Saab hopes to make a new compact model at its plant in Trollhattan, Sweden, Reuters reported last week.
Saab’s managing director, Jan-Ake Jonsson, told the Swedish news agency TT that the compact car would compete in the same segment as the
BMW 3 Series and Audi A3 and be built on a platform similar to that of the next-generation
Opel Astra. He did not say when the car would go into (.
With its elegant, athletic figure, the Astra TwinTop stands out clearly among the new generation of hard-top cabrios. The first impression of the four-seater is reminiscent of that of a well trained athlete - not a gram of fat anywhere. Gradually the particularly elegant profile appears, confirming the Astra TwinTop as the coupé among cabrios; clean and uncomplicated lines from the arrow-shaped front end and the wedge-shape rising to the rear, to the curved roof and the taut rear end.
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Elegant, dynamic styling, impressive performance plus high equipment and safety standards - all at affordable prices - are the most striking features of the new Opel Astra Coupé that goes on sale throughout Europe in spring 2000.
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The economical and environmentally friendly Opel Astra 1.6 CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) is the company’s second versatile series production car with a monovalent natural gas-powered engine.
At the 2002 Burssels Motor Show, Opel launched the most powerful version yet of the Bertone designed and built Astra Cabriolet. Installed under the bonnet is the same turbocharged straight four engine that powers the Coupe Turbo. The top of the line package of the Cabriolet includes ESP, 17 inch alloy wheels and an aluminum centre consol.
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