[nggallery id=2356 template=customlinks] The Vauxhall Zafira Tourer MPV has been given a facelift for 2017 with an Astra-inspired makeover inside and out and new technology. The 20917 Vauxhall Zafira Tourer has been revealed as a facelifted version of the current car, but with a makeover that gives the Zafira a strong resemblance to the latest […]
Vauxhall Zafira 2nd FIRE recall of 235,000 cars after SUN investigation
The Vauxhall Zafira B is subject to a second recall over fire risks after an investigation by the Sun newspaper found previously fixed car fires. Last year, Vauxhall recalled the Zafira B – 235,000 of them – ostensibly because repairs by non-Vauxhall garages to the car’s HVAC system had left them susceptible to catching fire, […]
Top Gear ‘Reasonably’ Priced Astra up for auction – AGAIN
The Vauxhall Astra Top Gear used for the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car segment is up for auction again after the sale fell through. Perhaps it’s a good reason not to use eBay to auction stuff for charity, because the eBay auction of the Top Gear Vauxhall Astra used for Star in a Reasonably Priced […]
Vauxhall ADAM & ADAM ROCKS Unlimited for even more personalisation
The Vauxhall Adam and its butch sibling the Adam Rocks now come with a new Unlimited trim option offering additional personalisation. The Vauxhall Adam already offers a high degree of personalisation options, and so convinced are Vauxhall that personalisation is the key to the Adam’s success that they’ve introduced a new trim level for the […]
Vauxhall Corsa Park Assist – so easy a DOG can do it (+video)
The Vauxhall Corsa can be optioned with Advanced Park Assist, and Vauxhall are promoting it by letting Gerty the Boxer dog demonstrate it. The advances in systems that make driving easier are coming thick and fast at the moment, and filtering down from ‘Premium’ models to more run of the mill cars. One technology designed […]
Opel Ampera-e electric car revealed – which should mean a Vauxhall Ampera-e too
The Opel Ampera-e has been revealed in Germany as an all electric car using the same drivetrain as the US Chevrolet Bolt. It should mean a Vauxhall Ampera-e too. Vauxhall and Opel gave up on the range-extender Ampera, but the Ampera name is back to adorn a new all electric car – the Vauxhall/Opel Ampera-e – […]
Vauxhall Mokka X – a facelift for the Mokka with the ‘X’ Factor
[nggallery id=2254 template=customlinks] The Vauxhall Mokka X (and Opel Mokka X) is a facelift for the Mokka which also gets Vauxhall’s new ‘X’ designation for SUVs and Crossovers. Debuts at Geneva. It’s almost four years since the Vauxhall Mokka went on sale in the UK, so it’s getting a bit of a facelift for 2016, […]
Vauxhall GT Concept teased on video for Geneva debut
The Vauxhall GT Concept – the Opel GT Concept too – is teased on video as GM try to get a buzz going ahead of a Geneva Motor Show debut. The Detroit Motor Show may only just be clearing up, but Vauxhall are planning well ahead with a new tease for a new concept at […]
Top Gear ‘Reasonably’ Priced Astra raises £17,800 in charity auction
The Top Gear Vauxhall Astra which featured as the show’s ‘Reasonably Priced Car’ has raised £17,800 in an eBay auction, with proceeds to the BEN charity. When Jeremy Clarkson had his ‘fracas’ with a BBC producer, the chain of events which unfolded saw Top Gear as we know it come to an end – and that […]
New Vauxhall Maloo LSA – a bonkers 528bhp pick-up
The 2016 Vauxhall Maloo LSA pick-up arrives with the same 6.2 litre, 528bhp V8 as the VXR8 GTS, making it the most powerful commercial vehicle in the UK. The Americans and Aussies have a penchant for pick-up trucks with immense power, but us Brits haven’t really caught the bug. But perhaps the arrival of the new Vauxhall […]