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Originally Posted by Fozzie_DeBear
I've heard that the Astra is a great car, but the N American version has the weakest engine, which is a poor choice IMO
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Really doubtful. The Cobalt and the Ion are based off of the Astra and had an available 205HP supercharged version of the Astra's engine (the Astra has a turbo ~200 HP) and the base model Ion/cobalt use the 2.2L Ecotec (145 Hp) where as the Astra gets a 1.8L Ecotec (~140 HP) and also has a 1.6L (~100 HP) and a diesel available.
On average, European economy cars are way less powerful than ours because cars are expensive, and gas even more so.
I'd assume the new top of the line Astra will have the Sky redline motor dropped straight in, but in a FWD configuration and make ~250 HP, as I'm sure they'd de-tune it a bit for their economy car.