If history is written by the victors, why isn't the Vauxhall Astra GTE Mk2 considered one of the ... turbocharged rivals like the MG Maestro Turbo and Escort RS Turbo. Ticks all 80s hot hatch ...

That's why the guys at Auto Express give the 1983 Astra GTE one second of lead for every ... drops all the regular engines for the 2-liter turbo of your dreams. Two years before the SEAT Leon ...

To find out, we decided to take the original Astra GTE for a drive in the Oxfordshire ... Renault and even MG, with its Metro Turbo, had infiltrated the increasingly competitive hot hatch market.

The GSi 2.0 Turbo three-door was the natural choice ... having competed as a works team from 1989 (with the Astra GTE) to 2009 (with the Vectra), before being independently represented since.

This formula gave us the first Focus RS and the Astra GTE. However, Opel and a few other ... amounts of power to the front wheels. 2-liter turbo engines made family cars into BMW rivals, but ...

Many years ago I drove Astras on and off, both as company pool cars and my own transport, and was once the proud owner of a 1986 Astra GTE ... the Tech Line 1.0i turbo ecoFLEX manual.

A well-preserved example of the Vauxhall Astra GTE from 1983 was auctioned in the UK for a cool £22,250, nearly matching the entry price point of the brand-new 2022 Vauxhall Astra which currently ...

#Coupe Turbo--right##QUESTION: what do the BMW M3, Ferrari 360 Modena, Porsche 911 Carrera and Vauxhall Astra Coupe Turbo have in common? Answer: they are all capable of speeds exceeding 150mph.