Twin-turbo Astra for the business driver who wants more

Author: ROBIN ROBERTS

Vauxhall’s new model offensive continues today with the announcement of two more high performance diesel models packing 195PS and 400 Nm of pulling power.

The Astra BiTurbo 5-door Hatch and Sports Tourer, which becomes the most powerful estate in its class, offer impressive performance, with a top speed in excess of 135mph and can achieve 0-60mph in under eight seconds.

So if you’re a company car driver, you won’t be hanging about!

The boost in performance does not compromise economy. Neither does it harm CO2 emissions very much.

With CO2 of of 134g/km, the Astra BiTurbo falls into the 20% company car tax band this year, rising to 21% for the 2013/14 tax year. And if you’re a business owner concerned about running costs, then with economy of 55.4mpg, that’s not too sapping on the fuel finances either.  Both models also benefit from Start/Stop technology.

The new Vauxhall Astra BiTurbo uses a sequential turbocharging system, with a smaller turbo accelerating quickly at lower speeds to eliminate ‘lag’ (where you put your foot down and nothing happens), before a bigger blower kicks in to push it through the mid and higher rev ranges. There is  320Nm of torque available from 1,250rpm.