Vauxhall, pronounced Opel in German, recently released images and specifications of a new engine for the Astra GTC family. That engine will be a 195 horsepower (195 PS), 2.0L BiTurbo diesel that ...

High-performance diesel hot hatches are increasingly popular, so the Vauxhall Astra GTC BiTurbo is wading into competitive territory. Its sculpted design makes it one of the best-looking Astras ...

The engine comes from the Vauxhall Insignia ... and that remains the case with the Biturbo, feeling keener still with lower suspension. Better yet is the GTC three-door, whose HiPerStrut front ...

Vauxhall’s GTC gets powerful, refined whisper diesel engine Vauxhall’s rakish GTC ... Hot on the heels of the GTC BiTurbo, Vauxhall is adding two more high performance diesels with 195PS and 400 Nm ...

Engines range from 1.4 to 2.0 Turbo 280 VXR Readers ... 50 mpg 8.9 s 149 g/km 2.0 CDTi Automatic 50 mpg 8.6 s 149–150 g/km 2.0 CDTi BiTurbo 58 mpg 7.7 s 129 g/km The Astra GTC may be completely ...

Back in 2012, we tested the very sexy but not perfect Opel Astra GTC. The looks were in the right place but the 1.6 Turbo engine wasn't ... the car not only faster, Vauxhall claiming 0 to 60 ...

Hot on the heels of the GTC BiTurbo, Vauxhall is adding two more high performance diesels with 195PS and 400 Nm torque to its Astra range. The British-built Astra BiTurbo 5-door Hatch and Sports ...

Vauxhall has ... for the 2.0-litre Bi-Turbo diesel ‘Elite’. UK deliveries start in April. The entry-level SE model gets the 138bhp 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol engine, with the 164bhp 2.0CDTI ...

Mark Adams, Vauxhall's vice-president ... axis and reduces the effect of engine or braking torque tugging at the steering wheel. At the rear, the GTC uses the twist-beam suspension augmented ...

In the hope of continuing that success, Vauxhall has given this new eighth-generation Astra sharper looks, electrified engine options and up-to-date tech to help it compete with rivals.

Despite sharing basic underpinnings with the five-door Astra, Vauxhall has been just as fully occupied with the engineering of the GTC. It is lower ... than a Focus. The engines are disappointing ...