Vauxhall Astra and Corsa VXR will now be available with special Racing Edition packages to celebrate the company's success in the 2008 BTCC season and to kick of the 2009 series.
Performance and comfort enhancements are also included, the car is added with 20 extra hp on tap thanks to a new, optional, Remus exhaust system. Full leather Recaro seats are standard, and a handful of VX Racing badges are applied to the B-pillars, door sills, and other areas.
Tinted rear glass, a black rear diffuser, black mirror covers and door bump-strips and - in the Astra - piano black interior decor strips all help mark the Racing Editions out as more than a typical VXR. Gloss-black alloy wheels sized 18in for the Corsa and 19in for the Astra complete the sinister racing look.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Vauxhall releases new Astra and Corsa VXR Racing Editions
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Vauxhall Astra and Corsa VXRs by Thorney Motorsports
Thorney Motorsport a well known tuner from UK has revealed a set of modified Vauxhall hatchbacks for its UK customers. Both the Astra and Corsa are available in VXR-S and the hotter VXR-R trims, but only 25 vehicles of each type will be built, for 100 cars total. Not to confuse things, but both hatches come in two variants. One VXR-S version, 'Sport', and another VXR-R, a racing version.
The Astra VXR-S, or example, generates 280hp (209kW) and sprints to 60mph (96km/h) in just 5.2 seconds thanks to a tuned and optimized 2.0L turbocharged engine. The smaller Corsa VXR-S gets 220hp (164kW) from its 1.6L turbo four-cylinder, good for a 5.8 second sprint to 60mph. The larger Astra's top speed is 160mph (257km/h), while the Corsa maxes out at 150mph (241km/). Both cars get upgraded brakes, a 30mm lowering kit, a custom exhaust, lightweight wheels and a sporty exterior treatment in addition to the engine mods.
Stepping up to the more race-prepped VXR-R models finds a more aggressive 40mm lowering kit, a limited-slip differential, racing brakes with four-piston calipers and even more power under the hood. The Astra VXR-R generates 300hp (223kW) and shoots to 60mph in just 4.9 seconds, carrying on to a top speed of 170mph (273km/h). The tiny VXR-R nearly equals the performance of the Astra VXR-S, getting 230hp (171kW) from its 1.6L turbocharged mill and dashing to 60mph in 5.2 seconds with a top speed of 160mph.
