Opel teases racy Astra TCR heading to Frankfurt show

Astra touring car racer will compete in national and international championships, with 325bhp 2.0-litre turbo engine

It's not long since the new Vauxhall Astra road car reveal, but Opel's motorsport divison are already working on a race-bred version, shown in this teaser drawing. The Astra TCR will appear at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show, and development testing will begin in October. 

It's been built to compete in the new TCR International touring car championship, inaugerated this year, a cheaper version of the long-standing WTCC championship. All cars built for this series will use a regulation-meeting 325bhp 2.0-litre turbo petrol engine, with a torque output of 410Nm. 

The new Astra's sleek styling is evident underneath the race decals, but it bears little relation to the road-going hatch. A mammoth rear wing will provide downforce, while the whole lower half ot the car is swollen. Beefier wheelarches indicate a wider track, while the familiar racing front splitter and ventilated hood will be added to the TCR version.

After the wraps come off at Frankfurt race customers will be invited to place their orders for the start of the 2016 season, starting in March.

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New Opel Astra 2016

Starting in 1939 and continuing with the Kadett model of the Opel Astra, the C-segment car managed to sell up to 24 million today.

At the Frankfurt Motor Show in September will be the launch of 11 new-generation Opel Astra he was released the first official images.

Now lighter, which will be added to the body in a whole new way on the new Opel Astra to the new engine options and high-end equipment. Opel wanted to take the leadership of the new Volkswagen Golf in the C-segment Astra, efficient engine options will fight with innovation and design to offer.

Opel engineers, they design from scratch a completely new Opel Astra is Opel CEO Karl Neumann Group, that the current model of vehicle weight reduced by 200 kg and is now endowed with a more athletic build, he said.

The new Opel Astra puts on weight loss programs, while improving ride comfort, cornering performance have moved on to higher limits. In this way, the new Opel Astra is expected to provide a more enjoyable driving experience.

More dynamic lines, offering a more sporty look with renewed headlights and front grille new Opel Astra, which combines the rear quarter glass and rear screen offers the image of a sports car with high-gloss black C-pillar detail.

Length of 5 cm, height 2.6 cm decreasing the current model based on the new Opel Astra, despite the distance of the knee has managed to improve rear-seat passengers 35mm.

LED front and rear lights to achieve the Opel Astra, it looks quite stylish with buffers with sharp lines. Each is equipped with 8 Opel patented Matrix LED headlamps, offering perfect road lighting.

The new Opel Astra 1.6 CDTI engines producing 95 horsepower, while the 1.0-liter ECOTEC turbo engine with gasoline direct injection option will start from 105 horsepower. A completely new 1.4-liter ECOTEC engine option will produce a full 145 horsepower and 250 Nm of torque.

Opel Astra Opel OnStar particularly in the new personal connections and auxiliary systems, including ıntellilux LED headlamps for the first time will be offered with the new Astra.

Also; Traffic Markers, Tape Support, Distance Protection, Blocker Collision Braking System, will include advanced technologies such as Advanced Park Assistant new Opel Astra is now more secure.