
  • Vauxhall Astra interior detail
  • Vauxhall Astra front cornering
  • Chris Haining test driving a Vauxhall Astra
  • Vauxhall Astra boot open
  • Vauxhall Astra interior infotainment
  • Vauxhall Astra right driving
  • Vauxhall Astra front right driving
  • Vauxhall Astra rear right driving
  • Vauxhall Astra front right static
  • Vauxhall Astra right static
  • Vauxhall Astra rear left static
  • Vauxhall Astra grille detail
  • Vauxhall Astra headlights detail
  • Vauxhall Astra rear lights detail
  • Vauxhall Astra interior front seats
  • Vauxhall Astra interior back seats
  • Vauxhall Astra interior driver display
  • Vauxhall Astra interior detail
RRP £37,935What Car? Target Price£32,759
Fuel type:
petrol parallel phev
Gearbox:
semi-auto
Doors:
5 doors

The Vauxhall Astra blends value with good ride comfort, tidy handling and adequate performance. We’d suggest sticking with the cheaper trim levels to make the most of the Astra’s keen pricing, as it struggles to trouble the more accomplished cars in the class. We'd go for the 1.2-litre 130 petrol engine and mid-spec GS trim.

This mid-spec trim is also our chosen trim of the range. It won’t set you back much more than the entry-level trim, but adds some luxuries to the standard equipment list that’ll make your ownership nicer, including adaptive cruise control, more comfortable seats, keyless entry and start, a 360-degree parking camera, and a heated steering wheel and front seats.

The plug-in hybrid combines a 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with an electric motor to produce a combined output of 178bhp. That's enough to sprint from 0-60mph in 7.7sec and on to a top speed of 140mph.


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Key information

Doors5
Seats5
0-62 MPH7.7 seconds
Fuel TypePetrol Parallel PHEV
GearboxSEMI-AUTO
MPGOfficial overall fuel economy figure

235

Boot CapacityHow much space is there?

352

litres

EmissionsOfficial emissions rating

28

g/km