Vauxhall got round to sending us details of the 2011 Astra Sports Tourer last month, and now we get details on models and prices. As with the regular Astra, the 2011 Astra Sports Tourer will be built in Ellesmere Port and will join the hatchback on sale by the end of 2010, after its public […]
Chevy Volt / Vauxhall Ampera doesn’t work
It’s being reported that GM are re-engineering the Volt/Ampera to be driven by the engine as it’s range extender technology fails in the real world. That’s quite a headline. The technology that’s supposed to be the saviour of GM doesn’t work. Or at least not well enough. It seems that GM are about to re-engineer […]
2011 Vauxhall VXR8: Vauxhall at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Vauxhall are out in force at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in a few weeks with a 1910 Vauxhall C10 ‘Prince Henry’, the 2011 Vauxhall VXR8 and the Vauxhall Ampera. With the Goodwood Festival of Speed just a few weeks away, we’re going to get a fair few car makers letting us know what goodies […]
New Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer (2011) Revealed
Vauxhall has revealed the 2011 Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer (Astra Estate) which goes on sale in October. You can’t have a new Vauxhall Astra without a new Astra Estate, so Vauxhall has now got round to revealing the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer, which will go on sale at the end of the year and be […]
Vauxhall Ampera Hybrid – No range anxiety
Vauxhall are promoting a 350 mile run round the UK in a Vauxhall Ampera as the “Longest single road trip ever for an electric vehicle in the UK”. Except it’s a Hybrid. We’ve been moaning quite a bit about the claims being made by car makers for their electric cars. We understand that a big […]
Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer 4×4 Press Release
Vauxhall Insignia goes from strength to strength in the UK Over 55,000 Insignia sales in UK since launch last year AWD Insignia CDTi first Vauxhall passenger car to couple Adaptive 4×4 with a diesel New premium leather trim boosts Insignia’s quality credentials still further Luton – Since the Insignia hit UK showrooms at the start […]
Vauxhall Corsa Black & White Limited Edition launches
Vauxhall have launched a VXR-look Corsa Limited Edition – the Vauxhall Corsa Black & White. No more go, but more toys and a bodykit. Starts at £13,995. We know that Limited Edition cars shift metal in quiet times. What other reason could there be for manufacturers seemingly giving away options on a Limited Edition car? So if […]
Vauxhall Astra VXR – the Arctic Edition
Vauxhall has announced a limited edition Astra VXR – the Vauxhall Astra VXR Arctic Edition – with £2k of extras. Just 500 being produced. The latest Astra bowed in less than a year ago in the depths of the GM crisis. Looking back at the first teases for the 2010 Astra we were at the […]
Vauxhall at Geneva: Vauxhall Meriva 2010 UK Prices
Vauxhall has released price and model details for the 2010 Meriva. Prices start at £15,495 and rise to £21,255. On sale now. Vauxhall has given the 2010 Meriva its first public outing at Geneva (and for that matter Opel has done the same) and seeing it on the floor at Geneva confirms ours suspicions that […]
Opel / Vauxhall Flextreme GT/E Press Release
WORLD PREMIERE GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 2010 THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME: VAUXHALL FLEXTREME GT/E CONCEPT * Dramatic design meets environmental technology * Alternative propulsion; shows versatility of Vauxhall’s E-REV technology Geneva/Luton –Vauxhall will unveil a dramatic concept car at this year’s Geneva Show that is set to boost its credentials as a leader in […]