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If you are of a more mature persuasion, you might remember when there was an Astra on every street corner. Today, traditional hatchbacks appear to be heading towards extinction - an inevitable side effect of our love affair with the SUV. The once mighty Ford Focus is being killed off and rumours of the Volkswagen Golf’s demise are rife.
But there’s one car company bucking the trend. Vauxhall believes that there’s plenty of life left in the traditional hatchback and is about to launch a fully electric version of its Astra. Will it be the saviour of the five-door hatch? Can it push back the relentless tide of SUVs?
On paper, the Vauxhall Astra Electric doesn't make a strong start. While arch rival VW and others developed electric cars specifically around the electric bits, Vauxhall electric models share their body with other powertrains - which results in a few compromises. Although slightly longer than the ID.3 at 4,370mm, the Astra offers less space in the rear and has the smaller boot at 352 litres - which is also slightly smaller than an MG4 or Leaf and quite a lot less than a Kia Niro EV.
Look at the spec sheet and the Astra's hand looks a little weak. The battery is a measly 51kWh and you'll only be able to charge it at a maximum of 100kW. But the electric bits are pretty sophisticated, and if the figures are to be believed, super efficient too.
It's the same powertrain we've already tried in the Jeep Avenger but in the sleeker Astra it results in a possible 258-miles of range according to the official figures.
But there’s a problem. Talk about the prices and Vauxhall's bosses start to shift uncomfortably. The Astra Electric is slower than all of its key rivals. It has less equipment. It’s not a premium brand and has a smaller battery. It has a pretty basic warranty. So it must be cheaper, right?
Well, no. The cheapest GS grade is just under £40,000 and the better-equipped ‘Ultimate’ is £43,110. In comparison a top tier Megane is £41,995, or £39,495 for the mid level - both have bigger batteries and much more power. A top Cupra Born V3 with the 58kWh battery is £40,150, an ID.3 Pro S with the bigger 77kWh battery is £42,870.
But the killer is a Tesla Model 3. It has a 305 mile range, a 5.8 second 0-60 time and charging which is twice as fast in that dedicated network. Its list price is £42,990 and there are cars in stock today which are £38,790. And we won;'t even mention the £36,000 MG4 which offer either supercar performance (the Xpower) or a 300 mile plus range. That makes the Astra a pretty difficult sell, unless you worry about insurance premiums.
Join Nicola as she takes a first drive of the new Astra Electric in the UK for the first time. Are you a fan of the new Astra Electric? Is it on your shortlist? Let us know in the comments below.
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@JonOakden Год назад

Nicola has proven to be a fantastic addition to the channel. Her reviews are excellent.

@adriancarey7848 Год назад

Yes she's quirky and great fun. Am I allowed to say that now?

@DariuszTech Год назад

Absolutely agree 👍

@davidy7004 Год назад

I used to rate Nicola's reviews on the channel she was with before. I was wondering where she'd gone.

@aeonturnip2 Год назад

Wow. Ten grand too expensive to be competitive.

@markymarkreviews Год назад

This is funny. While watching this, I was aware that I had test driven the MG4 X-Power a few days ago, and I was thinking the MG4 blows this out of the water in every single metric: Space, equipment, looks (subjective) , incredible performance , battery size and range AND PRICE!! Not everyone wants or needs a car as big as the Tesla or a SUV. Why would anyone choose the Vauxhall? A simply unbelievable price. Being set up to fail! It is good the video ended with that precise comparison.

@hurbrowns5397 Год назад

Brand loyalty.

@ISuperTed Год назад

Yeah me too! The MG is a great car, superior in every way and massively cheaper. The X-Power was a bit mad for me tbh but great fun - I’m waiting for the bigger battery version.

@davidtaylorbfd Год назад

I don't want an EV to go fast, just give us a good range at an affordable price.

@FFVoyager Год назад

So did I. So I bought a used Hyundai Ioniq 28kWh. Getting around 6mi/kWh and 160 mile range at the moment.

@ShitpommfritFraz Год назад

Just get a normal MG4 then

@magallon643 Год назад

How about in 2024 Byd Seagull,250 miles range, 5 door hatchback,for only $11,000 Euros that's affordable right?

@FFVoyager Год назад

@@magallon643 it's not for sale in the UK.

@magallon643 Год назад

@@FFVoyager bummer

@marvinsamuels1237 Год назад

1:56 4.8 at 70mph is really good! I usually manage around 4.6 in my Ioniq (38kWh) that’s one of the most efficient EVs of the past 5/6 years.

@gregcooper2719 Год назад

For me at £40k Stellantis should be putting a battery that can do 350miles range at least in this (and the e308). A buyer has compromised on cabin space, but that miles/kwh figure would make it a high mileage drivers dream. The estate version would be a company car drivers dream… Stellantis have cocked this up in my opinion…

@FFVoyager Год назад

Nobody needs a '350' mile range though. Batteries cost and weigh a lot, carrying them costs energy, the energy lost from dragging around a huge battery pack is a law of diminishing returns. Smaller capacity makes a lighter battery pack. Fast charging (with appropriate cooling) should cost less to make and use.

@gregcooper2719 Год назад

@@FFVoyager I’d rather have a 350 mile wltp range for the days I do 260-300 mile round trips where I can charge at home for 10p per kWh than having to rely on public chargers that are a lot more expensive. So not everyone needs that range, but some drivers do. Just because you may not need it doesn’t mean that applies to everyone. At £40k drivers like me are going to be looking at other cars that can do over 300 miles, but it’s a shame as I don’t necessarily want an suv or crossover, so the 308sw was something I was genuinely considering, but not anymore

@sIightIybored Год назад

The Astra petrol is priced very well. Stellantis takes reasonably priced petrol models adds a few thousand £/€/$ in batteries then adds 50% to the price of the car. There's a reason private car EV sales have flatlined at 6%.

@FFVoyager Год назад

@@gregcooper2719 I'm sure YOU would. Some others seem to want to tow a caravan to Scotland from the south coast every week - but potential customers are already (rightly) complaining about the cost of the car! Adding huge batteries to a vehicle that very few people will ever drive 350 miles in one hit isn't really sensible. Making an efficient vehicle that charges fast would be a more affordable and accessible solution.

@FFVoyager Год назад

@@sIightIybored really? An Astra in mid-range spec is £29,855!

@sukybillan Год назад

Price has killed its chances before it started

@MrAndreCoutinho Год назад

Why? Care to explain?

@sukybillan Год назад

@@MrAndreCoutinhoStarting its base price at 40k. Much faster, more range available for a lot less money with its rivals.

@mejay01 Год назад

Agreed, why would anyone have this over a longer ranged, easier to charge Tesla 3. Or a top of the range fully loaded megane EV, kia Niro 4 ev, new hyundai kona ev, ionic 5, i just dont get it

@sukybillan Год назад

@@mejay01Tesla M3 all day long for most people

@Brian-om2hh Год назад

Not necessarily. Fewer people fork out in full for new cars to day. Most are acquired on personal leases or via PCP agreements. You have no depreciation worries with those.

@Brian-om2hh Год назад

The basic problem/issue here, is that the new Astra isn't a "ground up" electric car. It's a " we sell 'em with an engine or as as an EV" car...... And as a result, there are compromises.....

@alexanderstefanov6474 Год назад

Absolutely, when ground up rwd EVs are available at the same or lower price

@MrKlawUK Год назад

there isn’t anything wrong with a ‘converted ICE’ if designed from the start to be flexible. The original Kona/e-niro was an ICE platform and they were hugely popular and efficient. This seems like a decent small family car - good efficiency etc. Its just too expensive

@Noah_E Год назад

If a car is comprised of thousands of parts and all but a few are the same as an ICE, why not share a platform, making production easier and cheaper. The ICE has been getting incrementally better for almost a century (the Model T was the first auto to function like a modern car in many respects). They just work. Why throw away all that knowledge? When you do that you end up with problems like flush door handles and charge ports that don't open in winter and dumb decisions like CUVs without basic stuff such as rear wipers or glove boxes and designs that annihilate cargo space to add a fraction to range, like in the Ioniq6.

@ewadge Год назад

@@MrKlawUK The thing is that Opel/Vauxhall form part of the Stellantis group and on the same platform sell the Peugeot e208 and e2008, the Opel Corsa, the Citroen eC4 and DS eTense as well as the Jeep Avenger. You would think that with so many models with a shared platform it would be worth their while to do one dedicated EV platform (similar to what VW did with the ID 3, ID 4, Audi Q4 and other models.

@computerbob06 Год назад

@@ewadgeWent well for VAG, massive reduction in sales now - possibly should have concentrated on getting the software right as well!

@bordersw1239 Год назад

Will it’s secondhand value drop like a stone, just like the Corsa E?

@danielstefanovic2604 Год назад

Yep i guess by christmas you can get one with decent mile for 30k£

@camiraspy Год назад

Nailed it. Chines manufacturing, ie MG, and Tesla's lead and economies of scale, are making it very very hard for ANYONE else to compete.

@RomanSzegner Год назад

Doesn’t look good for the future of Stellantis… but you have to understand that they have the most expensive CEO in the automobile industry … 😉

@nicnordic6143 Год назад

😂 He has to manage a lot of brands...

@CastleKnight7 Год назад

I’d much rather have the MG4 XPOWER for less money. What are Vauxhall thinking?!

@stevenjones916 Год назад

Sleep walking into disaster.

@haukikannel Год назад

Pay something to the workers, unlike MG4 manufacturer…

@mco6968 Год назад

That Astra is £10k overpriced. The strategy of selling less cars for more money is unlikely to work going forward

@haukikannel Год назад

So like every European car…

@richardwalmsley7579 Год назад

Over 12 month waiting list for Vaux now, lots of dealers pulling out of all models and dumping them.

@stuartbear6126 Год назад

It’s a good looking car but seriously expensive. It is a shame that the big manufacturers are charging (no pun intended) so much when there are other makers out there that give better performance and range.

@ewadge Год назад

I went to a local dealer to inquire about the Peugeot e308 and was told that it would cost €50,000. Even the salesman could barely keep a straight face.

@brianhume4743 Год назад

Nicola, we need a video telling us what is the best car to replace the faithful fiesta owners who are now faced with the dilemma of having to buy something else, thanks 😮

@stevenjones916 Год назад

Hyundai i20.

@Draigthedragon Год назад

The headline price is too much, there's no getting away from that, but... Vauxhall give great discounts. When we looked at the Corsa last year we dropped the price by a quarter (roughly). And then you pop around to Peugeot and Citroën and Renault and challenge them to match the offer!

@BarryWardUK Год назад

I'd say so long as it can pull away fast enough when you need to, I wouldn't worry so much about the numbers. However, the price numbers are more concerning. I'd definitely take an MG4 over this any day. Did Vauxhall even look at the competition?

@morganangel340 Год назад

the competition is so far ahead they can't even see it. 🙃

@haukikannel Год назад

It is possible that German auto workers get a tinyt bit better salary than their coworkers in China… That is the difference. First all electronic production… TV, phones etc did go to china… Now cars are moving to China also. Interesting to see what production remain in europe? 1 million dollars/ euros luxury cars like Ferrari and similar and… well that is that….

@animationcreations42 Год назад

The Astra is by faaaaar the best looking car in it's class, like you say it's just such a shame about the price! I'd take the MG4 any day on price alone

@jondonnelly3 Год назад

don't agree, it's gross.

@MarkHewitt1978 Год назад

Best looking? No. It's not bad looking but it's just very ordinary.

@vetex007 Год назад

My question is Nicola, which one (the MG or Astra) would you choose to rent?

@mikadavies660 Год назад

I just DON'T the CRAZY price?? If they just copied VW with the ID3 as a bench mark.... Then I get it.... but the ID3 isn't selling!!!! Then look IN HOUSE at Stellantis... The Citroën E-C4 is miles cheaper for EXACTLY the same battery & motor, but with comfortable seats!! I totally agree, that the base Astra is way over priced, by at least £6,000 if not £8,000

@chrisr1254 Год назад

Will hopefully be a rare sight on our roads - and deservedly so. Is the e308 similarly "meh"?

@richardwilton722 Год назад

The MG is a Chinese car. The CEO of Stellantis, which owns Vauxhall, and owns factories in Europe and China, said recently that it costs 30% more to make a car in Europe than in China. I suppose that means we'll soon be reliant on China for cars, like we are for everything else. I believe right-hand drive Tesla Y's are also made in China (not sure). It could be that, when most cars are electric, only luxury cars will be made in Europe.

@computerbob06 Год назад

A nice car but apart from the smallish battery, that price is awful! Not forgetting, of course, there'll be a lot more tax to pay once you spec it over 40k as well!

@Vayshen Год назад

I get the idea that instead of flowers you offer Nicola a usb thumbstick with a few nice indicator sounds on the first date. Please let the indicator sound become a bit on your videos xD

@thomaseriksson3182 Год назад

Great review! Like this new girl on this channel!🌹👍 MG xpower is a bargain💥

@eric_intotheunknown Год назад

I loved the bit about the 'comfortable seats', LOL. Great review, thanks.

@haukikannel Год назад

Seats in Opels… They have allways been hard…

@giannisrousakakis696 25 дней назад

I always liked that for some reason😅@@haukikannel

@rml695 Год назад

I think I’m hooked on that turn signal noise lol I also like how it looks :) Although I will say $51-$53k (rough “almost but not quite” conversion if they were available stateside) for something like that is too much.

@casperhansen826 Год назад

I don't think you can convert the proce directly since there are probably a lot of purchase taxes in UK as in most parts of Europe. A Tesla Model 3 SR costs £42.990 so you can compare it to that But since the price is about the same I know which one I would prefer

@MandyFlame Год назад

The UK price includes sales tax at 20% … so a £40,000 car is £33,300 pre-tax, which is $43,175 at current exchange rates. Then in the US deduct state and federal subsidies (where applicable) and add local taxes.

@rml695 Год назад

@@MandyFlame hypothetically speaking, if it got the full $7500 tax credit (just an example), that would bring it down to the mid 30s pre tax which would be much more digestible. I forgot that VAT (or it’s automotive equivalent) is automatically calculated into the full price. Thanks :)

@dvdscutt 7 дней назад

Great video, just drove one, everything said was correct.

@timscott3027 Год назад

I cant see why anyone would buy this for that price. I mean a nissan leaf is roughly the same, (quicker, but slower charging) and that starts at £28k. This will be on sale at £35k very soon.

@johnrose-mh5mc Год назад

A few short years ago a "dirty diesel " was the must have vehicle

@PratabAli Год назад

@Electrifyingcom, can we have an end of year special episode "Nicola's Top Ten Satisfying Indicator Sounds"? 😂

@Electrifyingcom Год назад

We’re on it!

@kevinford6420 8 месяцев назад

The turn signal sound is the same as the beginning of a Pink Floyd track

@andygolesworthy7530 Год назад

The indicator noise reminds me of Pink Floyd's intro to Time.

@redlineste4283 Год назад

I'd say that Astra is about £20,000 over priced. Over 40 grand is madness.

@johngerard455 Год назад

It’s only Vauxhall in the UK, Opel here in Ireland and the rest of Europe.

@wolvoman1 Год назад

So, Vauxhall couldn't afford to supply the UK review market with a RHD ? Yet MG managed to supply one.

@martinday2815 Год назад

Wonder when the point will come that first time drivers will never afford to drive, once ICE based cars become 'classic', and electric cars effectively become either obsolete (unsupported due battery degradation or major electronic failure) and scrapped before they reach say 500 or 1000 pound mark or the car gets scrapped due minor crash but battery safety can't be ensured? Plus, first time driver would look at say 55 or 80 bhp...now equivalent Astra is 150bhp? Just a thought.

@XENONEZZ2 Год назад

Well done for pointing out the price discrepancy between this Vauxhall compared to the competition. However, perhaps you could have also pointed out that MG is a Chinese owned company with its vehicle production based in China and then told us about China's abysmal human rights record. For instance take a look at what China is currently doing in Tibet....you'll soon see what I mean. If something in this world seems cheap and too good to be true there's normally a reason.

@erhantimur Год назад

Brand new Tesla available in the inventory section brand new to collect immediately is £40,470. Vauxhall messed up with the pricing.

@samuxan Год назад

It's basically the same car as the 308 but for more money. All PSA group cars use the same 50kw battery and the sweet spot for this segment might have needed an extra 10kw. For the corsa/208 is perfect though

@hughmarcus1 Год назад

Great review by Nicola. Aside from the price, the Astra has one other problem. It’s as ugly as sin. That black grille & badge stripe across the front. Somebody was on Meth on a Friday afternoon 😬

@tommyjakobsen5504 Год назад

I love you enthusiasm, and looikng for a Hot Hatch.. i don´t care about range. I just charge up the battery is down. But can afford a car that take 3.8sec. to 100km/t i mindblowing, that faster that my old dream cars Vector W8 . do hope that Xpower can fit tow Hook.

@brucekennedy5274 Год назад

Looks like a good EV, shame they priced it in 2010.

@stevenjones916 Год назад

2010 ? I wouldn't pay that much for an Astra in 2040 !!!

@brucekennedy5274 Год назад

@@stevenjones916 Indeed... I'm getting at the fact that EV's were more rare and expensive back then. Now with the likes of the mentioned MG4 and others starting to finally changing the game, Vauxhall is really out of touch with what the regular folk this is squarely aimed at are willing to pay, now that more "affordable" (and I use the term loosely) EV's are slowly starting to appear.

@Adam.Piper62 Год назад

The only issue with this car is the laughable cost. Ok fine everyone does PCP these days (a massive factor that was mostly overlooked in this video because the deals on offer are much more competitive than list price) but still...it means noone can afford to buy it out at the end if they wanted too and depreciation will be huge. A shame as it looks outstanding and awesome to just have a proper family car not a crossover. I would say the petrol/hybrid model is a decent choice, but i guess that defeats the point. I will always choose a car for looks/style where possible, but not at 13k more than an MG4. Cant justify that.

@singlespeedcc Год назад

The way EV prices are falling lately, I’m sure this new Astra will be down to about £16k by next summer…and still no one will buy them.

@Noah_E Год назад

I love her dislike of piano "gloss" black and appreciation of real/physical buttons. There is absolutely no reason other than cost cutting that HVAC controls should be anything other than three simple, physical dials. Too many reviewers seem to like being forced to use voice commands, capacitive touch screens, and fake buttons that require taking your attention off the road to use, which is baffling.

@lupesalex3910 Год назад

Tell me more love about other electric Estate other than Opel Astra please.......

@jsptravels 11 дней назад

Hire cars and company cars for mid-level executives - that’s the Astras target market and has been for at least 15 years now, so the list price really doesn’t matter as far as Vauxhall are concerned. Shame really, could have appealed to some families too

@youxkio Год назад

I don't know why, but your body shakes a lot as well while you're driving. Again, could it be the hard seats?

@hometechUK Год назад

Just cant get over the ridiculous price, an Electric Asta need to have a starting price under £34k until then the sales figures will be very low. Also it's 2023 not 2018 100kWh max charging is way to slow this will block Charging stations, In 2023 the minimum charging speed should be 150kWh.

@r0bduh Год назад

Great review, great presenter EXCEPT no mention that the MG4 is a Chinese car made by SAIC which is 100% owned by the Chinese government - what does this mean for our future / freedom if we find more ways to send money to China? The Astra is made in Germany by well paid workers with human rights. Is that worth paying extra for?

@david5667 Год назад

America are far more dangerous than China. They've been spying and trying to manipulate the world for decades, and been involved in nearly every war since ww2. 😂😂

@watchtheskies Год назад

I have had many Astras, I drive one now, I like them, but there is no way I would choose this over a new Model 3 for the same money 😮

@DanielZajic Год назад

I had a Saturn Astra, it was just ok. Price was great, though. The price of this one is hilarious. Tesla and the Chinese are going to mop the floor with European auto unless the latter dramatically reduce prices. Sadly, I don't think they can, they're probably losing money as it is.

@bikeman123 Год назад

Its a good looking car.

@richardwilton722 Год назад

Of course the seats feel hard! How come everyone doesn’t know this? If you want the best seat for your back, get a firm seat with plenty of adjustment and adjust it to fit. How can people, in this age, be so ignorant of basic ergonomics? The AGR are never going to recommend a squishy seat, because they're bad for your back. A lot of high-mileage drivers like Vauxhalls because of the back-friendly seats. Perversely, the badge is regarded as down-market, because they appeal to fleet drivers.

@tpaul2866 Год назад

You almost loved the Honda E. You almost loved the Astra. Surely your luck will change. I love Sugar Puffs. My life is so simple.

@johnminshall242 Год назад

Doesn’t do enough v rivals, as you say! I certainly wouldn’t buy this over MG4 or Kia Niro. Enterprise will like it though 😉

@akf2000 Год назад

Yay a Nicola video!

@AKA001 Год назад

It’s cars like these that could’ve saved Holden in Australia… 😢 instead it banked on Supercar nostalgia.

@snich63 Год назад

Are Opels not sold in Australia? We are getting them in New Zealand now.

@AKA001 Год назад

@@snich63 nope they tried about 7 years ago and try to position it as a premium brand above Holden with the Astra and Insignia. But they failed miserably.

@haz525 Год назад

Stelantis electrified products at the moment are way to expensive for what they are. A fully loaded hybrid Peugeot 308 is nearly 50 thousand pounds

@I-Libertine Год назад

I quite like this.

@davelocktalk Год назад

50.8 klw battery pack is not big enough, I will be going for any electric car with 64 klw battery.

@craighopkins4954 Год назад

the astra is properly proportioned and much better looking than the mg, you dont need a car family car that sub 5 sed 0-60

@nailil5722 Год назад

the problem is that they are making EVs on refurbished ICE powertrains. Stellantis lowballed all of its EVs, only good one is the Fiat 500, the others don't stand a candle to the competition really.

@TheAllMightyGodofCod Год назад

Beef with tbis car is another thing... I looked at it on tv, with that amazing metallic yellow paint, the visor... Etc and I thought "I absolutely must get one og those!" Then, my neighbor bought on in metallic silver and I looked at it and i was like "boy! This car is bland, generic and boring!" For the Mégane e-tech I felt exactly tbe opposite

@Grant.G.Simpson Год назад

i'll hang on for the built from ground up volvo EX30 with more range, room, more everything....except price, £33k suddenly seems like a bargain (it definetley is not, but it seems like it compared to this)

@MrGMawson2438 Год назад

Spot on

@kevinnicholson7722 Год назад

i suspect both MG and Vauxhall are losing money on these cars

@Djeseret Год назад

MG is owned by the Chinese state... They give away the cars at a discount to take over the whole market, the communist party has established this strategy. Everyone is ignorant of the dark secret behind MG. Vauxhall charges for what an electric car costs... MG doesn't... Because they are a political weapon... NOT... a normal company.

@david5667 Год назад

@@DjeseretYou sure do hate the Chinese. 😂

@gordonmccartney5648 Год назад

The Astra biggest problem........every other car.

@attilazk Год назад

Sometimes I just wonder how people easily go for a CHINESE car due to it's lower price and more performance. Never mind reliability, after sales service and spare parts (especially in case of an accident) or most important of all: CRASH SAFETY!!! In this case of the Astra she confirms that "nice HUD, nice infotainment, efficient and quiet, comfortable ride with a very good driver assistance package" all points that are much worse on the MG, yet she doesn't feel the reason for the Astra being more expensive. Hilarious... or more like pathetic.

@Jaw0lf Год назад

Far too expensive for an Astra, I had more hopes, but it is Vauxhall and they priced the Corsa E higher than they should. MG, BYD and now even Volvo have better cars for less.

@taomahNEGEV Год назад

The 3-door Astra looks great but otherwise...The Cupra beats it at every aspect.

@PierreSimonsson Год назад

10:04 Stellantsi group is in big danger here Price setting is Foolish and crazy who will by a Vauxhall/ Opel Astra when you get Tesla Model 3 for same price or less i think it is better i to Not make this car if the cant set the pricing lower.

@Isclachau Год назад

40k for an Astra 😂😂😂. You don’t need to say anymore. No thanks

@leem5894 Год назад

2020 tech for Tesla Model 3 money! Very disappointed, giving my Mokka e back for a Model 3 RWD! £40k with 0% finance.

@lumsdot Год назад

Need 20k electric cars, 150 mile range is fine, 0 to 60, in 10 secs is fine. Fast charging is good.

@Brian-om2hh Год назад

We are slowly getting closer to that, but we're still 18 months to 2 years away. The car makers *know* it has to happen, but as there's less profit in it, they're putting it off as long as they can...... Until then, a decent used - initially more expensive - EV is your best option. I've seen a 2020 VW ID3 at £18k.....

@karmanline2005 Год назад

Its a dud. Probably 4 years too late. Standard MG4 is 27k, or a Niro EV, much better car for price of Astra. And GM ate probably losing money at 42k. Surely itcamt even beat the Corsa or Mokka e, even though they are its smaller siblings.

@Penmaenmawr101 Год назад

Less than 10 seconds 0 to 60 is not "technically slow"

@Rene-tj9ix Год назад

Left Hand Drive Vauxhall?? They must have changed the badge on an Opel Astra. LHD Vauxhall's don't exist imo.😂

@annagilda1 Год назад

Over 40k for that? Thats ridiculous! You just cant go past MG at the moment.

@Djeseret Год назад

MG is owned by the Chinese state... They give away the cars at a discount to take over the whole market, the communist party has established this strategy. Vauxhall charges for what an electric car costs... MG doesn't... Because they are a political weapon... NOT... a normal company.

@david5667 Год назад

@@DjeseretGo take your head for a wobble.

@drfisheye Год назад

Yes, Chinese subsidized cars are much cheaper. Just don't complain when the UK/Europe doesn't have an industry anymore.

@jellyd4889 Год назад

90 percent video of the presenter, and then the car was shown occasionally.

@Stewiedude1 Год назад

Stelantis need to get their heads in the game, this is abysmal compared to the offerings by MG and the upcoming Volvos that are priced better, larger battery, nicer vehicles and the nicer versions of those cars have over double the power for the same price. Abysmal

@rjw4762 Год назад

Would love it if the Magazines and TV channels started to point out the huge downsides to EVs. Believe me, it won't be long before the Ferrys of Europe BAN EVs.....and then the Channel Tunnel will do the same. Oh Dear. Then there is the small matter that the Batteries will need replacing after 7 years costing £10,000 (or a £10k reduction in 2nd hand value - take your pick), and then we discover that EVs are going to costs the country £billions due to worn out roads and having to stenghten the nations' multi-storey car parkes to account for the additional weight. Oh yes, and didn't the National Grid report 2-3 years ago that the cost of improving the national electricity grid sufficient to charge 20 million vehicles was going to be a mere £3 TRILLION !!!!! But who care, so long as they accelerate fast, eh ?

@Professor-Jack Год назад

MG-4 X Power yes please can you do a review please Astra put it in the higher for a week bin, i love it when a lady gets her make up spot skin matching lips O those lips beautiful 👍

@Twmpa 6 месяцев назад

40k for an Astra? Vauxhall are having a laugh. And these car review channels need to learn that 0-60 is not the be all and end all of cars. Most normal people couldn’t care less.

@ianroe6678 Год назад

I wouldn’t buy one of these but I also wouldn’t buy an MG4. There seems to be an obsession on this channel of comparing everything with MG4 price. Not everyone just goes for the cheapest option, there far more to it.

@jimmyjam8795 Год назад

No power required, not interested in speed or 0 to 60 in the slightest. Just range and economy please. Ooh and reliability, oh and residuals. Ah perhaps the last one is a bit hopeful for and EV!

@sbomorse Год назад

This is ridiculously priced. I love the new Astra but the EV is a none starter. It's not competitive at all.

@Yanquetino Год назад

Too bad about the butt rut. Otherwise it's an "okay" EV… that we'll never see on this side of the pond.

@danielhearson-roberts4049 Год назад

No such thing as a bad product , just a bad price

@em0_tion Год назад

4 door kombi = 5 door hatchback. Funny how we buy into using marketing BS language. 😂

@brianharley6452 Год назад

Drive off and the value half’s time u get home. Evs prices are crashing and electric prices going up. Bad mix

@verboseEV Год назад

Just bring back the Ampera…

@gavinscott5943 Год назад

What a terrible road test full of contradictions... Seriously. Electric cars are bought for efficiency. Not speed. Drive them 0-60 in 3 seconds often enough you'll be out of battery in 100 less miles than that claimed range. Is the Astra efficient, yes. Does the Astra go almost as far as it's rivals even though it has a smaller battery, yes. Does it look good, yes. Does it have everything you need, yes. Review it properly and actually think about what you're saying. I mean this review had comments of her saying she loves buttons and knobs but doesn't explain what they actually do and why that's miles better than a tablet screen you can't use when you're driving.

@Dreadpirateflappy Год назад

Vauxhall just don't make good cars. always behind the competition in most ways. I don't understand why anyone would ever buy a Vauxhall over it's competitors. Whatever you want out of a car you will always fond another car that does it better than any Vauxhall. "Distinctly below average" just sums up this brand.

@peterjackson6228 Год назад

Ah, Vauxhall/Opel doing what they do best, a dull car thats slightly overpriced. Sad that after all this time all they've done is taken out the ICE and put in the EV components. I bet they spent millions on the R&D to do that too. Alas, this is where MG/SAIC have the upper hand. The MG4/5 are EV's from the ground up. And the price too, what on earth are Vauxhall/Opel thinking?