Vauxhall Astra GTC now offered with 200 HP

2014 Vauxhall Astra GTC with 200 HP 1.6 Ecotec engine

Engine also available in Cascada Turbo

The 2014 Vauxhall Astra GTC is now offered with a 1.6-liter ECOTEC Direct Injection Turbo engine taken from the Cascada Turbo.

Up until recently the most powerful non-VXR Astra came with 180 HP (132 kW) but now the Astra GTC is offered with 200 HP (147 kW) and a maximum torque of 300 Nm (221 lb-ft) courtesy of the ECOTEC 1.6-liter turbocharged gasoline engine. The vehicle will need 7.3 seconds to cover the 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) sprint before hitting a top speed of 143 mph (230 km/h).

Aside from being more powerful, the engine comes with a 13 percent fuel efficiency improvement and enables the coupe to return 51 mpg UK (42.4 mpg US or 5.5 liters / 100 km) in the combined cycle with CO2 emissions of 154 g/km.

The Vauxhall Astra GTC can now be had with a revised IntelliLink infotainment system worth 855 GBP which has a high-resolution seven-inch touchscreen display and comes with features such as voice control, satellite navigation, Bluetooth phone and audio connectivity. It also has Europe-wide street level mapping and can be easily updated through USB.

Already available on order from 20,995 GBP, Vauxhall will start deliveries of the updated Astra GTC in spring.