The amazing new Opel Astra OPC now has a price tag, and it reads 34,250 Euro. That sounds like a lot, but when the ugly and underpowered Toyota 86 costs 30,000 Euro, it’s actually not that bad. The OPC looks fabulous, it has 280-hp, and it’s massively well-equipped. The new Astra OPC is one of the coolest coupes you can buy in 2012.
The Opel Astra OPC is powered by a 2.0 liter direct injection turbo gasoline engine, with 206 kW/280 hp output and maximum torque of 400 Nm. It does 0 to 100 km/h in 6.0 seconds dead but the top speed is limited to 250 km/h.
It’s a front-wheel-drive car, which is never good when you have more than 200 hp, but Opel has fitted it with a mechanical limited slip differential and a host of electronic system to harness the power, make the best out of it. What’s more, it features the latest FlexRide suspension combined with High Performance Struts (HiPerStruts), plus 19-inch alloys. This is the best Opel could do for the handling.
We also have to say the interior is a bit of a mess and nothing as good as the exterior. It looks cramped and too buttony. It is nicely equipped though, with a leather flat-bottom sports steering wheel with a 360 millimeter diameter and a sporty dashboard. The driver and his co-pilot will be able to benefit from a new high-performance bucket seat with state-of-the art technology that makes its debut in the compact sports coupe segment.
The OPC also features AFL+ adaptive forward lighting, Navi 600 navigation system, Two-zone automatic air conditioning, Park assistant at the rear, 19-inch lightweight alloy OPC wheels, On-board computer with selected performance data, LED rear lamps, Tinted rear windows.
via: WCF
I live in South Africa, In our country 34,250 Euro roughly translate to R350 000. Which is what we pay for a Golf 6 GTi, a Golf R is detuned from 199kw to 184kw yet we still pay R450 000… 45,000 Euro’s. The Scirocco is closer to 50,000 Euro’s. Yet if you come visit us you would see every second or third person is driving one. So consider yourselves lucky.