Opel Astra GTC edition, with glass roof
06-19-2006, 08:25 AM
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Opel Astra GTC edition, with glass roof
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..
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News_Article.asp?NA_ID=220373
sorry, only a crappy pic for now..
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.
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.
06-19-2006, 09:05 AM
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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.
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.
06-19-2006, 02:09 PM
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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.
06-19-2006, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Ochdx
its gonna get awfully hot in that car.
06-19-2006, 02:45 PM
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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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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?