Filed under: Wagon , Europe , Paris Motor Show , Opel Opel at the 2010 Paris Motor Show – Click above for high-res image gallery Believe it or not, the Paris Motor Show is just a hop, skip and a jump away. Opel has already taken it upon itself to give the world a taste of what the company will show off at this year’s show, including its new Astra Sports Tourer and a concept worked up just for La Ville-Lumi
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Officially Official: Opel loads up new Astra Sports Tourer [w/video]
Filed under: Wagon , Europe , Paris Motor Show , Hatchback , GM , Opel 2011 Opel Astra Sports Tourer – Click above for high-res image gallery Small wagons might not have much of a place in the United States, but overseas, they do very well, thank you. Take the Opel Astra , for example – its wagon variant accounts for around 25 percent of its overall sales. Thus, Opel hasn’t wasted any time in creating the wagon (Sports Tourer) version of the new Astra, and while it will make its public debut this October at the Paris Motor Show , General Motors is already spilling the virtual beans. Inside, the Astra Sports Tourer uses a new FlexFold rear seat system, which allows rear seats to be folded down simply by pressing a button in the tailgate.

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Officially Official: Opel loads up new Astra Sports Tourer [w/video]
Spy Shots: Opel Astra ST spotted braving the elements
Filed under: Spy Photos , Wagon , Opel , Vauxhall Opel/Vauxhall Astra SportsTourer spy shots – Click above for high-res image gallery The Opel / Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer – otherwise known as a wagon or estate – is testing its cold weather chops with minimal camouflage. Details on the little cargo carrier are slim, but snappers at CarPix tell us that the rear liftgate differs from that on the larger Insignia ST by being separated from the taillights. We are also told that the interior and engine options will be the same as on the five-door hatch , and a spicy GSi model is on the way to fill out the line. It’s too bad no one from Buick will tell us in the States, “Yes, you can have it…” You can check it out from various angles in the gallery of high-res photos below.

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Spy Shots: Opel Astra ST spotted braving the elements