17.12.2002
New Astra 1.7 CDTI is the first diesel to comply with Euro 4

Sending an environmental message, Opel announces the new Astra 1.7 CDTI, the first diesel powered car to fully comply with the Euro 4 emission standard.

Higher performance, more refinement and significantly lower exhaust emissions. These are the advantages of the new Opel Astra 1.7 CDTI, the first diesel powered car in the world that fully complies with the Euro 4 emission standard.

The newly developed four-cylinder ECOTEC turbo diesel, with two overhead camshafts and common rail direct injection, has a displacement of 1,686 cm3, delivers 59 kW (80 hp) and produces a maximum torque of 170 Newton meters.

This highly efficient four-cylinder engine enables a top speed of 173 km/h with the Astra hatchback and notchback and 168 km/h with the station wagon. Fuel consumption is 4.6 liters and 4.8 liters, respectively, per 100 kilometers (MVEG combined). The aerodynamic drag and rolling-resistance-optimized Astra Eco is even more economical and has a higher top speed. It requires only 4.4 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers and achieves a top speed of 178 km/h. Deliveries of the Astra models with the new 1.7 CDTI engine begin in February 2003.

All models meet the standards for Euro 4 emissions, which are around 50 percent lower than the currently valid Euro 3. The Astra 1.7 CDTI is the first diesel to comply fully with this norm, which becomes mandatory in all new car types from 2005, without the need for expensive and complex additional emission after-treatment.

Meeting this emission standard also entitles Astra 1.7 CDTI owners in Germany to a tax advantage. The Euro 4 standard is different from the German D4, which calls for the same emission limits, in that the manufacturer must ensure that the limits are not exceeded during 100,000 kilometers. The Astra 1.7 CDTI has an Electronic On-Board Diagnosis (EOBD) system to continuously monitor engine emissions."The Astra 1.7 CDTI is the first model in our comprehensive diesel offensive. In the coming year we intend to introduce another three all-new diesel engines which, from a technological standpoint, will be at the top of their respective market segments," says Opel Chairman and Managing Director, Carl-Peter Forster.