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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 03:15 PM
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 03:44 PM
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A digitally modified Opel Astra. That star thing is the Obey giant.
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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i kinda like.
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 04:46 PM
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I love those rims...
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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Aren't they bringing this car to the US as the Saturn Astra next year?

edit: According to the Saturn webpage, they're not bringing the sedan to the US.
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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To big for an Astra

Originally Posted by einsatz
Aren't they bringing this car to the US as the Saturn Astra next year?

edit: According to the Saturn webpage, they're not bringing the sedan to the US.
It looks too big to be an Astra. Maybe a Vectra, or do they still make the Omega (the old Cadillac Catera)?
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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speak of the devil check it out

http://www.saturn.com/saturn/vehicle...sale/index.jsp
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by TL CHROMETIDE
A digitally modified Opel Astra. That star thing is the Obey giant.
Shepard Fairey is the guy who is behind Obey. He is a graffiti artist of sorts. He started the poster style graffiti movement.
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 05:37 PM
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Look at your drawing

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What you have listed is a 4 door sedan, not a 4 door hatchback. The Astra is a small 2/4 door hatch similar in vein to the VW Golf / GTI. The drawing looks like a bigger car.

That being said, I'd like to see GM do more of this, as the Opel's are better than their own domestic cars, sans Cadillac (with interiors by Saab).

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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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I think I saw an episode of Top Gear on this car... If it's the car I'm thinking... it's surprisingly fast off the line... but did terrible on the twisties...
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by is300eater
I think I saw an episode of Top Gear on this car... If it's the car I'm thinking... it's surprisingly fast off the line... but did terrible on the twisties...
that is going to be the Pontiac G8 here.
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 10:17 PM
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Opel Vectra

http://www.opel.de/shop/cars/vectra/...tent.act?pic=1
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 11:34 PM
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i like i like and i like the inside to
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Old Dec 25, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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This will sound funny, but all it is is the new, ahem, GM Chevy Malibu. Really. look closely at the A and C pillars, and note the design of the dash, not the instruments, per se.

I'f I'm smoking crack with the comparison, let me know and I'll share.
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Old Dec 25, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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The Opel Vecta and the Malibu are built on the same platform as the Saab 9-3 (Epsilon, I think)
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Old Dec 25, 2007 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by mrmako
The Opel Vecta and the Malibu are built on the same platform as the Saab 9-3 (Epsilon, I think)
....along with the Saturn Aura. Honestly, the Saturn Aura is the only non-C6/Caddy GM product that I would ever consider.
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