The Opel Astra ‘Best Car of the Year 2010′
March 12, 2010 by Automotive
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With the triple votes than second-placed, the new Opel Astra was awarded the Award of ‘Car of the Year 2010′ which gives the Spanish newspaper ABC which is one of the most prestigious awards that are awarded to the automotive sector in Spain 38 years ago (the event was instituted in 1972).
Is the first time that Opel receive this consideration in the history of the prize. Last year, the award fell on the Citroen C5. In 2010, however, the 55 members of a jury of journalists in various media engine in all of Spain voted overwhelmingly to Astra as the Best Car of the Year. The vehicle has a score of 192 points while the runner up, the Citroen C3 Picasso, has managed just 62 and the third, the Toyota iQ, 59 points.
Jury members have rated aspects such as design, active and passive safety, technological innovation transferred to the compact segment, user comfort, and after-sales service, and value for money when assessing wing cars presented. Has also been taken into account ecological values, as the level of emissions and reusable components.
The new Opel Astra, which already accounts for more than 30% of sales of the German mark, has received this distinction from the hands of the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade Miguel Sebastian. In addition to the award as’ Best Car of the Year 2010 ‘by ABC, the new Opel Astra has also previously received other awards such as’ Car of the Year Readers’ Iberian Press, La Vanguardia and Autofácil, or the’ Car of the Year in the Canaries 2010 ‘.
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