Predictably, Opel/Vauxhall’s most powerful Astra ever is also the most expensive. So, what do European customers get when they purchase “Man’s New Baby” €34,250 — or $44,895? A 0-100 km/h time of 6.0 seconds flat, 206 kW/280 hp from its turbocharged 2.0L Ecotec engine, a limited-slip differential, Hi-Per Struts, LED rear lighting, parking assist, GPS, and that’s about it. For the record, that acceleration time will spank a Golf GTI by nearly a full second, which is a $38,800 car in Germany. It will also upset the range-topping Golf R, which is priced close to $50,000 in the Old World (it hovers over $33,000 here in America).
And while we threw in the dollar amount to give our ‘Merican readers a better idea of its pricing, chances are that if the Astra OPC was ever to sell in the ‘States, like the Golf R, it won’t be anywhere near as expensive as it is in Europe. As an observation, Chevrolet is still missing some kind of Focus ST/Golf R/Veloster Turbo fighter.
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Because all cars here in Europe are expensive.
Will the next generation Delta platform support all-wheel-drive? 🙂
One can only hope. We sure do.
wait how come they don’t put this engine to the Regal GS (yes i know same engine but 280 vs 270)
One hobby that most Europeans share is paying taxes and Paying more taxes and more taxes and more……….
sure Lukas and MW, price car in Europe are ridiculus high due to the scandalous high taxes, In France 20% of taxes (altredy included in the price of the car)
LOL! You guys kill me. 20% taxes are high? Come now…here in Jamaica the import duty of a 2.0L car would be about 117% of the cost-insurance-freight amount. That means that the E34,250 price balloons to more than E78,000 or so…do the math and that works out to about US$102,000…or more importantly for me JM$8.85 million. Just so you know, I have friends who recently bought brand new homes for less than that…I’m just saying. Oh…as a matter of note…import duty on our beloved Corvette would be 260%.
that sucks