any other companies use the "new" astra body?

Gerard · 13 Jun 2008 at 22:02

Was walking along tonight and seen a car that looked identical to the "new" astra but had no vauxhall\opel names badges anywhere on it. Even at the back along the chrome strip (where the name and engine size usually is) it was totally blank, the only badge i could spot was on the front grille over to the right but was too small to make out.

Any ideas?

paradigm · 13 Jun 2008 at 22:06

Debadged astra?

Crossy · 13 Jun 2008 at 22:06

One of those Saturns? They look exactly like a Astra.

http://www.saturn.com/saturn/vehicles/astra/5door/overview.jsp

oweneades · 13 Jun 2008 at 22:07

First guess would be simple a debagdged astra.

The badge on the front could be the irmscher(sp?! :confused:

).... something or other (the vauxhall styling and tuning company) badge.

I have seen a lot of vectras like this and though :confused:

Mr Joshua · 13 Jun 2008 at 22:07

Could be debadged with an irmscher grille?

Gerard · 13 Jun 2008 at 22:08

paradigm said:
Debadged astra?

Dunno, ive seen a few of these driving around, not sure if its just debadged or the bodyshape is also in use by another company. Reminds me about ten years ago i seen what i thought was a 96 fiesta and it turned out it was a mazda that used the exact same bodyshape as the fiesta. Not sure if ford owned them back then or not.

Gerard · 13 Jun 2008 at 22:10

It did look like this:

http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/2005geneva/opel_irmscher_astra_02.JPG

Saying that there irmscher writing on the front was actually a seperate badge (im assuming thats what it said anyway), back end as said had nothing on it at all.

morgan25 · 13 Jun 2008 at 22:11

Still own them now