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Old 07-29-2011, 02:24 PM   #1
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Vauxhall has confirmed that it’s working on a high-performance VXR version of its Astra GTC coupé – and it will launch next year.


The newcomer is described as the “most exciting development” of the performance car brand yet. It’s tipped to be a carbon copy of the GTC Paris concept car, which was revealed at the motor show in the French capital last year.


A Vauxhall source explained that even the vibrant red paint is set to make production. Also on offer will be huge 20-inch alloys, race-inspired bucket seats and colour-coded bodywork.


We drive a 180bhp 1.6-litre turbo version of the Astra GTC on Page 32, and this will bridge the gap to the VXR model, ahead of its launch next year. However, with power from an updated petrol turbo, delivering 295bhp, the top-spec model will set new standards for performance and acceleration in the hot hatch class.


Under the skin will be the same suspension – derived from the Insignia VXR – as in the 1.6, while the VXR will also get larger brakes and a louder exhaust. Vauxhall’s FlexRide system, which gives owners three sporty driving modes, will be offered as standard, and it’s expected that the system will debut a special ‘VXR’ setting. This will provide sharper steering and reduced input from the ESP system for even greater thrills.


Performance figures have yet to be confirmed. But with so much power on tap, the new model promises to match the likes of the Renaultsport Mégane and VW Scirocco R.


Engineers are also working hard to ensure the VXR meets strict emissions regulations, and it will come with stop-start. Prices will be announced next year.




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Old 07-29-2011, 02:28 PM   #2
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Not bad at all for a boxy 3-door....

because it isn't very boxy, but still not quite a fastback. I wish a car in this class had real AWD. I'd consider it, since there really isn't much else.
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Old 07-29-2011, 02:30 PM   #3
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A Subaru offering that looked that good and had an STI powertrain underneath would have my money any day of the week.
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Good looking car with a good engine.
Sounds nice to me.
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Not bad at all for a boxy 3-door....

because it isn't very boxy, but still not quite a fastback. I wish a car in this class had real AWD. I'd consider it, since there really isn't much else.
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There was a rhd GTI-R for sale on this forum within the last year or two, I seem to recall.
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I would rock the socks off of that.

Turbocharged, AWD, probably a manual gearbox, fastback 3-door with t-tops... good grief nobody builds anything close to that right now to buy. I can't imagine how much stuff the builder had to import to get that to work.



Even MORE if it had a Subaru longitudinal drivetrain, rather than transverse-I4-AWD, or if this format of a car were built by Subaru in the first place.

Imagine if the 2.5RS/22b/ and the WRX coupe sold in other markets, had been just this much sleeker in the roofline with a liftback.
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