Vauxhall Astra VXR Nürburgring Edition
It may not be a celebration of Silverstone, but Vauxhall are pleased to announce the market of a limited edition model for the ultimate Astra enthusiast. Aiming to commemorate the world-famous Nürburgring on which it was developed, the Astra VXR Nürburgring Edition brings new levels of exclusivity to the hot hatch market. The model brings a pearl white paint finish, lightweight 18-inch alloy wheels and a range of further swanky exclusivities to the table.
Based on the standard VXR, the Nürburgring Edition pays tribute to a circuit, and inparticular its demanding Nordschliefe track, used to perfect driving dynamics since the sixties, while also applauding the customers who've already purchased an Astra from within the VXR and Opel OPC performance brands. Exclusive nameplates, badging and numbering adorn the vehicle from console to Recaro sports seats, but it's the chequered flag body decals that really give the game away.
A lowered, uprated VXR suspension with ESP enhances performance while dynamically, the Nürburgring Edition benefits from lighter alloys and wider tracks front and rear. UK-specced vehicles each gain a Remus Sports Exhaust, co-developed with Vauxhall's BTCC team, for a 15 PS boost in power to 255 PS, enabling acceleration to 60 mph in 6.2 seconds and permitting a 155 mph top speed. Much like the standard car, a six-speed manual gearbox is mated to this special VXR.
Priced from £21,295 on-the-road, the Astra VXR Nürburgring Edition is available to order now.
The car for when even an Astra VXR isn’t VXR enough…
- Astra VXR Nürburgring Edition, on sale now
- Remus Sports exhaust provided as standard
- Exclusive white paint, embossed leather seats and graphics
- Priced at £21,295 on-the-road
There are plenty of hot hatches on the market, but it’s the Astra VXR that’s the undisputed Ring leader…
And to prove it, Vauxhall has pulled the wraps off the Nürburgring edition, named after the car’s spiritual home, where much of its pre-production development was carried out.
Based on the standard Astra VXR and priced at £21,295, each individually numbered Nürburgring edition will come with an exclusive all-white paint finish and lightweight white 18-inch alloy wheels, equipped with bespoke Dunlop tyres, are also specified. Other exterior features include dark tinted windows, carbon fibre effect mirrors and B-Pillars and distinctive chequered flag body graphics, to further emphasise the car’s incredible performance.
Mechanically similar to the standard VXR, the Nürburgring Edition produces 240PS in factory tune, giving it the ability to accelerate from 0-60mph in 6.2 seconds and on to an electronically-limited top speed of 155mph. Each UK-specification car will also come provided with a Remus Sports Exhaust, developed with Vauxhall’s BTCC race team, Triple-Eight Race Engineering, which provides a power increase of up to 15PS.
Like the standard car, the Nürburgring Edition benefits from a six-speed manual gearbox and lowered, uprated VXR suspension with ESP as standard. But its dynamics are enhanced still further with the wider front and rear tracks and lower un-sprung weight offered by the new alloy wheels. Ventilated 321mm diameter disc brakes at the front and 278mm diameter discs at the back help slow things down, while blue-painted callipers remain a VXR trademark.
The Nürburgring Edition theme continues inside, with carbon fibre detailing on the door trims and fascia, bespoke leather seats with the Nürburgring circuit graphic embossed into the Recaro front seat backrests and an individually numbered plaque showing each car’s build number.
Optional extras include electronic climate control (£275), cruise control (£200), electric foldable door mirrors (£125) and adaptive forward lighting (£750).
In fact, the only thing it doesn’t come with is one of those Nürburgring bootlid stickers you can buy when you do a lap of the circuit. Such a shame, as it means you’ll have to drive it there and buy one yourself.
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