Super TestCar reviews - Holden - Astra - CDTi 5-dr hatch rangeHolden modelsOverviewHolden aims high with two highly specified turbo-diesel AH Astra five-door hatches13 Jun 2006 WITH all the press focussing on its cheap Asian imports, you might be forgiven for thinking Holden has ignored its premium small-car combatant, the AH Astra. In fact, nothing is further from the truth, with a turbo-diesel CDTi and turbocharged petrol SRi hot-hatch now upon us. After a brief stint in the CDTi, all we can say is: look out Golf TDI! Model release date: 1 June 2006 to 1 April 2007 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelHolden has been here before, with the AH Astra’s original rear-drive ancestor, the 1975-1984 Gemini. Rushed to Australia on the tail-end of the last big oil crisis, this diesel engine was very much of the old-school design, offering a paltry 40kW of power and just 105Nm of torque from a 1.8-litre four-cylinder unit supplied by Isuzu of Japan. Despite boasting a five-speed manual – a rarity at the time – the Gemini diesel was very slow, very noisy and very unpopular. |
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