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Vauxhall is hoping to cash-in on Ford's tardiness in launching the RS Focus with a new Astra GSi, due out in September. The GSi will use the mechanicals of the Astra Coupe Turbo - which means 187bhp and around 6.5 seconds to 60mph - and will be offered in hatch and estate bodies.

The hatch will cost less than £16,000 to help its cause against rivals such as the Civic Type-R, Clio 172 and new Focus ST170.

Although the Astra will be more potent than the ST170, it will launch six months later, so Vauxhall is working on ways to divert attention from the Focus. Expect an announcement very soon on another model to plug the gap...

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