2016 Opel Astra TCR – Official

Following an announcement made at the beginning of this month, Opel has unveiled the Astra TCR racecar.

Set to compete in the TCR (Touring Car Racing) Series, Opel’s track-only Astra is being co-developed with Kissling Motorsport and is obviously based on the latest generation five-door hatchback, but in race guise it weighs only 1,200 kg (2,645 lbs) and looks absolutely fierce with the newly developed body kit which has been aerodynamically optimized. It has an adjustable front splitter along with a rear spoiler while the stopping power comes from 378 mm disc brakes matched with six-piston calipers for the front axle and 265 mm discs at the back coupled to two-piston calipers.

Under the hood resides a race-spec four-cylinder, 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engine pushing out 330 PS (243 kW) and a peak torque of 420 Nm (310 lb-ft). The motor’s output is channeled to the front wheels with help from a six-speed gearbox equipped with paddles mounted on the steering wheel.

 

The 2016 Astra TCR will feature a fully adjustable chassis and Opel’s latest developments in damper technology. Like all racecars destined to compete in the TCR Series, the Astra doesn’t have electronic assistance systems like ABS and EBD. It has been fitted with a 100-liter fuel safety tank which will become mandatory in the competition starting with the 2017 racing season.

Customer teams willing to pay €95,000 (plus VAT) will start getting the cars from late February next year.

Source: Opel