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 three-door Astra model.
Even though the mainstream variants of the production Astra GTC will lose the muscular bumpers, LEDs and tall 21-inch wheels of the design study, it’s safe to say that what you see here is more or less what you’ll get when the car arrives in Opel and Vauxhall showrooms across Europe in 2011.
For those wanting something closer in looks to the concept, there’s good news as the flagship OPC model is expected to keep most of the styling features including the chunky bumpers.
The same goes for the GTC Paris Concept’s direct injection and turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine with 213 kW that strongly hints at the specifications of the Golf R/Scirocco R-rivaling Astra GTC OPC model, which is also due in late 2011.
