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Junkyard Gem: 2008 Saturn Astra XR 3-Door Hatchback

The Saturn-ized Opel Astra, complete with manual transmission

Video
Opel tries to sell more station wagons with free underwear

The underwear boosts testosterone, which Opel thinks will boost wagon sales.

Official
Opel Astra named 2016 European Car of the Year

The Opel Astra, GM's European C-segment hatchback, was named Car of the Year for 2016 by a jury of European automotive journalists, beating out the Volvo XC90 and Mazda MX-5 Miata.

Motorsports
GM's new Opel Astra TCR is a serious piece of kit for $100k

Opel is offering customer racing teams the new Astra TCR, packing a 330-horsepower turbo four and lots of competition equipment for $100k.

Frankfurt
Opel Astra makes us yearn for a tri-shield

The new Opel Astra has made its big debut in Frankfurt, and yet, here we are wishing it'd show its face here in America.

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GM's Opel Astra bringing wagonload of envy to Frankfurt

New Sports Tourer Joined On Stage By Vivaro Surf Concept Van

General Motors and Opel are rolling into the Frankfurt Motor Show this year with the new Astra Sports Tourer wagon and this custom Vivaro Surf van concept.

Motorsports
Opel launching new Astra TCR racer

The TCR International Series is picking up, and Opel is the latest automaker to announce its new touring-car racer, based on the new Astra, to take part.

Official
Opel reveals all-new Astra hatchback in Europe

Smaller on the outside but bigger on the inside, Opel rolls out the all-new successor to its top-selling Astra hatchback, touted as safer, lighter, more comfortable and more efficient than the model it replaces.

Spy Shots
Opel snapped testing next-gen Astra GSi hot hatch

Opel and Vauxhall appear to be preparing to launch GSi versions of the next-generation Astra, slotting in below the top-of-the-line OPC/VXR hot hatch and spied undergoing testing near the Nürburgring in Germany.

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Holden brings Opel Astra VXR, GTC and Cascada to Australia

Holden is bringing over the Opel/Vauxhall Astra GTC and VXR three-door hatchbacks along with the Cascada convertible down to Australia for the first time.

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GM to trim Russian output, raise prices amid currency woes

Russia's weak currency is proving troublesome for GM, as the company is planning to halt production at its St. Petersburg factory while also raising prices.

Spy Shots
New Buick Verano testing in Germany

A refresh to Buick's popular Verano sedan appears to be nigh, thanks to these spy photos that show the tweaked four-door testing in Germany.

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Holden getting Cascada, Astra and Insignia from Opel [w/videos]

Holden, General Motor's Australian arm, is just beginning a major transition. The automaker announced late last year that it would end local production in 2017. But recently, Gerry Dorizas, its new managing director, boldly declared that the marque is gunning to Chris Bruce

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Opel putting Astra Extreme into production

Even more than in years past, this month's Geneva Motor Show press days were absolutely teeming with lust-worthy hot hatches. There was the new Seat Leon Cupra, the Honda Civic Type R concept, Volkswagen Scirocco R and Noah Joseph

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Opel Performance Center takes Astra to the Extreme [w/video]

If hot hatches are your thing, this year's Geneva Motor Show is the place to be. Seat used the occasion to reveal its Ring-running Leon Cupra. Not to be outdone, Honda showed up with its Civic Type R concept.

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Vauxhall reveals stripped-out Astra VXR Extreme front-drive track toy

More power, less weight. It's a winning formula when it comes to performance automobiles, and one we've seen applied time and time again. It's what Ferrari did to transform the 360 Modena into the Challenge Stradale, the F430 into the Noah Joseph

Teased
Opel Astra OPC Extreme snapshots whetting our appetites

Opel has used its Facebook page to show off more of the woven carbon fiber bits that will adorn its Astra OPC Extreme, promised to be the fastest production car it has ever made available to the public. Utilizing lessons learned during last year's campaigns with

Official
Astra OPC Extreme to be fastest Opel ever

A racecar for the road. Usually that statement is nothing more than marketing, but Opel may have actually done it with its Astra OPC Extreme. It promises that the hot hatch is the fastest production Astra it has ever sold.

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Vauxhall Astra sets 12 World and 6 National Speed Endurance Records [w/video]

You may know it as an Opel, a Vauxhall, a Holden, a Chevy, a Buick or even a Saturn, depending on where you live. But whatever emblem it's wearing, the Noah Joseph

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Opel plans return to motorsport

With a financial crisis ravaging the European automotive industry, many automakers have tightened budgets, and motorsports programs have, in many cases, been among the first things to go. That's the case at Ford and Mini, but it's the opposite at Ope

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