Astra, Agile
Particularly agile handling and high levels of active safety were the development objectives for the new Astra’s IDS chassis. The suspension features McPherson struts and a subframe at the front, and a torsion beam with double-walled, U-shaped profile at the rear. The state-of-the-art design used in the new Astra not only retains all the advantages of a conventional torsion beam axle – such as minimal space requirements, low weight and high camber control – it can also be precisely tuned to the specific requirements of different variants within a model range.