VAUXHALL’S new Astra estate will arrive in showrooms on November 1 priced from £13,045 on-the-road for the 1.4 Life – £1,050 more than the equivalent hatchback.

The car has a longer wheelbase than the Astra hatchback, and is more than 330mm longer and 44mm wider than the current estate. Luggage volume with the rear bench folded is 1,570 litres and 505 litres with rear seats in place.

The engine line-up will be the same as the hatchback, with a 90bhp 1.4 as the entry point, 1.6 Twinport, 1.8 and 2.0 turbo options, 80bhp and 100bhp versions of the 1.7 CDTi and 120bhp and 150bhp versions of the 1.9 CDTi.