Vauxhall released a fair bit of information on the Insignia inspired new Astra back in May. That was followed up with video of the new Astra blatting round Millbrook and details of the new Astra’s interior. But with the official launch of the Astra at Frankfurt looming, Vauxhall has now released details of the engine […]
Vaxhall Insignia ecoFLEX Sports Tourer – Details
The Vauxhall Insignia is a very good car. As, in fact, is virtually every car in Vauxhall’s stable. But the Insignia is perhaps the most stylish, and in Sports Tourer guise it is a match for anything else out there, particularly the VXR Sports Tourer, which is a cracking car. But performance is not quite […]
Chevy Volt to take on Vauxhall Ampera in UK
The deal to buy Vauxhall / Opel in Europe by Magna from the beleagured GM is all but done and dusted. But we were surprised to learn that Vauxhall / Opel will not be allowed to sell cars in the US. Perfectly understandable why GM would want that but, considering how much stronger the product […]
New Vauxhall Astra – the Interior
Yesterday we brought you a video of the new Vauxhall Astra taking on the Focus and Golf at Millbrook (‘taking on’ is a bit of an exaggeration) which was the starting point for Vauxhall’s build-up of interest in the new Astra before it launches at Frankfurt in September. So it was a bit of a […]
New Vauxhall Astra – the Race
It’s a couple of months since Vauxhall released details of the New Vauxhall Astra, and they are now starting to gear up interest for the launch in September at the Frankfurt Motor Show, before the Astra gets released in the UK in October. This sixth generation of the Astra is a good looking car, and […]
Vauxhall / Opel can’t sell to the U.S.
Now that GM has gone bankrupt and its European operation Vauxhall / Opel has been taken over by Magna, we are starting to see how things will work dropping in to place. Probably the most significant thing so far is that Opel and Vauxhall will not be allowed to sell cars in the US, or […]
Opel / Vauxhall Astra revealed
Hot on the heels of the release of the teaser images of the Vauxhall Astra comes the full reveal of the all new Vauxhall Astra. Which rather begs the question: Why bother with the daft teaser picture? Of course, it may be a reaction by Opel/Vauxhall to some of the pictures leaking out, but it […]
New Vauxhall Astra (2010) – the Tease
You’d think Vauxhall would have better things to do with the current GM mess than torment buyers with teaser shots of the new Vauxhall Astra. But, just like every other car maker lately, they seem to think that this is the way to lead-in to a launch. This time we’ve got a variation on a […]
Fiat Invades Europe! Aims to take over Opel, Vauxhall and Saab
Fiat are busy little bees of late. From being a virtually bankrupt car maker just a few years ago, they are busy rampaging around the world playing ‘White Knight’ to ailing car companies struggling for survival in the crisis that has engulfed the car world. Recently confirmed as the key component in the rescue of […]
Next generation Opel Zafira
A sketch of the next generation Vauxhall Zafira reveals strong design cues from the Insignia and Ampera. But with GM’s problems, will it ever get built?