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  RED CARPET RIDE: 10 Opel Astra rides ready in the garage - and a lot of Kyalami laps waiting. Images: LES STEPHENSON
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  ELMA SMIT: Action-woman DJ Elma Smit was at the Astra OPC launch to set a lap time for the launch event. Nobody beat her 2min07.
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  JUST FOR FUN: Opel SA brought along some models of the latest Essential Astras - and told of price cuts. We used them for sighting laps...
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  STREET CARS, THY NAME IS DESIRE: The 2013 Astra OPC in Jozi. Images: Opel SA, in the Golden City - Johannesburg.
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  CABIN FEVER: Enough switches for anybody - and a lot of them for track time adjustments. Seats are deep leather, with inflatable bolsters.
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  FOUR CYLINDERS: 24 VALVES, 206kW/400Nm: The turbo engine in the Astra OPC is the most powerful four-pot yet made by the German auto company.

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