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Opel Astra XS Carnight 2023.

Opel Astra XS Carnight 2023. XS Carnight made a very low Opel Astra The engineers of the German brand also participated in the project.

This prototype is designed to show the tuning potential of the Astra.

It has a glossy white body paint with black accents, as well as a tricolor of Opel Motorsport division.

A new generation of the hatchback Opel Astra has not received a factory «charged» version yet because the project of «hot» variants under the sub-brand OPC is either temporarily put on pause, or finally closed.

But the freed niche of factory hot-hatches is actively occupied by independent tuning studios.

And the new project is also noteworthy because it was completed by the factory specialists who worked together to fine-tune the new German hatchback.

Note that as a donor was taken Opel Astra in an expensive version of the Ultimate Edition, which means in the list of equipment show car are adaptive LED headlights Intelli-Lux LED Pixel Light.

For the basis was taken a 180-horsepower hybrid based on a 1.6-liter gasoline engine, electric motor and lithium-ion battery capacity of 12.4 kWh, with the technical component of the studio XS Carnight has not touched. But they have perfected the suspension.

Regular shock absorbers were supplemented by Grinds air suspension with Carstyle me sensors, which allows varying road clearance flexibly and if necessary lowering the car almost up to touching the ground with the bottom.

Wheels were replaced by new 20-inch forged wheels from RVNT Forged with low-profile rubber.

As emphasized in the Opel, we are talking only about using on the show car — for road cars is certified while a maximum 19-inch variant of the disks.

The car didn’t get any dodger, but the body was painted in glossy white color contrasting with the black accents.

Completing the exterior is a set of yellow, silver and gray stickers from Opel Accessories, which pay homage to the classic livery of the German brand’s factory racing cars.

The show car will be shown at the 20 Years of XSCN event in Berlin at the end of July, and in September the car will be sent to Austria’s Lake Wörthersee.