New Astra VXR gets 0-62mph time

The GF loves the old Astra VXR and has wanted a new one for years, despite me pleading with her not to go near one. Now I'll need to pray she doesn't like this one too :(
 
Rybo89 said:
Ah, VXRs are ok.

There fast and comfy. That's it really lol :p
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They used to have "cheap" to add to that list, but no more.

Just from having a quick look around, it appears that the outgoing Astra VXR was £18995, the 2012 Astra VXR is £27000. How can they justify that kind of price hike?

That's well into Golf GTI territory!
 
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Gaygle said:
They used to have "cheap" to add to that list, but no more.

Just from having a quick look around, it appears that the outgoing Astra VXR was £18995, the 2012 Astra VXR is £25000. How can they justify that kind of price hike?

That's well into Golf GTI territory!
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I was offered an 18 month old Golf GTi for £27k, let alone a new one £25k! It did have DSG, Leather and Nav though.

Didn't all hot hatches (Focus ST, Golf GTi, Honda Civic Type R etc....) use to be somewhere between £17k-£20k and now it's £23k-£26k.
 
As far as I was aware, even the old VXR when specced up to a decent level was getting close to £30k.
 
[TW]Fox;21890598 said:
Comfy?
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Yeah it's very good over bumps and the English roads.

Only downside for me is that the seat doesn't go back far enough and can hurt my right knee after a bit of town driving. Motorway is fine though, just stick cruise control on and chill out.

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That was on country run on NSL roads. No hooning though. Still very good though.
 
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Well that's certainly a great deal cheaper than the stealer was telling my GF when she specced up one.
 
There will be a discount from list price within a few months of its release. I personally think it looks pretty decent and will keep an eye on what the price does over the next few years.
 
Peerzy said:
I was offered an 18 month old Golf GTi for £27k, let alone a new one £25k! It did have DSG, Leather and Nav though.
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Lucky you didn't go for it then, considering a Golf GTI with DSG, leather and Nav is only £29k brand new.

Considering the Golf GTI starts at £25.6k for the 6sp Manual, paying £27k for an Vauxhall Astra would make me vomit.

The Golf GTI ED35 is £27.9k starting price, which is only some 40bhp down on the Astra, is likely to be better to drive.

Peerzy said:
Didn't all hot hatches (Focus ST, Golf GTi, Honda Civic Type R etc....) use to be somewhere between £17k-£20k and now it's £23k-£26k.
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They did, with the Honda Civics', Astra VXR, Focus ST etc being the £17-21k ones, the Golf GTI being the £23-25k and the Audi S3, BMW 130i being the £28k+ ones.

A Vauxhall Astra for £27k with no options is insane, unless they've radically improved the interior/exterior quality and drive. Even then... :/
 
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shoes said:
Heard some clios on track which sounded like jets, I couldn't work out what caused it - there seemed to be no exhaust noise, just 'jet' noise.

That new astra looks great. I will happily admit I dislike vauxhalls in general, the style, the quality, the drive - nothing about them I like. That one looks the business though, and with acceleration to boot.

I wonder what it's like in the corners, and how it copes with weight transition.
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slick tyres cause that "jet" ripping noise.
 
[TW]Fox;21889039 said:
Are we to assume then that Vauxhall gave up making it drive as nicely as a Golf or handle like a Focus and decided to just go POWA!!!"!"!""$$$ instead?
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Yes, BHP sells!
 
Rybo89 said:
Ah, VXRs are ok.

There fast and comfy. That's it really lol :p
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Depends on which vxr we're talking about.

The Astras and Vectras/Insignias have decent seats. The same cant be said about the Corsa's seats... They're not good for long journeys.
 
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