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10:th-May-2016, 12:53:14
I have a 12 plate 2.0 CDTi Elite.
I have driven many an H standard VXR and a couple of tweaked ones too, plus 1.8s and a 1.6 plus a 1.7 diesel.
I had a severely modded H 1.9 diesel and a modded Twintop diesel both over 200bhp.
So my background with Astras is fairly comprehensive.
My Astra J is a far superior car to all but the VXR purely on performance. I recently attempted to remedy that with a DPF removal and a re-map. I now have about 215BHP but its an eco map so it's all mid range torque through the autobox.
It also returns 46MPG even with pretty spirited driving and over 50MPG on cruise control at 70.
These cars are very good as standard but with a few careful mods they can be real sleepers and scare some top end stuff.
Throw in the heated leather and the nice toys and it's a pretty comprehensive package.
I have driven many an H standard VXR and a couple of tweaked ones too, plus 1.8s and a 1.6 plus a 1.7 diesel.
I had a severely modded H 1.9 diesel and a modded Twintop diesel both over 200bhp.
So my background with Astras is fairly comprehensive.
My Astra J is a far superior car to all but the VXR purely on performance. I recently attempted to remedy that with a DPF removal and a re-map. I now have about 215BHP but its an eco map so it's all mid range torque through the autobox.
It also returns 46MPG even with pretty spirited driving and over 50MPG on cruise control at 70.
These cars are very good as standard but with a few careful mods they can be real sleepers and scare some top end stuff.
Throw in the heated leather and the nice toys and it's a pretty comprehensive package.