RE: Vauxhall Astra Nurburgring Edition

RE: Vauxhall Astra Nurburgring Edition

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NoelWatson

11,710 posts

241 months

Saturday 6th September 2008
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Dizeee said:
NoelWatson said:
Dizeee said:
NoelWatson said:
Yet on the Top Gear site the Astra is slower than the VXR
?

Thw Astra IS the VXR????
Sorry, Focus
rofl The "top gear Track" - the "be all and end all". On that list the Astra is also faster than a Noble hehe

Go figure...
01:25.0 Noble M12 GTO-3R
01:33.0 Vauxhall Astra VXR

?

Yugguy

10,728 posts

234 months

Saturday 6th September 2008
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This lad likes his:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...

I fking LOVE that website.

bazking69

8,620 posts

189 months

Saturday 6th September 2008
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Don't like it. Nasty white wheels, nasty fake CF touches, and an exhaust that makes it sound like an old Nova.
I'd save the money and get a normal VXR tbh.

Dizeee

18,166 posts

205 months

Saturday 6th September 2008
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NoelWatson said:
Dizeee said:
NoelWatson said:
Dizeee said:
NoelWatson said:
Yet on the Top Gear site the Astra is slower than the VXR
?

Thw Astra IS the VXR????
Sorry, Focus
rofl The "top gear Track" - the "be all and end all". On that list the Astra is also faster than a Noble hehe

Go figure...
01:25.0 Noble M12 GTO-3R
01:33.0 Vauxhall Astra VXR

?
1:33.0 - Audi RS6 (very wet)
1:33.0 – Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG (very wet)
1:33.0 – Vauxhall Astra VXR
1:33.1 – Noble M12 GTO (very wet)
1:33.2 – 2003 Honda NSX Type-R (very wet)
1:33.3 – Volkswagen Golf Mark IV R32

corozin

2,680 posts

270 months

Sunday 7th September 2008
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I saw one of these on display at Thruxton earlier in the summer. You should see the pissy little brakes they fit to them.


hick

11 posts

204 months

Sunday 7th September 2008
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corozin said:
I saw one of these on display at Thruxton earlier in the summer. You should see the pissy little brakes they fit to them.
321mm is a fairly big disc in my book, only 2mm smaller than the brembos on your corrado

Dizeee

18,166 posts

205 months

Sunday 7th September 2008
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But alas, it's a Vauxhall, so it must be st... wink

y2blade

56,029 posts

214 months

Sunday 7th September 2008
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cunning plan said:
I hate Vauxhall interiors, and this one doesnt look any different.

Ive been in a new normal Astra and it was very uncomfordable and felt quite closed in due to the high doors and small windows, it was also very 'plasticy'.



Edited by cunning plan on Wednesday 5th December 10:05
from the article said:
Lose the stripe perhaps and it’s probably best to not look too closely at the lashings of fake carbon fibre, which definitely looks better from a distance.
frown why cant vauxhall spend a few £££'s on the interior for once! fake carbon is very tacky frown prob the same crap the nobbers buy in halfords and cut out and stick all over the dash and instrument panels




Edited by y2blade on Sunday 7th September 13:32

BckFlash

694 posts

200 months

Sunday 7th September 2008
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Yugguy said:
This lad likes his:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...

I fking LOVE that website.
Slight OCD there me thinks.....

DennisTheMenace

15,603 posts

267 months

Sunday 7th September 2008
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Dizeee said:
But alas, it's a Vauxhall, so it must be st... wink
wellll .....

Ive got a vectra , And .....

On Time

438 posts

196 months

Monday 8th September 2008
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bazking69 said:
Don't like it. Nasty white wheels, nasty fake CF touches, and an exhaust that makes it sound like an old Nova.
I'd save the money and get a normal VXR tbh.
I was in a few Vauxhall dealers at the weekend and of the ones that had one, those in my opinion were the things that let it down.

The interior looks cracking but the exterior is childish really.

The standard VXR Astra is a tasty looking car but this, lacking.

Polarbert

17,923 posts

230 months

Monday 8th September 2008
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the_hood said:
The French can build good hot hatches, there just not well built!
How many have you have? Mines had no problems at all that are worth mentioning.

KB_S1

5,967 posts

228 months

Monday 8th September 2008
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Polarbert said:
the_hood said:
The French can build good hot hatches, there just not well built!
How many have you have? Mines had no problems at all that are worth mentioning.
My experience too.

On the Astra. If you need a new hot hatch.


Same price buys an Impreza WRX.

So, which one would I choose?

Dizeee

18,166 posts

205 months

Monday 8th September 2008
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KB_S1 said:
Polarbert said:
the_hood said:
The French can build good hot hatches, there just not well built!
How many have you have? Mines had no problems at all that are worth mentioning.
My experience too.

On the Astra. If you need a new hot hatch.


Same price buys an Impreza WRX.

So, which one would I choose?
Why would you want a WRX over the VXR?

y2blade

56,029 posts

214 months

Monday 8th September 2008
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it's on fifth gear NOW!!!!!! it looks a bit.....frown
they are compairing it to the focus st


id rather have the focus ST

Dimski

2,099 posts

198 months

Monday 8th September 2008
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Surprised the focus won!

NoelWatson

11,710 posts

241 months

Monday 8th September 2008
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Dimski said:
Surprised the focus won!
So in back to back tests, the NSX is quicker than the RS, the ST is quicker than the Astra, so that must mean than the ST hammers the RS. Hmmm

y2blade

56,029 posts

214 months

Monday 8th September 2008
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Dimski said:
Surprised the focus won!
i'm not..the focus has a better engine (more useable with no turbo lag) and better handling!!!