VAUXHALL'S new Astra saloon joins the range for 1999 completing the main model line-up.

The new car offers customers the choice and added security of a separate, enclosed boot - and for extra load space, the rear seat folds forward. The saloon will be available in LS, Club, CD and CDX trims. And there are three petrol engines and two diesels already seen in the hatchback and estate body styles. Petrol power units are the 1.6i, 1.6i 16v and 1.8i 16v. The diesel engines - 1.7TD and the 2.0Di - are only available in the LS.

The new Astra saloon goes on sale this month.

The on-the-road price is the same as the five-door hatchback models. For example, the 1.6i 16v LS is £13,670, the 1.7TD LS is £13,720 and the 1.8i CDX is £16,325.

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