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?

@spazda_mx5

8 жыл бұрын

+Laurynas S. I believe this is the case.

@jo05dk

8 жыл бұрын

+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.

@alcoholic5473

8 жыл бұрын

+Laurynas S. Indeed it is! I have one in my garage, such a fantastic car and sweet to drive! Love it! :)

@BenzinioB

8 жыл бұрын

+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...

@cristax1982

8 жыл бұрын

+Laurynas S. I know the Astra J in China called Excellent XT with 1.6 Turbo charged engine

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.

@Piotrek4500

Жыл бұрын

well especially when astra gte weights 800-900kg ??? (kilograms) vxr is mooore heavy

still rather have the GTE :-)

@stanislavpavlov6311

8 жыл бұрын

Me too. You have a great taste in cars , good sir.

@abovethelaw4417

3 жыл бұрын

Both of these cars are garbage and boring

@isaacsrandomvideos667

2 жыл бұрын

Always.

@isaacsrandomvideos667

2 жыл бұрын

@@abovethelaw4417 guess it’s time to fire up the quattro then!

What a ridiculous challenge! I’d have the GTE still.

Astra GTE oh the memories hahaha 80's underdog

This woman is excellent and hopefully becomes a regular presenter.

@jupitersamjk

8 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

@GT6SuzukaTimeTrials

8 жыл бұрын

I guess you don't agree? What's your beef with her?

@jupitersamjk

8 жыл бұрын

GT6SuzukaTimeTrials if you can't see it, there's no convincing you. Enjoy...

@appelpower1

8 жыл бұрын

+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.

@GT6SuzukaTimeTrials

8 жыл бұрын

I'm an American and am fond of her voice.

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

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

shes fit

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

I have a 1983 Astra GTE as a project. It needs lots of work to get it road ready.

your logo covers up the times in bottom RH corner....sort it out please.

that dress them shoes bad bad thoughts lol

@eatthisvr6

8 жыл бұрын

lol

@christschinwon

5 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't kick her out of bed even if she didn't take the shoes off

These drag races are pointless...very pointless.

@spence22

8 жыл бұрын

+Craig Boothe - So why watch them.....?

@smoothboothe

8 жыл бұрын

I thought this one might have been a bit better than the last...but believe me I wont be watching any more :-)

GTE all day

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

@harold-sweat-head8111

8 жыл бұрын

Maybe if they didn't always pick dolly bird types we'd think differently.

@jupitersamjk

8 жыл бұрын

Or find one who knew what she is doing. She can't even drive a manual car...

what's the point of a drag race if the old car starts before the new one

@appelpower1

8 жыл бұрын

+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.

@yomammaspoodle

8 жыл бұрын

+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.

@appelpower1

8 жыл бұрын

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.

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.

Vauxhall Cavalier Turbo Vs. Insignia VXR next please.

Should have started them at the same time to see how much faster the vxr accelerates

The GTE was first registered on 1st August 1984 and it's still Taxed and MOT'd today.

@jaggass

7 жыл бұрын

It belongs to Vauxhall.Its in the Vauxhall heritage centre at Luton.

@JohnMcMahon.

7 жыл бұрын

michael jagger Thanks for that Mick and congratulations on becoming a Father again, you randy old dog.. 😉

@jaggass

7 жыл бұрын

***** Thanks.

Astonishing. A video clip almost entirely free of content.

Terminal velocities would have been nice to know

why is this video not available on the channel. ?

@Rottensteam

8 жыл бұрын

It is?

What's up, Great Discovery. store line What's your opinion about it !

I didn’t even know they made Astra’s back in them days.

I would like to state that I enjoyed this video and felt that the presenter did an excellent job.

@jupitersamjk

8 жыл бұрын

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.

@spazda_mx5

8 жыл бұрын

You are of course entitled to your opinion, however I must respectfully disagree with your conclusions. Good day to you Sir.

@jupitersamjk

8 жыл бұрын

agentbob100 good day sir...

Should of done GSI turbo vs Vxr

had a B reg white astra gte it was a brilliant car

Hahah lol thank you for not drive it this time

Surprised how fast that GTE is.

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 like how massive the new VXR is compared to the GTE.

Join the Astra J VXR Owners Club. Record breaking VXR meets. Lots of shows for 2023 😎

Should have started at same time

Mk2 Astra GTE 16v would of easily won the race! That's why it wasn't used hahaha

Given what the MK1 weighs, 1.8i, 115bhp is quite a lot.

The age difference makes this race an unfair race! You can only compare figures to make the race fair. :(

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.

What was the point of that race????? 115bhp vs 275bbl!!!!!

i learned one thing from that video: that girl is cute!!:D

Youre too young remember the mark 1 A total classic

Hoping for daisy dukes and high heels next time

Sigh...No Opel/Vauxhall in USA :(

The mk2 15v is the one for me.

@Pablo-sr2zx

2 жыл бұрын

You can't get a 15v Astra

@StephenButlerOne

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pablo-sr2zx ovs ment 16

Note remotely fair, if you'd stuck the MK2 16v Redtop against the VXR that would have been much fairer.

1:38 SPOILER ALERT!!! XD

Well the horse power is going to be considerably different.

Lets see if the new vxr survives the next 30 yrs

If only they used the mk2 c20xe GTE, would of been closer

Snapped n capped a few ov these

@boyracer2720

3 жыл бұрын

I was a 94/95 astra taker gone in 60 secs 😂👍

Couldn't believe that Astra gte thrashed that paper Weight off the mark The old vauxhalls are best

3.8 isn't "almost three". It's almost four.

Just do a straight drag race, this one second per decade is nonsense

NEW DRAG RACE. ONE GOES IN REVERSE WHILE THE OTHER GOES SIDEWAYS? ANYBODY

The VX-R started to early

If the Astra was built in '83 why's it a B reg?

@jaggass

6 жыл бұрын

It was built from 1983-1984.

Man if she was selling it I'd buy it , the car that is 😝

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.

Astra F GSi would have been a more appropriate choice... really.

Old Cars are fast to

Hello

It’s not about speed for me it’s looks and how they drive . retro always wins in my books

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

@KaneDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

What.... a dress?😂

@scottdave28

8 жыл бұрын

That does not fit and the trainers its all a bit of a cognitive dissonance. Plus the GTE as a muscle car is daft!

@KaneDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

Didn't realize this was a fashion show

@scottdave28

8 жыл бұрын

It's not, hence the dissonance. Like when Chris Harris shows cars from a prive looking like a tramp. It's yaring.

@ianisas

8 жыл бұрын

+KaneDesigns It's not a fashion show but you have to agree it's odd.

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?

i thought that was a ford escort!!

This also show how bulky/fat/heavy/high looks modern cars.

Chevrolet monza 2.0 cluster panel

The mk1 looks loads better.

👌💯

I would still own the GTE any day over the VXR

Vauxhall cars we don't have a America so I don't know too much about it.

The Kadett (Astra) E GSi16v would of smoked that over weight "modern" Astra.

Still rather the mk 1 astra any day

Almost muscle car like? Did she say that?...Oh dear god!

Still rather old gte any day

Well that's was worth the race, not Pointless vid this one

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

VX-urrghhh. Prefer the previous model.

Lol she called it gtc model.

My god her voice is annoying.. so squeaky :(

@dominicrock92

8 жыл бұрын

said frm a swan HAHAHAHA HA HA H!

@BudleyBailey

8 жыл бұрын

grow up

@harold-sweat-head8111

8 жыл бұрын

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.

Vocal frrrrrryyyyyy

How did she get the job? I've seen better reviews on here from amateur DIY reviewers on here.

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!

@JohnMcMahon.

7 жыл бұрын

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 ?

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.

@vespa81

6 жыл бұрын

k1 wiz80 hate to burst your bubble but back in the day GTEs were driven by knobs, much like Audi knobs of today.

She's no Vicky butler Henderson I tell you .. I can't take her serious with those trainers worn with a dress

That girl is lush, the mk1 astra's not bad either 😜

wrong GTE

shes gorgeous

id take the woman over the 2 cars

@raystaff386

7 жыл бұрын

michael jagger I'd bend her over the vxr and take her home in the gte 😁

Old.

They are not 'retro seats' they are the original seats. They would be retro if put in a new car. And it was over 3 seconds faster not nearly 3 seconds faster. FFS Auto Express where are you getting these new people from.

Pointless test

stupid comparison.

What a pointless review!