The new Vauxhall Astra is revealed complete with underpinnings from the Peugeot 308, a new Vizor face and two new PHEV powertrain options. The Vauxhall Astra has always played second fiddle to the Ford Focus in the hearts of UK buyers, a car seemingly aimed at families wanting transport rather than a ‘Drive’; sound and […]
Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port to build electric vans for Vauxhall, Opel, Peugeot and Citroen
Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant is to become the first Stellantis plant to build solely electric vans for Stellantis, including Opel, Peugeot and Citroen. Following on from the news that Nissan is creating a huge EV centre in the North East, it’s the North West’s turn to get some good news: Stellantis announces the Vauxhall Plant […]
Vauxhall Grandland facelift drops the ‘X’ and adds ‘Visor’ and new interior
The Vauxhall Grandland gets a mid-life facelift, dropping its ‘X’, getting Vauxhall’s ‘Vizor’ face and gaining a new interior. The Vauxhall Grandland X SUV, when it arrived four years ago, was the first Vauxhall model to come under PSA’s ownership of Vauxhall and underpinned by the same platform as the Peugeot 3008. But four years […]
New Vauxhall Astra TEASED with new platform from the Peugeot 308 and ‘Electrification’
The new Vauxhall Astra is teased with a series of images showing detail highlights ahead of a debut later this year. It’s nearly time for a new Vauxhall Astra to arrive to continue Vauxhall’s fight for the hearts and wallets of potential Ford Focus and VW Golf buyers so, as is compulsory, the arrival starts […]
Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD is an EV take on the Manta by Opel. A one-off or a ‘Tease’?
The Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD is revealed as an EV RestoMod Opel project with an electric motor and manual gearbox. As we move in to the brave new world of electric cars, some of the soul is being lost as vocal ICE turns in to silent EV, and cars become something you treat as a […]
Vauxhall CUT prices on electric Mokka-e to maintain PiCG eligibility
In the wake of the cut in the plug-in grant for electric cars, Vauxhall has reduced prices of the Mokka-e to maintain eligibility. Last week the UK government moved the goalposts on the plug-in car grant (PiCG), cutting the maximum list price for eligibility to £35,000 and reducing the grant from £3k to £2.5k. The […]
Vauxhall Corsa gets an update, and the ELECTRIC Corsa-e gets a bit cheaper
The Vauxhall Corsa gets updated for 2021 with updated styling, new engine options and a lower starting price for the electric Corsa. It’s not that long since the current Corsa arrived on sale, although initially only as the Corsa-e, Vauxhall’s electric take on the new Corsa. But the regular ICE versions of the current Corsa […]
Opel Monza (Vauxhall Royale) heading back as an ELECTRIC range-topper?
Reports from Germany say that Opel/Vauxhall are planning to revive the Opel Monza / Vauxhall Royale as a range-topping electric car. There was a time when mainstream car makers built big coupes and found a ready market, like Ford with the Granada Ghia Coupe and Vauxhall with the Royale Coupe (a Vauxhall-badged version of the […]
Newly facelifted Vauxhall Crossland costs from £19,060
The recently facelifted Vauxhall Crossland Crossover goes on sale in the UK with prices starting at £19,060 and order books now open. The Vauxhall Crossland X arrived almost four years ago to replace the Meriva, but its come in for a recent facelift, dropped the ‘X’ moniker and is now on sale in its revamped […]
Electric Vauxhall Mokka-e, and ICE Mokkas, UK prices and specs announced
The new Vauxhall Mokka-e – Vauxhall’s electric Mokka – and the new ICE Mokkas priced for the UK with the Mokka-e starting at £30,840. Back in June Vauxhall revealed the new Mokka, and not only did it look original and appealing, despite its new PSA underpinnings, it came with an electric version too. And now […]