Official: Vauxhall unveils new Astra GTC ahead of Goodwood debut

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Filed under: Coupe, Europe, Hatchback, Misc. Auto Shows, Opel, Vauxhall, UK

2012 Vauxhall Astra GTC - Click above for high-res image gallery

Different strokes for different folks. While Volkswagen chose to label its coupe-like Golf derivative as the Scirocco, rival automakers are keeping theirs in the family. Take, for example, the Renault Megane coupe, and this - the new Vauxhall Astra GTC.

Compared to the already-sleek five-door Astra, the GTC retains only the door handles and antenna. All the body panels are fresh, riding on a wheelbase that's actually longer than the existing five-door's, and it's slower and wider, too. Overall, it's a pretty direct production of the GTC concept unveiled at the Paris Motor Show last fall, and of the renderings released more recently.

British buyers - and presumably European ones at Opel dealerships as well - will be able to choose from from four engine options: a 1.4 with 118 or 138 horsepower, a 1.6 with 178 hp or a 2.0-liter diesel with 163 hp. The sophisticated suspension from the higher-end Insignia VXR coupled with adaptive damping promise to keep handling tight.

The Astra GTC will headline Vauxhall's lineup at the Goodwood Festival of Speed next month for its public debut (it was originally promised for this fall's Frankfurt Motor Show, but is showing up early), but you can check it out now in the high-res image gallery and the press release after the jump.Continue reading Vauxhall unveils new Astra GTC ahead of Goodwood debut

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[markpetersonii]

Image fail.

[Jedi3]

FIXED

Thats one hot hatch that should come to America!!!

[Ringo64]

This would be a neat little car, a replacement for the Aveo

[havoc1482]

I saw it could have been a nice remodel of the Vibe

[markpetersonii]

It looks like a Fiesta.

[[ChaosweaveR]]

OMG...WANT WANT WANT.