22 Facts About Vauxhall Astra

The Astra was Vauxhall's first model to have front wheel drive.

In 1990, Vauxhall began exporting Astras badged as Opel Kadetts to other European countries from the Ellesmere Port plant.

Mark 2 Vauxhall Astra sold well in the UK, and although it was never able to outsell the Ford Escort, it came closer than any other similar-sized car to achieving this.

Vauxhall Astra was sold as a Holden first in New Zealand in 1995, and then in Australia in 1996.

The Holden Vauxhall Astra nameplate had originally been placed on a rebadged Nissan Pulsar, first sold in Australia in 1984.

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Vauxhall Astra F consisted of two main revisions and was revised in 1994, with the launch of Opel's new Ecotec engine.

Top Vauxhall Astra model was the 3-door only GSi, powered by either the same 2.

In common with other car manufacturers, the early 1990s saw Vauxhall Astra featuring safety as a selling point, and beginning to incorporate many new safety features into cheaper family cars that were previously only found on expensive luxury saloons.

The Mark 3 Vauxhall Astra was one of the first such cars, being introduced ahead of the Volkswagen Golf and Ford Mondeo, two other cars with a similar new-found focus on safety.

Crash tests by consumers association and by ADAC and Auto Express showed that the Mark 3 Vauxhall Astra protected better in crashes than most rivals of its time.

Five-door Vauxhall Astra was replaced in late 2009, while the three-door Sport Hatch wasn't replaced until late 2011.

The principal manufacturing plant for the latest Vauxhall Astra is at Ellesmere Port enabling the manufacturer to benefit from sterling depreciation with this model.

Seventh generation Vauxhall Astra was launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show, in September 2015.

Eighth generation Vauxhall Astra, which is derived from the Opel Vauxhall Astra L, was unveiled on 13 July 2021 and it went on sale on 12 November 2021.

MK1 Vauxhall Astra was a strong seller in the United Kingdom, and quickly established itself as Britain's second most popular small family car, but was never able to match the sales success of the Ford Escort.

MK2 Vauxhall Astra was a bigger seller than its predecessor, though again it failed to match the Ford Escort in terms of sales success.

MK4 Vauxhall Astra was, by 2001, the second best selling car in Britain overall, behind the Ford Focus.

Vauxhall Astra has been used in auto racing around the globe, in particular in touring car racing.

The Vauxhall Astra Coupe was able to take the Teams and Manufacturers Championships at the same time between 2001 and 2004.

BTC-T Vauxhall Astra Coupe was a car that won 25 out of 26 races in the 2001 British Touring Car Championship season.

The Vauxhall Astra 4S finished fourth in the final round of the 1986 British Rally Championship.

Vauxhall Astra VXR won the Best Sporting Car from the Scottish Car of the Year 2012 held at Glasgow on 14 October 2012.