2012 Opel Astra GTC Preview

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General Motors gives us today a preview of the 2012 Opel Astra GTC which will have its global debut on June 7, 2011. Vauxhall / Opel announced that the 2012 Astra GTC will go on sale the same day, but they did not mention its price. The new 2012 Astra GTC is based on the Opel GTC Paris concept, premiered back in September last year. The first public display of the new 2012 Opel Astra GTC will take place at the Frankfurt Motor Show, on September 15, 2011.

Opel says the new 2012 Astra GTC is almost ready for production, and that it's currently undergoing final road testing. Unfortunately, the company did not release any specifications of the new version at this moment.

The 2012 Opel Astra GTC will be a 5-seat, 3-door hatchback that aims to take the first spot in the hot hatch segment. It measures 4.46 meters in length, comes with LED daytime running lights, and promises to offer enough interior space for five adults.

The Paris concept, on which the 2012 Opel Astra GTC is based on, is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder direct injection engine. The production version of the 2012 Astra GTC might get the same unit.



We'll have more details on the 2012 Opel Astra GTC as soon as they're available. Meanwhile, watch the new GTC on video further down this page.

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