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Vauxhall Astra VXR Nurburgring Edition

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Click here to download printer friendly version There are plenty of hot hatches on the market, but it’s the Astra VXR that’s the undisputed Ring leader…

And to prove it, Vauxhall has pulled the wraps off the Nürburgring edition, named after the car’s spiritual home, where much of its pre-production development was carried out.

Based on the standard Astra VXR and priced at £20,995, each individually numbered Nürburgring edition will come with an exclusive all-white paint finish and lightweight white 18-inch alloy wheels, equipped with bespoke Dunlop tyres, are also specified. Other exterior features include dark tinted windows, carbon fibre effect mirrors and B-pillars and distinctive chequered flag body graphics, to further emphasise the car’s incredible performance.

Mechanically similar to the standard VXR, the Nürburgring Edition produces 240PS in factory tune, giving it the ability to accelerate from 0-60mph in 6.2 seconds and on to an electronically-limited top speed of 155mph. Each UK-specification car will also come provided with a Remus Sports Exhaust, developed with Vauxhall’s BTCC race team, Triple-Eight Race Engineering.

Like the standard car, the Nürburgring Edition benefits from a six-speed manual gearbox and lowered, uprated VXR suspension with ESP as standard. Ventilated 321mm diameter disc brakes at the front and 278mm diameter discs at the back help slow things down, while blue-painted callipers remain a VXR trademark.

The Nürburgring Edition theme continues inside, with carbon fibre detailing on the door trims and fascia, leather trim with the Nürburgring circuit graphic embossed into the unique Recaro front seat backrests and an individually numbered plaque showing each car’s build number.

In fact, the only thing it doesn’t come with is one of those Nürburgring bootlid stickers you can buy when you do a lap of the circuit. Such a shame, as it means you’ll have to drive it there and buy one yourself.

Company press release, last updated on 04 / 19 / 2008

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General specifications
Country of origin Great Britain
Numbers built N/A
Produced in 2008

Engine
Configuration Ecotec Straight 4
Location Front, transversely mounted
Construction cast-iron block, aluminum head
Displacement 1.998 liter / 121.9 cu in
Bore / Stroke 86.0 mm (3.4 in) / 86.0 mm (3.4 in)
Valvetrain 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed Fuel injection
Aspiration Turbo

Drivetrain
Chassis/body unitary steel
Front suspension McPherson struts, wishbones, gas pressurised shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
Rear suspension torsion beam axles, trailing arms, coil springs, gas pressurised dampers
Steering rack-and-pinion, power assisted, speed sensitive
Brakes vented discs front, solids rear, ABS
Gearbox 6 speed Manual
Drive Front wheel drive

Dimensions
Length / Width / Height 4290 mm (168.9 in) / 1753 mm (69 in) / 1435 mm (56.5 in)
Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) 2614 mm (102.9 in) / 1488 mm (58.6 in) / 1488 mm (58.6 in)

Performance figures
Power 240 bhp / 179 KW
Torque 320 Nm / 236 ft lbs
BHP/Liter 120 bhp / liter
Top Speed 240 km/h / 149 mph
0-60 mph 6.1 s

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