Opel Antara 2011: With a discreet optical and extensive technical review, the facelift model starts in the spring in the market. 2.2 CDTI on first test drive, we were with the top model.
Everything back to start: Opel uses the facelift of Antara, fresh to position the middle-class SUV. So far a resounding success remained barred from the series, now the booming years SUV segment for the Opel is to find a stronger meaning. The refurbished Antara takes the beginning before 2012 debuts the still nameless compact SUV on Opel Corsa-based.
The renovations were overdue in the Antara. The Opel joint project with Daewoo/Chevrolet from the German competition from Cologne and Wolfsburg was been dropped from the outset. The countermeasures put at now in the so far most criticisms: efficiency and dynamics.
From the outside, only insiders and fans of the brand recognize the subtle facelift for the 2011er year. The face is now a little Saucier with newly shaped apron, the grille is a wide chrome clasp. The detailed changes in the Interior you must search for longer, visually it is practically not of the ago facelift model, one is from some new decorative panels and the easy-to-modellierten centre console with the electrical parking brake - which is after all new cupholder, where formerly was the handbrake lever. Opel talks about new, high-quality panels and coverings, the hard plastic in the faucet area differs little from the previous model.
The modification under the sheet turned out very much more. Especially the new Euro 5 engines. The 2, 4-litre ECOTEC petrol engine with 167 HP plays the role of the base model, core models is the new 2, 2-liter CDTI diesel engine. There is in the future in two stages (163 HP / 350 nm and 184 PS / 400 nm). A six-speed manual transmission is to have standard and a new six-speed automatic for 1,850 euro extra charge for all versions. We drove the top model with 184 PS and automatic.
The new Antara only in the highest facilities Cosmo for 37.550 euros is available in this form, there is the weaker diesel with automatic transmission in the including rank design Edition, from 34.180 euros. The favourable base models (gasoline engine from 26.780 euro) are available only with front-wheel drive.
The new diesel is powerful to the point. Without the striking use of loader, he slides steeply across a wide Rev range. At best a minimal Memorial second, when in flotterer driving after a corner from the brake to the gas switching, is what feels somewhat unusually striking. In conjunction with the class typically soft switching automatic, the new engine offers at least the rich "rubber band burst," the one very missed with its predecessor.
The engine is well insulated and can be heard only subtle rumblings, as a whole, Opel was studious in the noise reduction: new window seals, a modified windscreen, more material Pack the drive unit in cotton wool and largely lock out wind noise. So vernehmlicher the chassis to Word reports however, the rolling noise are relatively noisy. Compared to its predecessor the noise level has fallen but dramatically, what very well doing the driving comfort.
The chassis was although not touched in the construction, but subject to considerable fine tuning - with new bearings, otherwise coordinated spring/damper rates, strammerem flat land. Also Opel has made new flavored, direct and sensitive the steering. The result turns out quite convincing, as the new Antara drives with the firmness due in this class, without to tantalize the intervertebral discs of the passengers uncomfortable. The Steering work deserves even the predicate "athletic", because the feedback fits and targeted direct the Antara.
On the first test run, the newly tuned automatic all-wheel made a mixed impression. The Antara as pure front is usually on the road, the rear axle should be added electronically controlled and continuously, when front traction loss. However, some time, until the decidely front wheels got support from the rear section passed on the test drive each.
Promised a six before the decimal point in the consumption values, we could not reach that on our first, rapid test drive in the Highlands of Scotland - the computer reported an average of 8.0 liters. However, this is possible in view of the very significant temperament increase fine, in the day-to-day operation of the Antara will be also more economical to move.
The Opel Antara drives so after the facelift as it actually should from the outset. The lethargy and Tapsigkeit the first generation was successfully removed. Now you can venture down quite, to meet the popular competition from Wolfsburg and Cologne at eye level.
Author: Torsten Seibt
Everything back to start: Opel uses the facelift of Antara, fresh to position the middle-class SUV. So far a resounding success remained barred from the series, now the booming years SUV segment for the Opel is to find a stronger meaning. The refurbished Antara takes the beginning before 2012 debuts the still nameless compact SUV on Opel Corsa-based.
The renovations were overdue in the Antara. The Opel joint project with Daewoo/Chevrolet from the German competition from Cologne and Wolfsburg was been dropped from the outset. The countermeasures put at now in the so far most criticisms: efficiency and dynamics.From the outside, only insiders and fans of the brand recognize the subtle facelift for the 2011er year. The face is now a little Saucier with newly shaped apron, the grille is a wide chrome clasp. The detailed changes in the Interior you must search for longer, visually it is practically not of the ago facelift model, one is from some new decorative panels and the easy-to-modellierten centre console with the electrical parking brake - which is after all new cupholder, where formerly was the handbrake lever. Opel talks about new, high-quality panels and coverings, the hard plastic in the faucet area differs little from the previous model.
The modification under the sheet turned out very much more. Especially the new Euro 5 engines. The 2, 4-litre ECOTEC petrol engine with 167 HP plays the role of the base model, core models is the new 2, 2-liter CDTI diesel engine. There is in the future in two stages (163 HP / 350 nm and 184 PS / 400 nm). A six-speed manual transmission is to have standard and a new six-speed automatic for 1,850 euro extra charge for all versions. We drove the top model with 184 PS and automatic.
The new Antara only in the highest facilities Cosmo for 37.550 euros is available in this form, there is the weaker diesel with automatic transmission in the including rank design Edition, from 34.180 euros. The favourable base models (gasoline engine from 26.780 euro) are available only with front-wheel drive.
The new diesel is powerful to the point. Without the striking use of loader, he slides steeply across a wide Rev range. At best a minimal Memorial second, when in flotterer driving after a corner from the brake to the gas switching, is what feels somewhat unusually striking. In conjunction with the class typically soft switching automatic, the new engine offers at least the rich "rubber band burst," the one very missed with its predecessor.
The engine is well insulated and can be heard only subtle rumblings, as a whole, Opel was studious in the noise reduction: new window seals, a modified windscreen, more material Pack the drive unit in cotton wool and largely lock out wind noise. So vernehmlicher the chassis to Word reports however, the rolling noise are relatively noisy. Compared to its predecessor the noise level has fallen but dramatically, what very well doing the driving comfort.
The chassis was although not touched in the construction, but subject to considerable fine tuning - with new bearings, otherwise coordinated spring/damper rates, strammerem flat land. Also Opel has made new flavored, direct and sensitive the steering. The result turns out quite convincing, as the new Antara drives with the firmness due in this class, without to tantalize the intervertebral discs of the passengers uncomfortable. The Steering work deserves even the predicate "athletic", because the feedback fits and targeted direct the Antara.
On the first test run, the newly tuned automatic all-wheel made a mixed impression. The Antara as pure front is usually on the road, the rear axle should be added electronically controlled and continuously, when front traction loss. However, some time, until the decidely front wheels got support from the rear section passed on the test drive each.
Promised a six before the decimal point in the consumption values, we could not reach that on our first, rapid test drive in the Highlands of Scotland - the computer reported an average of 8.0 liters. However, this is possible in view of the very significant temperament increase fine, in the day-to-day operation of the Antara will be also more economical to move.
The Opel Antara drives so after the facelift as it actually should from the outset. The lethargy and Tapsigkeit the first generation was successfully removed. Now you can venture down quite, to meet the popular competition from Wolfsburg and Cologne at eye level.
Author: Torsten Seibt
