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Last Auto account – Vauxhall VX Racing appropriate editions Corsa and Astra get a race-inspired makeover to bless the firm’s 2008 BTCC success

Vauxhall is revving up for the 2009 BTCC division with a brace of race-inspired appropriate editions. Both the Corsa and Astra VXR accept accustomed a makeover in anniversary of Vauxhall’s aberrant success in the 2008 championship, area it biconcave the drivers’, manufacturers’ and aggregation trophies.

Known as the Corsa and Astra VX Racing Editions, anniversary is accomplished in red and atramentous – Vauxhall’s aggregation colours – and accretion abounding covering Recaros as standard. Other additions cover brave rear glass, atramentous rear diffusers and VX Racing logos on the B-pillars and chafe plates. To accomplishment the attending off there’s a set of appearance atramentous alloys – 18-inch for the Corsa, 19-inch for the Astra.

And finally, to ensure they don’t just attending like touring cars, but complete like them too, an alternative Remus bankrupt arrangement can be added for £410 on the Corsa and £720 on the Astra – advocacy ability by up to 19bhp.

A accumulated run of just 888 models will be produced – ancillary with the name of Triple Eight Engineering, who body and adapt all the VX Racing Cars. You can adjustment your Corsa or Astra VX Racing Edition now for £17,425 and £21,445 respectively.