Report: Next Opel / Vauxhall Astra cabrio to be standalone model

Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show , Convertible , Europe , Opel , Vauxhall The Opel Astra CC suffers from the same ailment as other small, hardtop convertibles like the Renault Megane and Peugeot 308 cc: an ungainly backside. Stowing a tin roof that needs to cover four people inside a small car just blows things up in the rear. That’s why the head of General Motors design in Europe says that the next Astra cabrio won’t be a hardtop, but return to cloth.

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White Out: Vauxhall VXR Arctic Edition revealed

Filed under: Performance , Hatchback , Vauxhall , UK Vauxhall Astra VXR Arctic – Click above for high-res image gallery Vauxhall wants to shed inventory of its old Astra bodystyle and it’s using the go-to tactic of a limited special edition to do it. There will be just 500 VXR Arctic Editions will get your polar needles spinning, and the extras above and beyond the VXR trim includes a black roof, mirror housings, window tints and fascia pieces, heated leather Recaros and 19-inch alloys. The 240-horsepower VXR Arctic starts at

Spy Shots: Opel Astra ST spotted braving the elements

Filed under: Spy Photos , Wagon , Opel , Vauxhall Opel/Vauxhall Astra SportsTourer spy shots – Click above for high-res image gallery The Opel / Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer – otherwise known as a wagon or estate – is testing its cold weather chops with minimal camouflage. Details on the little cargo carrier are slim, but snappers at CarPix tell us that the rear liftgate differs from that on the larger Insignia ST by being separated from the taillights. We are also told that the interior and engine options will be the same as on the five-door hatch , and a spicy GSi model is on the way to fill out the line. It’s too bad no one from Buick will tell us in the States, “Yes, you can have it…” You can check it out from various angles in the gallery of high-res photos below.

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Video: Opel goes all "Oceans Eleven" and augmented reality for new Astra

Filed under: Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Opel Click above to watch the videos after the jump The 2010 Astra is one nice-looking hatch, and the good people at Opel are going to great lengths to show the world their five-door accomplishment. The latest example of Astra pride comes in the form of a two-and-a-half minute short that plays off of the clever nature of the Oceans movies starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. If you haven’t seen any of the Oceans trilogy, each film centers around a Las Vegas casino and a gang of crafty crooks that take the owner for everything he has. All three films are edited with quick cuts and multiple clips showing at the same time.

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