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Opel Astra GTC edition, with glass roof
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they've basically extended the windshield over the front seats, so you have a wide, open glass roof for the driver and front passenger. neat idea. the glass is heat absorbing, and there's a shade that can be pulled forward if there's too much sun to handle. maybe this'll make it into a saturn, some day?
sorry, only a crappy pic for now.. https://www.honda-acura.net/forums/a...1&d=1150734332 http://www.autocar.co.uk/News_Article.asp?NA_ID=220373 Glass roof is a bargain on Astra Vauxhall is making it Astra available with a glass roof - and giving the first 500 customers a hefty discount on the new model. Just 500 Astra GTCs will be produced, priced at £15,995. That's £5 less than the standard Astra Sports Hatch, even though the GTC comes with panoramic windscreen, 18in alloy wheels, air conditioning, sports seats, ESP, a trip computer and front fog lights. The launch models will be available in red, black and silver - all will use a 1.8-litre engine, giving a 0-60mph time of 10 seconds and a top speed of 124mph. After the GTC production run, the Panoramic roof will become an £850 option across the Astra Sport Hatch range. |
Neat idea, but I would hate to see the cost of the windshield replacement when you get a chip on it that spiderwebs out.
Personally, I think its too gimmicky and I'll take a panoramic sunroof over that. Now if it spread more into the roof area, then I would be more impress. |
:cool:
That'd be great for cruising at night. |
imagine getting into a roll over accident in that? Plus its gonna get awfully hot in that car.
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Originally Posted by Ochdx
imagine getting into a roll over accident in that? Plus its gonna get awfully hot in that car.
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Originally Posted by Ochdx
its gonna get awfully hot in that car.
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it's like the Porsche 996 Targa glass roof idea... except short of a full glass roof.
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Originally Posted by DakarM
it's like the Porsche 996 Targa glass roof idea... except short of a full glass roof.
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How does the heat absorbing glass work? I work in the glass industry and I never heard of such. There's what they call "Low-E" coating, but it doesn't absorb heat, rather it reflects more heat, and the glass has a very very slight tint to it.
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Originally Posted by Ochdx
How does the heat absorbing glass work? I work in the glass industry and I never heard of such. There's what they call "Low-E" coating, but it doesn't absorb heat, rather it reflects more heat, and the glass has a very very slight tint to it.
Wow you work in the glass industry? What kinda glass? |
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looks cool
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Originally Posted by Samson
looks cool
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Originally Posted by stickyshifter
Wow you work in the glass industry? What kinda glass?
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Originally Posted by Ochdx
How does the heat absorbing glass work?
http://www.optical-filters.com/heatabsorbing.html http://www.tpub.com/content/construc.../14044_148.htm http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/.../mytopic=13410 http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclo...dow_glass.html |
Originally Posted by go2turbo
Very nice...
http://news.u-car.com.tw/news-images...0616-30412.jpg http://news.u-car.com.tw/news-images...0616-30408.jpg http://news.u-car.com.tw/news-images...0616-30407.jpg If you look closely at the second picture, you can see a slot by the windshield where the shade would go. |
Neat design detail. :cool:
I would still prefer a sunroof, however. If you could integrate a sliding pane within that wraparound windscreen, I'm sold. |
too bad it's slow as shit :(
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having a sunroof is still better because it opens
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Originally Posted by ED9man
too bad it's slow as shit :(
2.0L turbo 240ps@5600rpm 236lb/ft@2400-5000rpm 6 speed manual 0-60mph: 6.2sec Top Speed: 152mph |
I saw this
The launch models will be available in red, black and silver - all will use a 1.8-litre engine, giving a 0-60mph time of 10 seconds and a top speed of 124mph. |
Originally Posted by ED9man
I saw this
The launch models will be available in red, black and silver - all will use a 1.8-litre engine, giving a 0-60mph time of 10 seconds and a top speed of 124mph. "After the GTC production run, the Panoramic roof will become an £850 option across the Astra Sport Hatch range" |
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