Opel Astra Sports Tourer: From the oven to the freezer

In climate 'torturess "presented by the new Opel Astra Sports Tourer, in the tests, as well as alter the ambient temperature from -40 to 60 degrees Celsius.

On the one So the station wagon version of the compact German model feels like being in the Sahara desert and the next day the climate is changing with polar temperatures. All this happens at the International Technical Development Center Opel (ITDC), where in a space of 60 square meters, the harsh winter and the hot summer alternated. It can even be simulated and sunlight, as when a car is parked in the sun in summer, the temperature inside can even reach 90 degrees Celsius. For this reason, it must be checked the resistance of plastics and materials in the interior of the Astra Sports
Tourer the one then the windows of the Astra Sports Tourer covered by ice and the other the "sweat" flowing river on the metal surface.

This process is part of the statutory development plan followed by Opel, including acoustic and laboratory tests. At the same time it stated that the Astra Sports Tourer will slither live in different climatic zones, so should be able to cope with all weather conditions, from heat to frost.