+Laurynas S. Yup. Here in Denmark it was the Opel Kadett D. We held on to that name through what was also known as the Vauxhall/opel Astra mk2 (to us known as the Opel Kadett E). The first Astra we got was the mk3.
+Laurynas S. It seem that in the 80's Vauhxall produce what we know as Kadett as Astra, and then in 1991 GM decide to give the name Astra to the new generation worldwide...
115bhp vs 276bhp and the gain is only 3.8 secs over that distance......well done i say to the older car for putting up such a good fight and to its driver.
People will always find a reason to dislike when a woman is involved . This is the case in over 50% of car videos on youtube where a female is presenting the segment
Had a MINT silver one back in the day, so smooth V's the XR's of the day. I had a lot of Mk1’s back then which would be worth a lot today, but the Astra GTE was probably my favourite, they were fairly rare back then and I’ve heard there’s hardly any left now. I did see one last year going up the Afan Valley on the back of a flatbed. I also had a Mk1 Escort 3 door Mk1 Opel Manta Mini Clubman 1275 GT MK1 Nova Antibes Peugeot 205 CTi 1.6 convertible Suzuki Samurai 1.3 convertible MK1 Corsa SRi Mk1 Audi TT Roadster Mk2 Honda CRX
I had an 84 Opel Kadett GSi in white. What a car. In the long list of cars I wish I hadn't sold, that one is near the top. I have a 2015 VXR now though, and very nice it is too
+Emanuele Croci Well, in a way, it tests how much faster (in this case) the Astra has become over the years, in comparison to the Golf and the MX-5 that came before it. But doing that in an MX-5 is pointless, as the point of that car is that it's rapid, but not fast. Thus, the overall improvement is quite small. Putting the fastest version of the old model up against the slowest version of the new one is silly as well.
+appelpower1 No it doesn't test how much faster one is, because although the times are posted, the visual difference just isn't there for a viewer comparison. It's stupid. If they really wanted to test that, they would launch them both at the same time.
yomammaspoodle Well, you could use it as a measure of whether they've improved 'enough'. Granted, 'enough' is a disputable term here, with the aforementioned MX-5 being a great example, but it does add a bit of a nice twist. I like seeing the old ones win, it makes me feel good somehow.
I ever had a mk1 gte but I was lucky enough to get inside of one and never thought they would be worth a much as they're now crazy but better looking cars for sure
I don't normally comment on fashion, but that outfit is just odd for this type of video. I'll trying to avoid being called misogynistic but it's just distracting. Now please don't take it "oh woman know nothing about cars" it's really not. But it was just a little odd
Miss my old MK1 GTE, had an 83 in red, bought it in 96 and spent the next 12 months replacing most of the sheet metal, fitting a 2.0XE 16v from a mk2 along with the rear axle from the discs and the digital dash. Has it on the road from late 97 until 2000 when pikeys stole it for the 17" wheels I had on it and burnt it out, even 20 years ago the interior and engine were worth as much as the wheels but they probably didn't know anything about it.
I agree 100%. They always pick women with croaky voices these days. It's a direct offshoot of the crappy music of today when women act like porn stars and put on this fake croaky sexy/passion voice.
It's to compare the top spec model of the different ages.. To see the gulf in differences over time... You don't understand these head to heads, do you ?
MK1 astra get all day don't see them anymore astra vxr are eveywhere not as special as the MK1 as that car started all the show for the rest to follow now put that vxr running gear in the MK1 what a monster that would be
The one race the woman is not driving, the new car wins from the old one. I wonder if that would have happened also in the previous videos if this guy would have been driving the new car.
WTF is the point in this, the gte back in the day was what it was, cool, quick and fun. its being put up against a car with almost 3x the power.better tech, brakes, suspension ect, ect.
GTE Anyday - Modern Cars have no character - could be in a focus if you didn’t know the difference .
Wasn't that older car called an Opel Kaddet in other countries?
+Laurynas S. I believe this is the case.
+Laurynas S. Yup. Here in Denmark it was the Opel Kadett D. We held on to that name through what was also known as the Vauxhall/opel Astra mk2 (to us known as the Opel Kadett E). The first Astra we got was the mk3.
+Laurynas S.
Indeed it is!
I have one in my garage, such a fantastic car and sweet to drive!
Love it! :)
+Laurynas S. It seem that in the 80's Vauhxall produce what we know as Kadett as Astra, and then in 1991 GM decide to give the name Astra to the new generation worldwide...
+Laurynas S. I know the Astra J in China called Excellent XT with 1.6 Turbo charged engine
still rather have the GTE :-)
Me too. You have a great taste in cars , good sir.
Both of these cars are garbage and boring
Always.
@@V_For_Vigilante guess it’s time to fire up the quattro then!
115bhp vs 276bhp and the gain is only 3.8 secs over that distance......well done i say to the older car for putting up such a good fight and to its driver.
well especially when astra gte weights 800-900kg ??? (kilograms) vxr is mooore heavy
This woman is excellent and hopefully becomes a regular presenter.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...
I guess you don't agree? What's your beef with her?
GT6SuzukaTimeTrials if you can't see it, there's no convincing you. Enjoy...
+GT6SuzukaTimeTrials Well, she's not good at changing gear and her voice needs to be gotten used to, but I agree she should become a regular.
I'm an American and am fond of her voice.
What a ridiculous challenge!
I’d have the GTE still.
Astra GTE oh the memories hahaha 80's underdog
GTE all day
shes fit
People will always find a reason to dislike when a woman is involved . This is the case in over 50% of car videos on youtube where a female is presenting the segment
Maybe if they didn't always pick dolly bird types we'd think differently.
Or find one who knew what she is doing. She can't even drive a manual car...
Had a MINT silver one back in the day, so smooth V's the XR's of the day. I had a lot of Mk1’s back then which would be worth a lot today, but the Astra GTE was probably my favourite, they were fairly rare back then and I’ve heard there’s hardly any left now. I did see one last year going up the Afan Valley on the back of a flatbed.
I also had a
Mk1 Escort 3 door
Mk1 Opel Manta
Mini Clubman 1275 GT
MK1 Nova Antibes
Peugeot 205 CTi 1.6 convertible
Suzuki Samurai 1.3 convertible
MK1 Corsa SRi
Mk1 Audi TT Roadster
Mk2 Honda CRX
These drag races are pointless...very pointless.
+Craig Boothe - So why watch them.....?
I thought this one might have been a bit better than the last...but believe me I wont be watching any more :-)
that dress them shoes bad bad thoughts lol
lol
I wouldn't kick her out of bed even if she didn't take the shoes off
Brings a tear to my eye, same charcoal Recaro’s in my GTE Mk1 👌🏻😎
In my country it's called Kadett GTE and the new ASTRA OPC
I had an 84 Opel Kadett GSi in white. What a car. In the long list of cars I wish I hadn't sold, that one is near the top. I have a 2015 VXR now though, and very nice it is too
what's the point of a drag race if the old car starts before the new one
+Emanuele Croci Well, in a way, it tests how much faster (in this case) the Astra has become over the years, in comparison to the Golf and the MX-5 that came before it. But doing that in an MX-5 is pointless, as the point of that car is that it's rapid, but not fast. Thus, the overall improvement is quite small. Putting the fastest version of the old model up against the slowest version of the new one is silly as well.
+appelpower1 No it doesn't test how much faster one is, because although the times are posted, the visual difference just isn't there for a viewer comparison. It's stupid. If they really wanted to test that, they would launch them both at the same time.
yomammaspoodle Well, you could use it as a measure of whether they've improved 'enough'. Granted, 'enough' is a disputable term here, with the aforementioned MX-5 being a great example, but it does add a bit of a nice twist. I like seeing the old ones win, it makes me feel good somehow.
I would like to state that I enjoyed this video and felt that the presenter did an excellent job.
I would like to state, i agree with the decision to not allow the presenter to drive. She is the worst journalist I have encountered.
You are of course entitled to your opinion, however I must respectfully disagree with your conclusions.
Good day to you Sir.
agentbob100 good day sir...
I have a 1983 Astra GTE as a project. It needs lots of work to get it road ready.
The guy left early at 2.6 seconds.
I ever had a mk1 gte but I was lucky enough to get inside of one and never thought they would be worth a much as they're now crazy but better looking cars for sure
get a grip! you can't compare a80s iconic classic with the VXR for god sake.Its like a metro GTI vs Porsche Durrrr!
I don't normally comment on fashion, but that outfit is just odd for this type of video. I'll trying to avoid being called misogynistic but it's just distracting.
Now please don't take it "oh woman know nothing about cars" it's really not.
But it was just a little odd
What.... a dress?😂
That does not fit and the trainers its all a bit of a cognitive dissonance. Plus the GTE as a muscle car is daft!
Didn't realize this was a fashion show
It's not, hence the dissonance. Like when Chris Harris shows cars from a prive looking like a tramp. It's yaring.
+KaneDesigns It's not a fashion show but you have to agree it's odd.
Join the Astra J VXR Owners Club. Record breaking VXR meets. Lots of shows for 2023 😎
Just do a straight drag race, this one second per decade is nonsense
Vauxhall Cavalier Turbo Vs. Insignia VXR next please.
Miss my old MK1 GTE, had an 83 in red, bought it in 96 and spent the next 12 months replacing most of the sheet metal, fitting a 2.0XE 16v from a mk2 along with the rear axle from the discs and the digital dash. Has it on the road from late 97 until 2000 when pikeys stole it for the 17" wheels I had on it and burnt it out, even 20 years ago the interior and engine were worth as much as the wheels but they probably didn't know anything about it.
I would still own the GTE any day over the VXR
Should have started them at the same time to see how much faster the vxr accelerates
My god her voice is annoying.. so squeaky :(
said frm a swan HAHAHAHA HA HA H!
grow up
I agree 100%. They always pick women with croaky voices these days. It's a direct offshoot of the crappy music of today when women act like porn stars and put on this fake croaky sexy/passion voice.
Mk2 Astra GTE 16v would of easily won the race! That's why it wasn't used hahaha
The GTE was first registered on 1st August 1984 and it's still Taxed and MOT'd today.
It belongs to Vauxhall.Its in the Vauxhall heritage centre at Luton.
michael jagger Thanks for that Mick and congratulations on becoming a Father again, you randy old dog.. 😉
***** Thanks.
To own one of those in the 80s and early 90s..
In white.
Were far nipper in than the rival xr3 and 3i mk3 and mk4.
i learned one thing from that video: that girl is cute!!:D
Astonishing. A video clip almost entirely free of content.
I didn’t even know they made Astra’s back in them days.
1:38 SPOILER ALERT!!! XD
It’s not about speed for me it’s looks and how they drive . retro always wins in my books
No comparison
Bhp and weight
But the mk1 astra fared very well indeed.
Youre too young remember the mark 1
A total classic
had a B reg white astra gte it was a brilliant car
I like how massive the new VXR is compared to the GTE.
Hahah lol thank you for not drive it this time
Terminal velocities would have been nice to know
The age difference makes this race an unfair race! You can only compare figures to make the race fair. :(
Couldn't believe that Astra gte thrashed that paper Weight off the mark
The old vauxhalls are best
What was the point of that race????? 115bhp vs 275bbl!!!!!
Surprised how fast that GTE is.
Note remotely fair, if you'd stuck the MK2 16v Redtop against the VXR that would have been much fairer.
That isn't a fair comparison at all. What a waste of time. You should of put the GTE against a equivalent car, like a 1.6 sxi. not a fucking VXR!
It's to compare the top spec model of the different ages.. To see the gulf in differences over time... You don't understand these head to heads, do you ?
The Kadett (Astra) E GSi16v would of smoked that over weight "modern" Astra.
VX-urrghhh. Prefer the previous model.
why not compare the GTE 16v would have been a lot closer then!
I have a mk1 Astra GTE that I am rebuilding. My one is black but I really think it should be white.
Listen!..we want to see her drive! just make sure she's ready/taught HOW to drive better!...what's better than a beautiful woman that can drive?
Hoping for daisy dukes and high heels next time
your logo covers up the times in bottom RH corner....sort it out please.
Given what the MK1 weighs, 1.8i, 115bhp is quite a lot.
NEW DRAG RACE. ONE GOES IN REVERSE WHILE THE OTHER GOES SIDEWAYS? ANYBODY
She's no Vicky butler Henderson I tell you ..
I can't take her serious with those trainers worn with a dress
Well that's was worth the race, not
Pointless vid this one
Should of done GSI turbo vs Vxr
MK1 astra get all day don't see them anymore astra vxr are eveywhere not as special as the MK1 as that car started all the show for the rest to follow now put that vxr running gear in the MK1 what a monster that would be
Man if she was selling it I'd buy it , the car that is 😝
That girl is lush, the mk1 astra's not bad either 😜
If only they used the mk2 c20xe GTE, would of been closer
The one race the woman is not driving, the new car wins from the old one. I wonder if that would have happened also in the previous videos if this guy would have been driving the new car.
WTF is the point in this, the gte back in the day was what it was, cool, quick and fun. its being put up against a car with almost 3x the power.better tech, brakes, suspension ect, ect.
k1 wiz80 hate to burst your bubble but back in the day GTEs were driven by knobs, much like Audi knobs of today.
Sigh...No Opel/Vauxhall in USA :(
Should have started at same time
Snapped n capped a few ov these
I was a 94/95 astra taker gone in 60 secs 😂👍
Still rather the mk 1 astra any day
Chevrolet monza 2.0 cluster panel
Vauxhall cars we don't have a America so I don't know too much about it.
Astra F GSi would have been a more appropriate choice... really.
why is this video not available on the channel. ?
It is?
Well the horse power is going to be considerably different.
This also show how bulky/fat/heavy/high looks modern cars.
3.8 isn't "almost three". It's almost four.
Lets see if the new vxr survives the next 30 yrs
What's up, Great Discovery. store line What's your opinion about it !
Almost muscle car like? Did she say that?...Oh dear god!
If the Astra was built in '83 why's it a B reg?
It was built from 1983-1984.
The mk1 looks loads better.
The mk2 15v is the one for me.
You can't get a 15v Astra
@@Pablo-sr2zx ovs ment 16
Old Cars are fast to
Still rather old gte any day
Lol she called it gtc model.
How did she get the job? I've seen better reviews on here from amateur DIY reviewers on here.
The VX-R started to early
Hello
shes gorgeous
i thought that was a ford escort!!
id take the woman over the 2 cars
michael jagger I'd bend her over the vxr and take her home in the gte 😁
👌💯
Vocal frrrrrryyyyyy
wrong GTE
Old.
Pointless test
Most pointless car video ever