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OPEL
SLEEK ASTRA GTC CHALLENGES VW SCIROCCO
With the sporty GTC three-door hatchback, OPEL/VAUXHALL is challenging the Volkswagen Scirocco and Renault Megane Coupe. The GTC is the third body style in the Astra compact range after the five-door hatchback and station wagon. Opel says the GTC was developed as a stand-alone model, and its wheelbase is slightly longer than that of its siblings. Engineers from Opel’s technical center in Ruesselsheim, Germany, and Vauxhall’s engineering center in Millbrook, England, developed a custom-made platform for the GTC. Key components, such as the suspension used on the front axle, were derived from the Insignia OPC high-performance car. The GTC seats four adults and its trunk space of between 370 liters and 1,235 liters is 200 liters more than some of its competitors. The UK is likely to be the biggest market for the GTC, where it is expected to account for 20 percent of Astra sales. Opel started taking GTC orders in June. The car arrives in European showrooms toward the end of the year.

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Alfa Romeo 4c
Audi Urban Concept
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BMW 1 series
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Citroen DS5
Meet the organizer
Ferrari 458 Spider
Fiat Panda
Honda Civic
Hyundai i30
Kia sedan concept
Land Rover Defender
Lexus GS hybrid
Maserati SUV
Mercedes B class
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Porsche 911
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