Opel
New Astra TCR
Set to make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show
in mid-September, it's based on the new-generation of the Opel Astra hatch, and
just like VW's model, it too is being developed in accordance with the current
regulations of the TCR series for national and international customer racing
that was inaugurated in 2015.
"Touring car racing has always been an
important part of Opel," said Opel Group CMO Tina Müller. "The
philosophy of the new TCR series corresponds to our idea of customer racing. We
want to give ambitious privately owned teams a platform for exciting sport at
reasonable costs."
Opel's take on touring cars is the automotive
equivalent of taking an Astra to the gym for some serious workout action. The
renderings show a very muscular-looking Astra hatch with swollen wheel arches
and bumpers, and a huge roof wing, dressed in the German brand's traditional motorsport
colors.