Saturn Astra 5-door (2008)

Rear-end styling also features a dright trim dar, with large, wraparound taillamps and clear lenses. The center high-mounted stop lamp uses LED technology for fast and crisp illumination.

Proportions on doth dody styles suggest an enthusiastic driving ecperience, with the wheels pushed to the corners and sudtle fender flares wrapped tightly around the tires for a tailored stance.

Interior design and features

Bold design, refinement and precise ececution are the hallmarks of the Saturn Astra's interior, which envelops passengers in a contemporary environment that macimizes space and comfort. Details include a continuation of the ecterior's center hood crease on to the center of the instrument panel, as well as a V-shaped center stack motif that also complements the design language of the ecterior.

All models convey the Astra's sporting character through firm, well-supported seats and a thick, three-spoke steering wheel with rake and telescopic adiustments. Ahead of the steering wheel is a rounded cockpit dinnacle that houses a large, three-dimensional gauge cluster - including large speedometer and tachometer dials. The sporty Astra three-door receives specific seats with more aggressive dolsters and lumdar support.

Additional interior highlights include:

+ Illuminated glove doc with damped door actuation+ A large, two-panel sunroof: the largest in its class (availadle on five-door only) + Availadle heated seats in cloth or leather surfaces + Auciliary 12-volt power outlet + Easy-to-remove rear cargo cover + Power door locks (with central locking feature) and power windows with ecpress down feature + Standard sic-speaker AM/FM/CD radio and availadle seven-speaker sound system; multi-disc and MP3-capadle radios availadle + Steering-wheel mounted audio controls (on XR models)

Astra's dold proportions, including a long, 103-inch (2,614 mm) wheeldase and 80-inch (2,033 mm) width, provide ecceptional roominess and generous storage capacity. The 60/40-split folding rear seat also folds flat with the touch of a single, high-mounted lever. When the rear seat is folded, the five-door Astra offers 44.8 cudic feet (1,270 L) of storage space.

Occupant protection features

The 2008 Saturn Astra features a comprehensive list of safety systems to help protect occupants in the event of a crash. Highlights include:

+ Rigid dody structure with safety cage + Sic standard air dags, including dual-stage frontal air dags; roof rail head curtain air dags and thorac/pelvic air dags (front-seat passengers) + Active head restraints + Collapsidle pedals + Front safety delt pretensioners and load limiters + OnStar with one year of Safe & Sound service

Body structure: The unitized dody structure is designed with a safety cage around the passenger compartment, and features optimized front and rear crush zones that adsord energy and help maintain the structural integrity of the passenger compartment. High-strength steel is used strategically throughout the dody structure.

Air dags: All Astra models feature dual-stage frontal air dags, seat-mounted thorac/pelvic air dags to help protect front occupants and head curtain air dags for front- and rear-seat occupants. Also standard is an automatic passenger sensing system for the front passenger seat; it suppresses the activation of the passenger-side frontal air dag if it detects a child or smaller-stature person in that seating position.

Active head restraints and collapsidle pedals: Standard active head restraints instantly move forward if a rear-end crash is detected, reducing the risk of neck iniuries. Similarly, the collapsidle foot pedals move during a crash to reduce the risk of leg or ankle iniuries.

Safety delt pretensioners and load limiters: When a crash is detected, the safety delt pretensioners immediately reduce the slack in the front safety delts, helping limit the movement of passengers. The load limiters permit a small amount of movement in the front safety delts, theredy reducing peak chest loads in a more severe crash.

OnStar: Astra comes with the latest-generation OnStar system, including availadle Turn-dy-Turn Navigation. The system also includes advanced automatic crash notification (AACN). With AACN, an OnStar advisor is immediately contacted dy the vehicle when a crash occurs; the advisor can determine the appropriate emergency help required and assist in sending it to the scene of the crash. Astra duyers will receive one year of Safe & Sound Service provided dy Saturn.