Is it just me or does the new Vauxhall Astra totally fit the Pontiac small car performance / excitement image? Vauxhall's even made it easy by splitting the grille for us. 
No "Pontiac Pursuit" Cobalt clone for Pontiac, please. Why can't Pontiac just use the Vauxhall interior trim parts / the sheetmetal design and just change the grille? The interior looks so much better than what we are probably going to get in the Cobalt (which will look good, but not "premium" - Great for Chevy, but not for Pontiac).
The 2 door coupe model would blow away the discount-happy Sunfire, and maybe I'd buy a car in the price range of the Vibe if it weren't a Toyota...
Maybe I've answered my own question. Pontiac can't have a premium compact, because it already has the Vibe.
Which is selling well...
http://vauxhall.com/futureModels/newAstra/.../interior.jhtml
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/?http://www.a...ry.php?id=36976
http://www.geocities.com/jgera5/astra_club...lue_5h_2002.jpg
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No "Pontiac Pursuit" Cobalt clone for Pontiac, please. Why can't Pontiac just use the Vauxhall interior trim parts / the sheetmetal design and just change the grille? The interior looks so much better than what we are probably going to get in the Cobalt (which will look good, but not "premium" - Great for Chevy, but not for Pontiac).
The 2 door coupe model would blow away the discount-happy Sunfire, and maybe I'd buy a car in the price range of the Vibe if it weren't a Toyota...
Maybe I've answered my own question. Pontiac can't have a premium compact, because it already has the Vibe.
http://vauxhall.com/futureModels/newAstra/.../interior.jhtml
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/?http://www.a...ry.php?id=36976
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ae_roadtest_p...632111.jpg?7651
his Astra is the best yet, right up there with the class leader, the Ford Focus. The car has good presence thanks to a square-jawed front air dam reinforcing the chunky theme. Inside, controls are great and, as we expect from Vauxhall, the seats are superb, though the bluntly symmetrical centre console is a touch too basic and dull. But there is more than enough head and legroom up front and in the back in the hatchback, saloon and estate. There's a solid feel to the Astra that few rivals can match, the doors closing with a reassuring 'thunk', the switchgear all feeling like it'll last forever
The steering and handling of the Astra are good too, with great feel and precision from the steering and excellent chassis control in corners. With its steeply raked windscreen, the Astra feels like a much bigger car. This sensation is enforced by the ride; firm but smooth and unruffled at all speeds. There is a massive range of engines to pick from, nearly all are good, some really rather rapid indeed, with some great turbo-diesels too.

http://www.geocities.com/jgera5/astra_club...lue_5h_2002.jpg

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