The interior echoes the style and elegance of a top-of-the-line sedan, with contoured seats that reflect Opel Antara's dynamic SUV character. In typical Opel style, all instruments and operating controls are ergonomically placed and clearly laid out.

Large, distinctive instruments and a center console with central info display give the cockpit a driver-oriented layout. Eye-catching interior features include three large round air vents on the center console and a distinctively shaped handbrake.


Clever, innovative: Rear carrier Flex-Fix and FlexOrganizer for luggage compartment

The Opel Antara conveys a casual, easy-going lifestyle with its spacious interior, numerous compartments, as well as many clever and practical features. The sense of spaciousness created by the elevated seating position and large glazed surfaces is superb, and the Antara doesn't just seem spacious: measurements confirm that passengers enjoy plenty of space. With 933 millimeters of rear legroom, for example, the Antara is at the top of its segment.

The trunk has a capacity of 370 liters up to the luggage compartment cover. Cargo capacity increases to 865 liters with the rear bench seat back folded down and up to 1420 liters when loaded to the roof. The rear seat back can be split 60:40 and both sections folded forward separately. With the front passenger seat also folded down (an option available from early 2007), objects up to 2.63 meters can be transported with the tailgate closed.

A storage box under the load floor ensures practical organization of the luggage compartment, as does the optional FlexOrganizer system, which is already familiar from the Astra and Vectra station wagon models. Nets, dividing walls, rods and hooks can be snapped into two rails on each of the side walls of the Antara's luggage compartment when needed.

Opel Antara also features numerous compartments and boxes throughout its interior, including a drawer under the passenger seat, sunglasses holder in the roof liner, nets on the front seat backs, a parking garage ticket holder left of the steering wheel, a net on the center console, compartments in the front and rear central arm rests, as well as storage boxes in the rear wheelhouses.

Available from spring 2007, the integrated rear carrier Flex-Fix boasts unbeatable practicality. Flex-Fix has the potential to set the new benchmark in flexible exterior transportation, just as the Zafira's "Flex7" does for interior seating systems. In typical Opel style, its full on-board functionality eliminates the need for cumbersome assembly, dismantling or storage of parts. Just like in the new Corsa, the integrated rear carrier stows away almost invisibly under the rear bumper and can easily be pulled out to carry up to two bicycles.


As dynamic as a passenger car with the talents of an off-roader

With its agile handling, precise speed-dependant power steering and stiff chassis, the Antara is clearly designed as a dynamic vehicle with off-road abilities. The new crossover was tuned by Opel chassis experts at various circuits, including GM test centers in Pferdsfeld, Germany and Millbrook, United Kingdom. During the development phase, the model prototypes covered over five million test kilometers worldwide.

The McPherson suspension in front and a four-link suspension in the rear provide a high-quality chassis concept similar to that of the Opel Vectra and Signum models. The Antara comes standard with 225/70 R 16 tires. The Antara Edition has 17-inch alloy wheels and the top Antara Cosmo variant 18-inch. The Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) is also available as an option.

previous page | go to page 4