British journalists are once again staged a drag racing between the two models of the same brand, but different generations, to find the difference in their speeds.
This time the object of attention become two «hot hatch» — Vauxhall Astra GTE and Vauxhall Astra VXR. The first generation three-door hatchback
It was equipped with 115-hp 1.8 and the current model has a 280-hp engine. Who was better in the race at the quarter-mile in a straight line showed a real battle on the track.