If you’ve been waiting for the sporty three-door version of the newest Astra, the launch date is getting ever closer. Vauxhall will show this concept version – badged the GTC – at next month’s Paris Motor Show, giving the biggest clues yet on how the production car will look when it goes on sale next year. Insiders say the changes will be minimal, though the 21-inch twisted five-spoke alloys might not make the cut. There’s also a very interesting line in the press statement which says: ‘If the GTC moniker were to be adopted, it would be the first time that a Vauxhall has been so named’. Sounds like a done deal to me. The design features Vauxhall’s signature ‘blade’ down the flank – mimicking the larger Insignia – and note the second line running from the door handle to the rear that’s almost a mirror image of it. Hinting at the car’s potential as a hot hatch is an electronic limited-slip diff and an updated version of Vauxhall’s FlexRide adaptive damping system. Power comes from a four-cylinder 2.0-litre turbocharged engine with start/stop technology.
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