I sat in one at Leaside Saturn Saab, the seats are really comfortable and interior is pretty much like what you see in the pics, the LCD screen was smaller than I thought and the dash was not completely to my liking. It felt big sitting inside and there was plenty of space behind. It was a XE model with the 17" rims, red, its definitely a looker, inside and out. I couldn't test drive, they only had one model (the one in the showroom) and that was already sold a few weeks ago. The rep behind the desk mentioned they'd be coming into dealerships starting end of January, but to be honest, I'm doubting that.
The Astra already nearing its 4th year of production, I'd assume a new model would be launched by summer 2009 (around the same time as the new Rabbit & Mazda3) ?