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Thread: Vauxhall "regret" BTCC exit
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25th March 2010, 18:45 #11
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In the past ten years or so Vauxhall have upped their game, and can hardly be regarded as truly downmarket anymore, they now build some very desirable models. However they still have some way to go to be regarded as top notch as the Germans.
Chevy are a cheap brand though. As for the two brands competing against each other, surely it wouldn't be a problem, Ford and Volvo competed against each other not so long ago for example.
The BTCC frankly needs a few manufacturers to come back, Vauxhall have been the stalwart for so many years now, and its a shame they pulled out, it would be very good for the championship if they were to return, we might even see a brand spanking new Insignia on the grid soon.
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25th March 2010, 20:27 #12
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Originally Posted by Mark
VXR may as well mean the same thing as GTI and those three letters have appeared on everything from the VW Golf to the Suzuki Swift. Without a national TV audience then there's not really any credence to the brand, and as such the rest of the lineup doesn't bask in that glow.The Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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25th March 2010, 21:46 #13
Do Chevrolet even have performance variants on sale? At least Vauxhaul had the VXR range.
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26th March 2010, 00:58 #14
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http://www.corvette-europe.com
The Chevrolet Corvette is seemingly sold through Europe under its own "branding" I guess.
http://www.chevrolet.co.uk
Just to add futher confusion to all of this, the Camaro is listed as a concept car on the UK Chevrolet website, despite it being developed by Holden in Australia, who build the VXR8.
We even get in Australia a car called an HSV VXR, which is a VXR Astra.
http://www.hsv.com.au/vxr/index.asp
The weird thing is finding HSV, VXR and OPC logos on components under the bonnet. They may as well call the car the OMFGWTFBBQ.The Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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26th March 2010, 19:32 #15
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Regretting their decision eh? Could that have soemthing to do with Chevy comign in as a Manufacturer entry and Honda returning after a 6 year absence.
That was a big factor in them pulling out wasnt it, lack of manufacturer teams?"Alboreto, into the pits, and im going to stop the startwatch" (Murray Walker, Monaco 1987)
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28th March 2010, 12:10 #16
I honestly thought Vauxhall would of gone rallying again with MSD and their Corsa S2000.
Would be good to see a 2.0T Astra in BTCC if they come back
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1st April 2010, 23:13 #17
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I'd personally like to see a BTCC Insignia - The VXR version looks immense!
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