Brazilian Astra vs European Astra

[piledriver]

Which do you think is more beautifull between these Astra...
front of the brazilian Chevrolet Astra

back


front of the Opel Astra


the brazilian is a lot more beautifull!!!

[motormaniac]

the car in the first pic

[badboybarge]

here in australia we have the original opel design and they've been very succesful, the chevrolet one doesn't look too bad, but it seems everytime they get their hands on an original design, they re-design it and make it look VERY aggressive.
but it doesn't looke too bad.

this is my favorite astra, it just loox really damn hot!

badboy

[motormaniac]

Originally posted by badboybarge
here in australia we have the original opel design and they've been very succesful, the chevrolet one doesn't look too bad, but it seems everytime they get their hands on an original design, they re-design it and make it look VERY aggressive.
but it doesn't looke too bad.

this is my favorite astra, it just loox really damn hot!

badboy

hey it's damn cool

[piledriver]

Here in Brazil the Astra is a really success and until this year, the model was equal to the Opel model, but they made some changes to its design in order to keep it up to date...
Both models are cool, but the updated brazilian, is more agressive, because its front end, the renewed lights and the grill...
it´s a pitty that the "most powerfull" engine used here is a 2.0 16V with around 130 hp... and not the turbo engine used in europe...

[motormaniac]

Originally posted by piledriver
Here in Brazil the Astra is a really success and until this year, the model was equal to the Opel model, but they made some changes to its design in order to keep it up to date...
Both models are cool, but the updated brazilian, is more agressive, because its front end, the renewed lights and the grill...
it´s a pitty that the "most powerfull" engine used here is a 2.0 16V with around 130 hp... and not the turbo engine used in europe...

could u post a picture?

[piledriver]

I think it´s not necessary, ´cos the car is the same, exactly equal to the opel one of the third pic above... the only difference is that they changed the opel simbol by the chevrolet one...
I will try to find some pic of the car...

[motorhead]

hey chevrolet is under GM you all know right ya so when GM bought opel they put it under chevy thats why for a moment their badges changed - until the new vectra came out

[motormaniac]

it still looks better

[Razo]

They both look pretty much the same, but with a few minor styling tweaks. I'd say the Chevy looks slightly better.

[piledriver]

Originally posted by motorhead
hey chevrolet is under GM you all know right ya so when GM bought opel they put it under chevy thats why for a moment their badges changed - until the new vectra came out

the motivation for these design changes is that the new astra that is coming for 2004/2005 in europe, will not come to Brazil... as well as the new vectra...

[motorhead]

oh man what a waste because the new vectra does look nice though

[piledriver]

Originally posted by motorhead
oh man what a waste because the new vectra does look nice though

I know man... and I don´t know why they don´t bring us some cars like the new vectra, vectra coupe, astra coupe, astra wagon...
they just bring us small cars with low power...
the most powerfull GM engine produced here is the 2.0 16V... despite this, there´s the 3.8 V6 that comes with Chevrolet Omega... but it´s imported...

[piledriver]

The best sellers in Brazil are cars like the cevrolet celta... I like its design, but the engine is a 1.0 8V VHC with "incredibles" 70cv...

what do you think about its design??

[kinan.f]

I'm not so sure if you can compare this SS chevy with the standard german Opel.I think this is unfair.
Guys at OPC are making cool additions to the original OPELs.Somehow they look more ELEGANT than the Brasilian version.The SW that Badboy attached an image of & this Coupe from OPC are just fabulous.....