Are Vauxhall Astra GTC reliable?
Are Vauxhall Astra GTC reliable?
Apart from its stylish body and sophisticated suspension, the Vauxhall Astra GTC shares many of its components with the five-door Astra hatchback, which is a reliable and well built car. Vauxhall’s record for reliability keeps improving, too. When it comes to safety, the Astra GTC presents no cause for concern.
What does GTC stand for Astra?
Grand Touring Coupé
GTC. A few weeks ago, this meant Grand Touring Convertible, as in a new Bentley Continental. This time it means Grand Touring Coupé, and the tag is applied to a Vauxhall Astra.
What’s the difference between Astra and Astra GTC?
The Vauxhall Astra GTC is the sportier, three-door version of the five-door Astra hatchback. Despite its sporty looks, the GTC is a spacious and practical car, with more than enough room for two passengers in the back and everyone’s luggage in the boot. There’s plenty of oddments storage, too.
How fast is a Vauxhall Astra GTC?
Performance
Power | 138 bhp |
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Top Speed | 125 mph |
0-60 mph | 9 secs |
Torque | 200 Nm, 148 ft-lb |
CO2 Emissions | 144 g/km |
Is a Vauxhall Astra a reliable car?
Reliability Survey, the Astra finished in a disappointing 22nd place out of 23 cars in the class of family cars. Vauxhall as a brand fared worse than rivals such as Seat, Skoda and Ford, ranking in 23rd out of 30 in the same survey.
Are Astras reliable cars?
They came fourth in the Telegraph’s top 20 brands for reliability, with 90 problems per 100 vehicles. They came ninth last year with 98 problems per 100 vehicles, so not only have they done extremely well, they are also improving. Whatcar have rated the Vauxhall Astra as “better than class average” for reliability.
What engine is in the Astra GTC?
The Vauxhall Astra GTC is now available with a new 1.6-litre engine producing 197bhp. The four-cylinder, direct-injection petrol engine is the same unit used in the Vauxhall Cascada convertible, and comes with 221lb ft of torque.
Is the Astra GTC a coupe?
Vauxhall claims the new Astra GTC is closer in spirit to a coupe than a conventional three-door hatchback.
What is the top of the range Vauxhall Astra?
Vauxhall Astra Elite
The Vauxhall Astra Elite is the top-of-the-range model in the hatchback’s line-up. As the ‘Elite’ name may suggest, its top-end placement in the Astra’s range means it comes with bags of equipment as standard.
What is the fastest Vauxhall Astra?
Vauxhall has launched a revised version of the 1.6-litre turbocharged Astra GTC with a new engine, first seen in the convertible Cascada. Producing 197bhp and 221lb ft of torque, the new model is now the fastest non-VXR Astra you can buy.