| Product: |
Vauxhall Astra Coupé Turbo Edition 2.0i 16v turbo 2-door |
| Date: |
30/08/01 (1743 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: Sporty, Roomy, Leather seats
Disadvantages: Not for 5 people
Recently I was given the chance to test drive the Astra 2-door Coupe 2.0i 16v Turbo.
What a car to drive.
For safety, the car has many features including:
ABS braking system
Drivers & front passenger airbags
Height adjustable head restraints
Side impact beams
Energy absorbing steering column
and many, many more.
Other standard features are:
Air conditioning
Internal pollen filter
6 speaker CCR 600 stereo radio/cassette with 4 CD Disc autochanger
17" alloy wheels and others.
The look of the car from the outside, I feel, shows real initiative on Vauxhalls part. It looks very sporty, but inside it is roomy and very comfortable with the leather seats, for 4 passengers.
The boot is made versatile by having a split 60/40 folding rear seat and load-through to boot opening.
*THE DRIVE*
As soon as I switched the engine on I knew this car would be powerful, but yet not too powerful as a family car. The engine is a 4 cylinder, 16 valve type.
When I took the car out onto the open road and changed gear from 2nd to 3rd I could tell the pulling power, and it cruised easily at 65 to 70mph.
The fuel economy is quoted at:
22.6mpg (urban)
41.5mpg (extra urban)
31.7mpg (combined)
I think these are excellent figures for a coupe.
The power of this car for those people who want a sporty car is quoted at 7.0 seconds (0 to 60mph).
The only drawback I found is that this car is only a 4-seater, which is therefore no good for a family of 5.
There are other models in the range:
1.8i 16v Edition
2.2i 16v Bertone Edition
2.2i 16v Auto Bertone Edition
When I change car from my 1.6i Astra Club I would more than likely opt for the 1.8i 16v Astra Coupe version.
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- 05/10/01 I have also had a quick blast of the 2.0 Turbo engine (to be seen next in a Zafira), quick powerplant and I love the surge of the/any Turbo. For me the Coupe is too expensive for an Astra, despite the rapid performance and good road handling. Avoid Titan Gold and Verde in the colour options though as traders dont like those colours, RVs not too bad on these in line with most Astras. |
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- 31/08/01 Well I can see the point of the coupe! ALthough, like all Astras i have one complaint... from the back it looks like an Astra :) Yours petrolheadedly, Mark :P |
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- 30/08/01 As huddro. Personally, cannot see the point of the Astra coupe - too much like the saloon. A more exciting style should have been produced - say the V8 gull-wing style on the 'ordinary' models. |
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