We get more details of the Vauxhall Astra GTC – the three door Astra Concept which will debut at Paris – which will also be the basis for the 2011 / 2012 Astra VXR Vauxhall teased the next edition of the new Astra – the three-door Astra – last month ahead of a reveal at the Paris […]
Vauxhall / Opel GTC Paris Concept (Astra GTC) & Astra Sports Tourer at Paris
Vauxhall/Opel are to reveal the Paris GTC Concept at the Paris Motor Show in October – the 3 door Astra to you and me – plus the Astra ST gets a public reveal. October is seriously late in the year – almost winter, for goodness sake – so when we got an email from Vauxhall today telling […]
Vauxhall Astra ST 2011 – Price & Detail
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 […]