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Newswheel staff :: 12 December 2007 :: Filed under Hatchback, Vauxhall, Vauxhall Astra, Europe & UK
There’s nothing quite like being
sequestered for a special edition from a mainstream manufacturer to
turn a cult following into mass market mediocrity. The latest victim
is the hallowed tarmac of the Nurburgring circuit in Germany,
leveraged by Vauxhall for the new Astra VXR Nurburgring Edition.
Described by Vauxhall as “mechanically similar” to the
boggo VXR, we can forgive the 'Ring Edition’s lack of engine mods,
but surely some chassis tuning isn’t too much too ask for?
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Newswheel staff :: 15 June 2006 :: Filed under Hatchback, Opel / Vauxhall, Vauxhall, Vauxhall Astra,
With its Sport Hatch moniker and arching window line, the Vauxhall / Opel Astra three-door is a bit of a try hard. By most measures, of course, it’s a distinctly plain Jane mass market hatchback. But it now has at least one USP to separate it from the Euro hordes – a panoramic extended windscreen, known imaginatively as the, er, Panoramic windscreen. And the best news is that Vauxhall will hand you a fiver to give it a try…
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Newswheel staff :: 21 February 2006 :: Filed under Cabriolet, Vauxhall, Vauxhall Astra, Europe & UK
Oh yes, it’s cheaper than its closest rivals. But not by much. The new folding hard-top equipped Astra Twintop can be yours for just £16,995. For that you get the base Twintop with a rather lethargic 1.6-litre petrol mill…
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