New Astra H pix

[imay]

What's with the Liberty, Smelly? More info needed please. I'm just a tad jealous if you're serious.
Ian

[SmellyTofu]

I am serious... it's just a company car. But thank goodness my Astra will rack up less and less k's when I get the Liberty but there will be a variety of cars I'll be driving over the year.

[imad4u]

if I was ordering a new small car this year I'd be getting a Cooper S...

actually, hang on, I ordered one last week

getting the john cooper works kit with it ? its only an extra ten grand... hmm cooper s very nice well done

[01CDsedan]

Go drive one... I have. They are nothing special. They sure don't any quicker than my SRi. The interior looks ok (if slightly overstyled) but just about every surface is hard to touch!

And the hatch looks hideous in real life. The sedan looks better but has a uselessly small boot opening.

Ugh, really? I hate all these new model cars with the hard plastic dashboards, it's so cheap. One other thing I discovered about the SP23 reading about it in Wheels is that it doesn't have cruise control - and for the sort of driving I do, cruise is abosolutely essential.

Good thing I'm not in the market then

[Dregger]

hmmmm to me...i guess i feel the same way as i did with the clio. at first i didn't like it, but the more i saw of it, the more it grew on me. I actually am like almost everything of the new astra....only thing i dont like is the taillight and boot hatch styling......


man i love the orange interior pic.....nice and sporty (plus i doubnt i could afford the one with leather)


glen....V6 clio.....finally they are bringing them in.....u know that its only a 2 seater....so engine goes behind driver and front passenger,.... crazy!!!

[Jass]

Surely there not gonna bring the V6 clio's to oz are they?
I would be very suprised if i saw one of them here.
There fast little cars.... only problem is turning circle on them is crap!

[barry minster]

I saw it in the flesh whilst in Athens last November at the Motor Show there. Too much like a 90's VW Golf for my liking - I will stick with my 2 {G Type] Astras - 2002 Cabrio & 2004 City hatch

[Pablo]

Well, that Clio has been out here for about 1 half years now, it actually gets nailed by the Astra Coupe - you wouldnt expect that - if you look at the paperwork of both cars.

Topcar magazine had a shootout between 15 of the top cars last year. The one session was done at www.zwartkops.co.za raceway. The two AMG mercs were on top of the time sheets with the coupé in third. That Clio I think only managed 12th place - the drivers said it has terrible understeer problems.

The Astra Coupé came out on top after many different tests and was classed the best of those 15 that were tested overall here in SA.

The only thing going for that Clio is its looks....

[Anonymous]

They supposed to be bring V6 Here in April. I went to Garry Warren Smith Renualt, And they told me Around April or May.
And Pablo were talking about is a Different Renualt Clio, The one I mean would Demoralise a Astra or Even a Porsche.
Its a 250kw Quad Cam V6, Rear Mounted(Behind Driver) 850Kg Aluminium Body. Its pretty much a Factory WRC Group A Rally Car.
It similair to This One, Bodkit is Slightly Different:

[Jass]

One questing though how the heck do you get to the engine bay??

Is kinda like the porsche were the boot opens straight into the engine bay??

The astra would get desimated againts the V8 clio.