Vauxhall Astra Mk1
Magazine road tests and mentions
CAR Magazine, October 1979
Newcomers
Kadett graduates - and fwd moves on
CAR Magazine, January 1980
Giant Test
Opel burn to knock VW's Golf from its hard won place as top family five-door. But is their new Kadett the car for the job?
CAR Magazine, June 1980
Giant Test
Vauxhall Astra GL v Renault 14TS v Citroen GSA Pallas
CAR Magazine, March 1981
Giant Test
Vauxhall Astra L (estate) v Citroen GSA Club v Peugeot 305GL (estate)
CCC Magazine, February 1982
Free Wheelin'
Janspeed Vauxhall Astra
CCC Magazine, May 1982
CCC Magazine, May 1982
Per ardua ad Astra
Through hardship to the stars? Not quite. Equipped with the trusty Demon Tweeks/CCC Vauxhall Astra more usually pedalled by Harry Hockly, Russell Bulgin recently made his discreet forest rallying debut in deepest Somerset. Due to either oversteer or oversight - nobody's quite sure which - both car and driver survived...
Practical Motorist, August 1982
Astra EXP
Limited numbers of Vauxhall Astras (2,800 initially but we would not be surprised to find them being produced for some time) are the EXP range of 1.3-litre three- and five-door hatchbacks, and 1.6-litre five-door hatchback and a sporty Astra EXP 'S' 1.6 litre three-door model. The EXP models have a black finish above the waistline and below the bumpers and side rubbing strips with contrasting antique gold metallic between, while the 'S' version is red above and black below. The latter also has front and rear spoilers, wheel arch extensions and 5.5J/14 light alloy wheels with low profile 185/60 tyres, in place of the gold painted 5in wheels of the other EXP models.
CAR Magazine, July 1983
Newcomers : Vauxhall's GTi tamer
Speed and space are where the Kadett / Astra GTE scores over rivals in the hotshoe hatch class
Performance Car, November 1983
Athletic Astra
Janspeed Astra Turbo
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