Vauxhall Astra 1.4T SRi review - verdict
Vauxhall Astra 1.4T SRi Road Test
Test Date 12 October 2009
Price When New £20,090
Verdict
The Astra has spent a sizeable amount of the past decade in an unenviable ‘best of the rest’ position behind the Golf and Focus. But with this smart new shape and high-quality cabin, it looked like this sixth-generation version would be the one to put the Astra on at least an even footing with those rivals.
And if the car worked as well as it looked, that is where it would now be. But while there are no great deficiencies in the way it drives, there are too few glimmers of the kind of inspiration that makes the Golf and Focus, in their different ways, so outstanding.
So we will give the Astra a hearty welcome and point out that if you’re interested in a car’s static rather than dynamic qualities, it makes a strong case for itself. But for enthusiasts like us, who will always care more about what a car does than how it looks, the Astra’s role as eternal class bridesmaid looks set to continue.
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