Sports Tourer Estate Joins the Astra Family

Having already made a great impression, the Astra family is now extending with the addition of a more practical estate. It goes on sale this month with a starting price of £16,585.

Its 1630-litre boot with the seats folded down trumps that of the Ford Focus Estate (1502 litres) and Volkswagen Golf Estate (1620 litres).

The new Astra Sports Tourer is a techno-fest that's widely available to the public. Inside, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto provide integrated smartphone connectivity, while an automatically opening tailgate (part of the Keyless Entry and Start package) makes loading the boot a lot easier.

As well as the 1.0-litre 3-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine (£17,285) and 1.6-litre Whisper Diesel (£18,785) that can return 83.1 mpg and emit 89 g/km, the Astra Sports Tourer gets a new 1.6-litre bi-turbodiesel. Official figures come in at 67.3 mpg and 112 g/km, despite sprinting to 62 mph in just 8.4 seconds.