Having launched the new 2016 Opel Astra hatchback at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, Opel has now announced plans to develop a new Astra-based race car for the TCR series, too. The motorsport-spec car will be unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show in September.
If you’re not familiar with the TCR series, it’s a new touring car championship that debuted in 2015. Promoted as a cost-effective spin-off of the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC), the TCR series is sanctioned by the FIA and based on a three-pillar concept that includes national and continental championships along with the global TCR International Series. All three tiers function under the same technical regulations.
Though it has already developed an Astra for the new series, Opel wants to use the improved aerodynamics and chassis of the redesigned model to create a more potent racer.
"Touring car racing has always been an important part of Opel. 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," said Opel Group CMO Tina Müller.
Official details are still under wraps, but they will become available next month. Until then, check out my speculative review below.
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