While sales of the newly-minted (at least for the U.S.) Saturn Astra aren’t exactly setting the world on fire, we found it to be a rather good vehicle with a chassis capable of handling plenty more ...

If there's one thing we like to start our week with, it's a drag race between old cars and new ones. This time, we're in Vauxhall Astra land, as the outgoing model's hot incarnation decided to take on ...

Vauxhall has released a limited edition of its Astra VXR hot-hatch, dubbed Arctic Edition, of which 500 units will be produced. The Arctic Edition is fitted with equipment worth GBP 1,965 at the price ...

Previously, we reported the iconic Vauxhall Astra GSi was back on the table for British buyers, who share a fondness of the nameplate. The move would allot for a Focus ST competitor, while the ...

Vauxhall will be heading to this year’s Geneva Motor Show with its most powerful front-wheel-drive model yet, the Astra VXR Extreme. Based on last year’s Astra Cup race car, the Astra VXR Extreme ...

To maintain public interest the British-market Astra, General Motors' Vauxhall is introducing the Astra VXR Nurburgring Edition. Largely a trim package for the already pumped up Astra VXR, the special ...

There’s no shortage of automakers which claim the vaunted Nürburgring Nordschleife as their own stomping ground. Along with the likes of BMW, Porsche and Aston Martin, to name but a few, GM’s European ...

A sleek, stylish and brutally quick compact three-door coupe that will go down in history as last great hurrah for Britain’s Vauxhall brand, the GTC VXR was first introduced as part of the previous ...

The last three Buying Guides have been on an Aston, a Ferrari, and a £1.1 million Porsche. Nice work if you can get it, but this week we're coming in to land in the Vauxhall Astra GTC VXR. And not ...

PSA won’t kill the Opel and Vauxhall performance-oriented models, but will update them in the future with a focus on improving CO2 emissions. According to CarBuyer, who cites a Vauxhall spokesperson, ...

If you like your hot hatches brash, bold and loud, then the Nürburgring Edition could be the car for you. Its all-white finish, distinctive chequered graphics and great soundtrack turn heads. However, ...

Whenever we see old vs new battles on the drag strip, we instantly know it’s not a matter of who wins, but rather how badly is the old model going to lose. Such is the case here, indeed. Even if there ...