For sale: 2003 SRi Turbo Astra Holden
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Advertising and brochures:
The GTi's links to Lotus, and an emphasis on its handling were the main points pushed in the car's advertising campaigns, and we have attached several examples from prominent magazines - particularly Australian magazines from the early 2000s (Wheels Magazine and Motor Magazine). Additions are always welcome - please click "contact author" at the top of this page to get in touch with us if you have further details or other original documentation which you think will benefit this guide.
Pop culture:
The GTi was seen as a very young person's car at the time, mainly appealing to late Gen X and Gen Y consumers. The GTi was a very popular tuners car, but somewhat seen as a poor man's sports car. The ultimate demonstration of how the GTi was viewed is probably summed up by its appearances in the Australian TV series "Fat Pizza". Interestingly, both the Malaysian and UK police forces used Proton GTis as token patrol cars. Examples of both cars are shown in the image gallery.
Vehicle location
Australia , NSW , Sydney
Only the second one added to Classic Register - this one a little rougher than the first example: These are now quite rare cars (or always have been in Australia) , beinhg the top performance model in the Astra range, and a great performance hatch of the early 00s.. Astra had already gone the Turbo route whereas many other makes had stuck with the NA 2.0l engines, meaning these little rockets were more than competitive, and one of the best looking cars around at the time (still are to an extent).
This one has relatively high Ks on the clock at over 250,000, and the paint looks like its seen better days. Still saveable, and the seller noted that the car has been tuned and has dyno papers confirming it runs about 10 to 14psi, so should give a fair bit above standard power (not that I think you really need much more unless you're into competition). Great value at the time, asking just $5,500 - but looks like it needs a tidy up.