Vauxhall's Astra Coupe range has been completed with the addition of the high-performance Astra Coupe Turbo.
The range topping Coupe Turbo is priced at 18,995 on the road, and will be the most powerful production Astra ever.
The Astra Coupe Turbo extends the heritage of high performance Astras, which has included the likes of the mark III Astra GSi and GTE models between 1992 and 1998. The current Astra rally kit car brought Vauxhall the manufacturer's title in the 2000 British Rally Championship.
A sparkling new turbo-charged 2.0 litre 16v engine, minor modifications to the chassis, as well as styling enhancements inside and out, differentiate the Astra Coupe Turbo from the rest of the Coupe range.
Like the other models in the Astra Coupe line-up, the Turbo is built at Bertone in Italy. Total Coupe production for the first year is 30,000, 5,500 of which are coming into the UK. Of these, about 20 per cent will be sales of the Turbo model.
The Turbo receives the full sports treatment when it comes to styling additional features over other Astra Coupes include darkened tail lamps, a chrome moulding on the boot edge and its own unique design tailpipe. Also unique to the Turbo is the design of the alloy wheels. Seventeen inch light alloy wheels are fitted with fatter, lower profile tyres.
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