The new Opel Astra means business!
It scored an overall victory and a category win at the 2016 Best of the Best Awards organised by Independent Motoring.
Announced at the 7th annual Best of the Best awards in Joburg, the Opel Astra grabbed the trophy for overall best-of-the-best award and best family car award.
Decided by motoring journalists from Independent Group publications together with www.motoring.co.za, the competition judged over 60 new cars, bakkies and SUVs launched in Mzansi over the past 12 months.
The judges rated the Astra highly for its sophistication, ride quality and good value for money. They also pointed out that it incorporates advanced driver-assist technology that have traditionally only been found in expensive luxury cars.
“Opel has upped its game with a car that’s lighter yet roomier, more interesting to look at, classier inside and packed with gadgets,” said Independent Media’s motoring editor Denis Droppa.
“Standing out against a market of over achievers, the new Astra has done it by ditching some mass in its middle and gaining some in its inside.”
The 11th generation Astra is no stranger to praise from motoring experts – it is the reigning European Car of the Year and also a finalist in the Wesbank South African Guild of Motoring Journalists’ Car of the Year competition.
Efficiency is the Astra’s middle name. With a combination of a lighter and more athletic design, improved aerodynamics and its powerful yet light-sipping engines, the result is a car which is affordable to run without driving enjoyment being sacrificed.
