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Video: 2013 Opel Astra GTC OPC Kyalami Hot Lap
The all-new Opel Astra GTC OPC was launched in South Africa yesterday. With 206 kW and 400 Nm of torque it boasts Opel’s most powerful petrol engine. The chassis also [...]
Opel Astra Hatch Receives Tweaks To Styling And Pricing
To keep the Opel Astra Hatch fresh in the face of mounting C-segment competition from the Volkswagen Golf VII, Toyota Auris and Kia Cerato, General Motors South Africa (GMSA) has [...]
Road Test: Opel Astra GTC 1.4T Enjoy
Ray Leathern thinks being a petrol head is a hostile environment these days. Cars like the Opel Astra GTC are even turning against themselves.
First Drive: Opel Astra GTC
Opel have moved slowly with the expansion of their Astra model range. The five-door hatch was launched back in 2010, we’re only now receiving the three-door GTC version and they’re [...]
Road Test: Opel Astra 1.6T Sport
Looking a little non-descript in comparison to its predecessor, the new Opel Astra has done away with rigid angles and hard lines in favour of a far more curvaceous, Euro-centric, [...]
Opel Astra GTC Concept
Meet the star of Opel’s Paris Motor Show stand and probably one of the best looking concepts of this year’s show, the GTC Paris Concept that will spawn next year’s [...]
First Drive: 2010 Opel Astra
Initially expected to be launched in early 2011, the new Opel Astra family hatchback has arrived in South Africa a few months earlier than anticipated – although still many months [...]
Irmscher’s New Opel Astra Turbo
These are the first photos of Opel specialist Irmscher’s new Astra i1600 hatchback. The car boasts a beefier turbocharged petrol engine and a cosmetics package, among other modifications. Based on [...]
