Astra GTC is officially a production reality!

Vauxhall’s new Astra GTC, finally revealed this week, retains the sharp styling of the GTC Paris concept. The 3-door model will be available from the 7th of June, when Vauxhall will also confirm full pricing details and technical specification of the new GTC line-up.

Renderings of the VXR version of the GTC were leaked earlier this year, and the standard car shares much of the visual impact of Vauxhall’s new “halo model”. They include sharp creases that emerge from the door handles and run across three different panels to the edge of the tail-lights, and a particularly complex tailgate shape (see below for a CGI video giving an illustration of the design).

While the near-300bhp VXR version will be launched at the Geneva motor show next year, the standard GTC only has to wait until Frankfurt in September for its show debut. It’s likely the engine range of the GTC will mirror its more conservative five-door sibling. But the chassis will be significantly modified, benefiting from the HiPerstrut front suspension of the VXR.