NEW BRIT-BUILT ASTRA RAISES QUALITY & VALUE AT FRANKFURT DEBUT * New Astra’s highly competitive pricing and CO2 emissions announced today * Ellesmere Port prepares for production of its tenth Vauxhall compact class car * UK set to retain position as single largest market for Astra Frankfurt – The new Vauxhall Astra received its global […]
New Vauxhall Astra – Frankfurt details & Prices
Vauxhall revealed the new Astra at Frankfurt yesterday and supplied price and model detail. The new Vauxhall Astra is Vauxhall’s most important car since… well, the last Vauxhall, I suppose. But it is a big deal for Vauxhall, particularly with all the shenanigans going on with ownership and question marks over how much Ellesmere Port […]
New Vauxhall Astra engine details
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 […]
Vauxhall Insignia VXR UK Prices Press Release
VAUXHALL INSIGNIA VXR HITS MARKET AFTER 10,000KM SIGN OFF AT ‘RING * Extensive durability sign-off at Germany’s notorious Nurbürgring * Turbocharged V6 engine with race-bred design features * Unique-to-range chassis features for optimised grip and traction * Priced from £30,995.00 Luton – Packing 325 horsepower, a sophisticated four-wheel-drive chassis and a sub-six second 0-60 time, […]
Vauxhall Insignia VXR – UK Prices and info
Vauxhall’s new hot Insignia – the Vauxhall Insignia VXR – turned up at the Goodwood Festival of Speed at the weekend as a prelude to its launch – as both the Insignia VXR and the Insignia VXR Sports Tourer – in UK showrooms in September, and Vauxhall has now released prices and details. We first […]
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 Roadster preview
The guys over at Auto Express certainly knock out a rendering or two of cars that are to come. They’re not always bang on the money, but they make for interesting viewing (sometimes) and we’ve run one or two of their renderings before. With the new Vauxhall Astra starting to be pushed by Vauxhall ahead […]
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 […]