Numerous comfort details make life on board the Antara more enjoyable, including front and rear power windows (standard), heated front seats (standard from Edition), air conditioning (standard, Electronic Climate Control from Edition), Quickheat (standard with all diesel models), Automatic Lighting Control ALC (standard from Edition), power heated exterior mirrors (standard), exterior mirrors that fold in electrically (optional for Cosmo), power sliding/tilting sunroof (optional for Cosmo) and stationary heating (optional).

For on-board entertainment, the Antara features the MP3-compatible stereo CD-Radio CD 30 MP3 as standard. Seven loudspeakers produce an optimal sound balance in the passenger compartment, while buttons on the steering wheel are comfortable to operate.

The MP3-compatible DVD 100 Navi navigation system with radio, 6 x CD changer and mobile phone portal is optionally available. Dynamic route guidance is given on a large Color Info Display using maps and/or arrow pictograms and announcements. Latest traffic delays are displayed as Traffic Message Channel (TMC) reports on the map.

Road maps for 21 European countries are saved on the DVD, making it unnecessary to change disks, even on long journeys.

Based on the popular Marco Polo books, the integrated digital travel guide knows just about everything. In addition to the printed guide's customary insider tips and highlights, many other topics are covered for the whole of Europe, ranging from shopping and nightlife to sports activities and amusement parks. For example, when searching for a restaurant, be it nearby or far away, the system provides much more than just the name and address. It knows the cuisine there, makes special recommendations, lists the opening hours and can even make a cost estimate for a meal.

A mobile phone portal with console on the center tunnel is also optionally available for the Antara. It features a Bluetooth connection and voice control to ensure comfortable and safe communication.



Spotlight

Flexible Integrated Carrier Flex-Fix: For Two More Bicycles

SUV drivers are active people - and so belong to a group that very often has bicycles to transport. The Antara makes this especially easy - as long as it is equipped with the optional integrated carrier system Flex-Fix. Following its world premiere in the Corsa, the innovative option is also available for Opel's crossover from spring 2007.

The idea seems straightforward, which is why it has already been around for several years: to increase passenger vehicle transport capacity by adding an integrated cargo carrier that is always available on board and disappears into the car body when not in use. Hendrik Hofmann, Opel Project Engineer, Bodyshell Product Development, knows why this intriguingly simple idea never reached series production before: "My colleagues and I put in two and a half years of intensive work to make this seemingly simple concept reality."

The team of engineers posed itself three main questions:

Packaging: How can a rear carrier be stored without affecting other vehicle functions such as crash safety and ground clearance? The conditions for this are good in the Antara, as the SUV innately has plenty of ground clearance and its spare tire is stored in the luggage compartment. And because Flex-Fix also had to fit in the new Corsa, the carrier has compact dimensions: folded up, it is 80 millimeters high and 700 millimeters long.

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