New sharp-looking Astra could be a game-changer for Opel in Europe

We have been waffling on in these columns of late about a revival at Opel which has seen the company’s previously stolid model range having a lot of new life breathed into it and this week we have been given further evidence of the revitalisation of the Russelsheim outfit.

That evidence comes in the shape of the 11th generation of the Astra which will make its’ world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September and go on sale here the following month.

A much sharper looker than any of its’ immediate predecessors and boasting a new platform and drivetrains, the new Astra will need to build on the solid foundations laid by the new Corsa and Adam models which have re-booted Opel’s fortunes across Europe.