GTP Cool Wall: Vauxhall Astra Coupe 888

[TheBook]

Vauxhall Astra Coupe 888

General specifications
Country of origin Great Britain
Numbers built 100
Produced in 2002

Engine
Configuration Straight 4
Location Front, transversely mounted
Displacement 1.998 liter / 121.9 cu in
Valvetrain 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed Bosch Motronic ME 1.5.5 Fuel Injection
Aspiration Naturally Aspirated

Drivetrain
Gearbox 5 speed Manual
Drive Front wheel drive

Performance figures
Power 192 bhp / 143 KW @ 5400 rpm
Torque 250 Nm / 184 ft lbs @ 1950 rpm
BHP/Liter 96 bhp / liter

Link to specs and info​

 

[mPWRD]

Isn't there supposed to be a poll? (I haven't been keeping up with the cool wall)

I'm voting cool. I'm a fan of hotted up family cars, so long as they aren't tacky or bait for ricers. This car is subtle, yet hints at some oomph under the hood. I do like the name 888, and that they didn't go with something overused. like "R" or "S" or "X"

 

[XPOWER180]

My brother owns number 6. He's obsessed with Astras, he's got 3 in various guises at the moment and must have owned over 30. It's for that reason that i rate this car as seriously uncool. It does my head in !

And for the record, it isn't fast - it's just uncomfortable.

 

[R1ch85]

Uncool - Despite its hot family car pretentions, it's still a Vauxhall.

Also, Parkers website suggests it's a turbo model, not NA as stated above. Still a Vauxhall though!

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Detail.aspx?deriv=22409

Vauxhall Astra owners club says turbo too. http://www.astraownersclub.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118133

 

[Jim Prower]

The issue here is that when we look at it, no-one sees a car built by a touring car team. What we see instead is some 16 year-old's Auto Zone Garage Special. It may have nearly 200hp, that aero stuff may be functional, they might've thrown Eibach suspension at it, but without a sponsorship package it looks, well, like nothing more than Factory Rice.

Besides, It's a post-Supertouring BTCC car. If it's not ST or Earlier, it's just not that cool.

Seriously Uncool

 

[Famine]

It barely matters what's after the first word if it's "Vauxhall". It absolutely doesn't matter what's after the second word if it's "Astra".

As cool as a chest of drawers.

 

[skynyrd]

Eh...it's okay I guess. Decent looking, but that wing, on this car, looks like it came off the shelf at half price.

I was going to say that it barely edges into Cool, but nothing really jumps out at me. It looks all right, but it looks all right in a way that reminds me of something a high school student with a high paying part time job and a little common sense might put together.

 

[Dan_]

Meh, it's an Astra with a wing on the back.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

Can't possibly be NA, I've nevereverever seen an NA engine make max torque that low while still winding out properly.

Uncool despite the somewhat "cool" powertrain (even if it is turbo).

 

[GT_Prologue5]

Meh because I don't know a whole bunch about Astra's, and I'm none too fond of Vauxhall. It's just a coupe. Big whoop.

 

[SRV2LOW4ME]

Meh.

Get you laid if you're into teenage boys, but for the rest of us, its only something special if you really know your Vauxhalls...and that alone makes it even less cool.

 

[buickgnx88]

It barely matters what's after the first word if it's "Vauxhall". It absolutely doesn't matter what's after the second word if it's "Astra".

As cool as a chest of drawers.

Dude, my chest of drawers is the coolest in the state!

 

[Joey D]

It's a GM, Vauxhall and an Astra, the brand names alone makes it uncool.

 

[Spacegoat]

The issue here is that when we look at it, no-one sees a car built by a touring car team. What we see instead is some 16 year-old's Auto Zone Garage Special.

Exactly.

Seriously Uncool.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

Looks kinda cool but it is still a Holden Astra.

Uncool.

 

[XPOWER180]

I can clarify that it is a turbo, 100% without doubt. Still a boring car though and i totaly agree with the comments about 'Vauxhall' and 'Astra'; the pinnacle of dullness.

 

[Stotty]

It's a Vauxhall... it's been chavved... a Megane RS is a far better car (as is a Focus ST)... normally driven by people wearing Burberry... uncool.

 

[TheCracker]

It's an Astra. With a wing on the back. Seriously uncool.

 

[C-ZETA]

888? It's a gambler!

But anyway, this is Uncool. That bodykit is pretty ugly and it just looks like a failed attempt at taking on the 135i Coupe BMW make. Uncool.

 

[MatskiMonk]

Tips a nod to the BTCC, which is a good thing.. it's far less chavvy looking than other cars voted as cool (cough - Sierra XR4 - cough - Escort Cosworth - cough). And I almost have a soft spot for Astras.. so I voted cool..

 

[JohnnyBravo]

Only by it's look? Meh!. It kind of reminds me of a DTM Astra. That brings it between meh and cool. And only 100 made? Cool

 

[jmsbrydon]

I thought the normal generation of this Astra was the dullest car ever. But this looks cool and it's a limited edition model made by the Vauxhall BTCC team of the time. It packs some punch. I voted cool.

Edit:
It looks much better from the back.

 

[Azure Flare]

^^^ Funny thing, the back looks just like the front of a Corvette.

But anyway, I don't know what to say about the Vauxhall, so voted Meh.

 

[Clark]

Meh. Would only be cool if somehow Vauxhall were French and only Yvan Muller drove one.

 

[homeforsummer]

Voted cool on a whim. The Astra Coupe isn't particularly interesting, but from the right angles it's a fairly attractive looking car (good roofline, certainly). The 888 thing adds a little bit of interest, as does rarity.

On the downside, although I've never seen one being driven in the typical Vauxhall manner (i.e. like a complete gentleman's sausage), I can imagine it's the sort of car to appeal to that sort of driver.

 

[Sureboss]

It's a Vauxhall, they're about as cool as a polar bear in an oven with a thermos full of tea.

 

[Lucas]

Seriously uncool.

For those that don't know the car (like me), it appears to be a riced out Astra.

 

[Furinkazen]

Sub zero. Brings back memories of the VXRacing BTCC cars.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Vauxhall/Opel Astra - Instant Seriously Uncool.

 

[jmsbrydon]