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11-04-2011, 12:31 PM

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Astra VXR Revealed

http://www.carenthusiast.com/news/ar...nd+155mph.html

11-04-2011, 12:44 PM

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Re: Astra VXR Revealed

265hp 295tq 2.0 turbo 4cyl. Looks like its the engine out of the Regal GS. The Verano should be pretty exciting once it also gets that motor.

11-04-2011, 12:58 PM

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Put that engine in the SuperSonic.

11-04-2011, 04:09 PM

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Re: Astra VXR Revealed

wow the new astra looks EXCELLENT!!! I wish saturn was still around so we could get it here

11-04-2011, 04:14 PM

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Re: Astra VXR Revealed

That would have made a great Pontiac.

11-04-2011, 04:23 PM

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Re: Astra VXR Revealed

Well if the Verano is well received, what's stopping GM from bringing this over as a Buick?

11-05-2011, 08:01 AM

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Well if the Verano is well received, what's stopping GM from bringing this over as a Buick?

Same reason they didnt bring over the real Regal GS..performance wise Buick got its butt handed to it by a Volvo..

11-05-2011, 08:31 AM

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Re: Astra VXR Revealed

Autoblog says it is 280HP.

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/04/2...mph-top-speed/

I think what GM really needs to build is a Cruze sized Chevy coupe. Not a hatch back, a real 2 door early 90's Z24 style coupe. Turbo 1.4L, 2.5L and turbo 2.0L engines as options, all with 6 speed manuals available.

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11-05-2011, 12:51 PM

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Re: Astra VXR Revealed

I wish to god I could buy this, AS IS NO BS watering down. Is the Cobalt SS/SC and SS/TC gonna go down as the only sport compact GM ever got right for the US....really?!?

11-05-2011, 04:04 PM

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would anyone hate if they called it a Skylark or LeSaber?

11-05-2011, 04:45 PM

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I wish to god I could buy this, AS IS NO BS watering down. Is the Cobalt SS/SC and SS/TC gonna go down as the only sport compact GM ever got right for the US....really?!?

Sky/Soltice are pretty nice, though I guess they are more roadsters than sports compacts.