欧宝雅特是欧洲最受欢迎的紧凑车型之一，大众高尔夫去年销量48.2万辆，而位居第三的雅特去年销量下降了14%。为了挽救颓势，欧宝将对雅特进行改款。最近，谍照记者拍到了正在测试的雅特原型车。为了不让新车的车头造型曝光，该车采用了假的塑料车身面板。很显然，车头部分的改变是这次改款变化最大的部分。预计新车将采用更突出散热器格栅，甚至还有新的保险杠。不过，车尾并没有进行任何伪装。不过，该车只是改款车的早期测试车型，未来几个月还将有更多改进。基于欧宝的法系车属性，如果新车动力系统有很大变化也毫不奇怪。现行版搭载的标致-雪铁龙提供的涡轮汽油和柴油引擎可能会继续搭载在改款车上，不过，目前这一点还无法获得证实。欧宝预计还将推出更具运动特性的雅特，该车内部机械结构将获得升级。预计该车将搭载动力更强引擎，目前备选的引擎有两种，包括1.6升涡轮引擎，功率171千瓦/230马力，另一台2.0升涡轮柴油引擎，功率154千瓦/210马力。这两台引擎都适合配备在运动版掀背车上，但搭载1.6升涡轮汽油引擎的可能性更高一些。
Opel Astra Facelift Spied For The First Time With Refreshed Face
The Opel Astra is one of the most popular cars in Europe’s compact car segment, where the Volkswagen Golf is still the dominant leader with more than 482,000 deliveries last year, according to data from CarSalesBase.com. The Astra is third, but its sales are actually going down by 14 percent compared to 2016, and Opel is quick to react to this trend by preparing a facelift.
Seen in the attached images here is a test prototype of the refreshed Astra, which is wearing a fake plastic panel to hide its front end. Obviously, this is where most of the visual changes will be focused, and we expect to see a more pronounced radiator grille and possibly a new shape for the bumper. Interestingly, nothing is hidden at the back, but this is likely an early stage trial vehicle and a lot could change in the coming months.
Given Opel’s French ownership, we won’t be too surprised if way bigger changes are planned for the engine compartment. Simply put, a couple of PSA-sourced turbo gasoline and diesel engines could be introduced with the facelift, but, of course, we can’t confirm that at the moment.
Opel is also expected to bring a sportier version of the Astra with a number of mechanical upgrades. Naturally, a more powerful engine is expected to find a place under the hood and reports suggest there are two options – a 1.6-liter turbo gas motor with roughly 230 hp (171 kW) or a 2.0-liter biturbo diesel with 210 hp (154 kW). Both seem to be quite suitable for the sporty hatch, but we bet our money on the 1.6 turbo.