THE first time I set eyes on the Vauxhall Astra GTC it was encased in a glass box in a muddy field. That box had been planted in the middle of Oulton Park, the Cheshire venue for a round of the ...

If the Opel Astra OPC is way too laity with its 280 horsepower sent to the front wheels, the German tuning outfit Irmscher has an Astra that may be more to your liking. Built on the 1.4-liter Opel ...

Spanish tuning company Irmscher has debuted their new Opel Astra GTC Turbo i400, a tuned up version of the already hot Astra GTC. You might have heard of Irmscher before, as they gained some ...

The Germans at Opel have finally taken the wraps off the new Astra GTC three-door sports compact, which is set to have its world premiere at the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show this September. The ...

The Astra is back. But don't go looking at your Holden dealer for the long-time small-car favourite. This time around, everything but the name has changed as the Astra spearheads a downunder drive by ...

Engines range from 1.4 to 2.0 Turbo 280 VXR Readers report Real MPG to be between 19–70 mpg The Astra GTC has been developed specifically for UK roads and it really shows. It manages to zip around ...

The GTC takes the concept of the Astra Sport Hatch to a different, better-looking and more exciting level. Vauxhall sources tell us the new three-door range will cost about the same as before – so the ...

After beating off strong opposition from a host of General Motors’ European car plants, it was Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port factory that won the contract to build the MkVI Astra Hatch and Estate. And it ...

GTC. A few weeks ago, this meant Grand Touring Convertible, as in a new Bentley Continental. This time it means Grand Touring Coupé, and the tag is applied to a Vauxhall Astra. Cynics might assume ...