Astra VXR

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Opel Astra High Performance Concept (HPC)
Vauxhall is to show a 240bhp, 229lb ft Astra at the Paris Show to publicise its new three-door version of that car - and attempt to steal some of the limelight from the new Golf GTI, also to be launched at the event. The Astra HPC (High Performance Concept) "gives a taster of the performance version of the Astra, due in the UK next summer" and features a version of the VXR220's 2.0-litre turbo engine. Acceleration 0-60 is in under 6.5 seconds, and top speed is around 150mph. Equipment includes a six-speed manual gearbox, the IDS Plus electronic chassis control system and 19-inch alloys, and the HPC looks the part with a deeper front spoiler, wider and lower air intake, a honeycomb grille, extended side sills, sculpted rear bumper with diffuser spoiler and a new roof spoiler; inside, there are different instruments, a piano-black console finish, Recaro seats and colour-coordinated leather details. However, if you can't wait for the production version of this car, to be called VXR when it goes on sale, Vauxhall has just introduced a new 2.0 turbo, 200bhp SRI (five-door only) costing £18,145.










I'm liking the 3door shape of the new Astra tbh...
Should be easier to mod the engine as well compaired to the VXR220 due to the fact the engines in the front...

[Russ]

muhahaha that looks evil!
can any1 else see a celica when they look at that?

[Butuz]

Is it just me or does that look like a mazda?

Butuz

[Lowe]

Not keen.. can't put my finger on it.. but yeah, looks like a 323

[Butuz]

yeh, does look like a cross between the old (n reg) 323 hatch and the new mazda 3.

I hate how boaring and samey cars look nowadays

Butuz

[Russ]

[daniel_owen_uk]

Front bumper looks very mg to me.

Although back end has a definite rx8 thing going on.

[Howard]

It looks nothing like a Celica But it's very Mazda-esque and sexy

[Vimeous]

It's also in Autocar this week.
They reckon the bumpers and wings will get even more aggresive than the pix above!

[Alf Alpha]

Its basically General Motors putting together much of what they have available in their parts bin, lots of bits might turn up on other cars produced by general motors.

Renault are thinking of making a DTM styled Megane looks errrrrrr different!

http://www.cardesignnews.com/autosho...phy/index.html

[Stringent]

Ohh I actually quite like it ... Gimmie black though

[Russ]

It looks nothing like a Celica But it's very Mazda-esque and sexy

look at the windows and the body lines...

[Howard]

It looks nothing like a Celica

[Geist]

v.nice. not to keen on the 5door tho. opel a subgroup of vaux or something?

[Vimeous]

Opel = GM's european brand. Vauxhall is UK specific.

[Russ]

yup and Holden down under