Vauxhall Astra GTE worth more than £22,000 at auction
London, 28 June – Leading online classic and specialist vehicle marketplace Car & Classic reports another impressive achievement as the sale of an original, one-owner Vauxhall Astra GTE goes through
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VAUXHALL ASTRA MAKES WORLD DEBUT AT FRANKFURT SHOW
Five-door hatch and Sports Tourer body styles debut at Frankfurt All-new Astra in Vauxhall showrooms from October New powertrains and tech including OnStar and Apple CarPlay
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Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer is to make its debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show
All-new Astra Sports Tourer in Vauxhall showrooms next year Smaller outside, bigger inside – up to 200kg lighter than outgoing model New seat architecture and tailgate that opens via a kick New powertrains and technology including OnStar and Apple CarPlay
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FULL REVEAL OF VAUXHALL’S RADICAL GENEVA STAR
Luton – With over 300PS generated from its 2.0-litre turbo engine, the Astra VXR EXTREME will be the most powerful front-wheel drive Vauxhall ever when it’s unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show next month. Derived from last year’s Astra Cup race car that competed in the Nürburgring Endurance Championship, the EXTREME is the lighter, more […]
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VAUXHALL ASTRA THE CLEAR FLEET SOLUTION FOR NATIONAL WINDSCREENS
Luton – Vauxhall has won an order for a fleet of Astra 1.7 CDTi Active models from National Windscreens, the UK’s largest independent vehicle glass replacement company. The cars will be used throughout the UK by the company’s sales team.
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VAUXHALL BOLSTERS ASTRA RANGE WITH HOT NEW BITURBO MODELS
BiTurbo hatch and Sports Tourer join Astra range Sports Tourer variant is most powerful diesel model in its class Vauxhall’s most potent diesel ever with 195PS and 400Nm torque Available to order tomorrow with first deliveries in late 2012 Luton – Hot on the heels of the GTC BiTurbo, Vauxhall is adding two more high […]
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ASTRA VXR ARRIVES AT ROCKINGHAM
VAUXHALL is using Rockingham motor racing circuit in Northamptonshire to launch its most powerful Astra to date, by holding a special motorsport event to demonstrate the car’s true potential.
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VAUXHALL TO BUILD NEXT-GENERATION ASTRA AT ELLESMERE PORT
Ellesmere Port wins next generation Astra Lead plant of two building Astra in Europe Groundbreaking new labour agreement Investment of £125 million 700 new direct jobs Vauxhall today confirmed that production of its next-generation Astra compact car will be built at the company’s manufacturing plant at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. Ellesmere Port will be the […]
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NEW VAUXHALL ASTRA VXR: TORQUE IN-GEAR WITHOUT THE TORQUE-STEER
Tuned engine has highest specific torque of any rival Clever HiPerStrut front suspension quells torque-steer for greater driver control Standard mechanical limited slip differential provides outstanding traction Luton – Vauxhall’s new Astra VXR will incorporate motorsport know-how in its transmission and deliver a class-leading 400Nm of torque, giving it a 0-60mph time of 5.9 seconds […]
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VAUXHALL SPECIAL VEHICLES GOES NORDIC
Luton – Vauxhall Special Vehicles accompanied the Association of Chief Police Officers Intelligent Transport Systems (ACPO ITS) to the Norwegian Police Conference in Oslo in January to demonstrate the Single Vehicle Architecture fitted to its Astra and Insignia models. The demonstration to Police forces in Norway follows successful previous presentations to the French Police at […]
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VAUXHALL REVEALS ULTIMATE HOT SEAT FOR 2012
First details of new Astra VXR’s lightweight seats First seats in hot hatch segment to be approved by independent back experts Designed to offer exceptional levels of grip and comfort Luton – Sit tight! Vauxhall’s most powerful Astra VXR ever will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show with front seats that are substantially lighter […]
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ASTRA SPORTS TOURER POPULARITY PUSHES VAUXHALL ELLESMERE PORT TO RECORD LINE RATES AND PRODUCTION HEIGHTS
High demand for the Astra Sports Tourer helped Vauxhall Ellesmere Port to record line rates of 47 units per hour since July 2011. Thus, the plant assembled a total of 139,528 vehicles in two shifts in 2011 of which 129,648 fell into the Sports Tourer’s arena during its first full year of production. 91% of […]
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VAUXHALL’S TAX-BUSTING TECH LINE OFFERS UNRIVALLED STANDARD SPEC
Luton– Vauxhall’s new Tech Line trim, available on Astra and Insignia, offers company car drivers exceptional levels of standard spec, combined with irresistibly low P11D prices and attractive benefit-in-kind tax charges. Already offering customers savings thanks to ecoFLEX technology, the Insignia Tech Line offers substantial benefit-in-kind savings versus the comparable SE model. For example, the […]
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VAUXHALL ALL-NEW 155MPH ASTRA VXR REVEALED
First pics released of most powerful production Astra ever built Trailblazing 280PS and 400Nm outputs trounce those of key rivals Bespoke chassis with limited slip diff and Brembo brakes On sale in 2012 Luton – Hot on the heels of the recently launched GTC, these are the first official pics of the new Astra VXR, […]
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VAUXHALL ASTRA GTC WORLD DEBUT
New diesel engine joins the range ecoFLEX model confirmed for 2012 With first cars ready to hit UK showrooms at the end of November, the new Astra GTC is already gathering momentum in the compact coupe class, substantially undercutting the entry level price of the VW Scirocco, as well as bringing new and unique technologies […]
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