Road TestCar reviews - Holden - Astra - LTZ sedanHolden modelsOverviewTop-spec Holden Astra sedan a capable cruiser with keen handling trick up its sleeve9 Jan 2018 CRUZE is dead, long live Astra. Except the Cruze lives on, courtesy of badge engineering, in the form of Holden’s BL Astra sedan. The sedan tested here is sourced from GM South Korea, meaning the Astra nameplate has returned to the rump of an Asian vehicle for the first time since 1989 – which was when the Nissan Pulsar-based, Australian-made LD Astra was killed off. Since then, the Astra badge has been affixed to cars built in Belgium, Britain and Poland. The current BK Astra hatch and wagon are respectively Polish and British by birth. Sophisticated, European, dare we say premium? But does the sedan version live up to the upmarket connotations of its borrowed badge? Read on to find out. GalleryClick to see larger images Model release date: 1 June 2017 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 |
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