The latest VXR is not the most sophisticated performance car on the market, but it delivers a lot of pace for the money – and the practicality to match. Its engine gives awesome thrust and also sounds ...

Vectra and Monaro VXR models are already some of the most powerful cars on the road, but that hasn’t stopped Vauxhall giving them even more grunt. New 2007 model year versions of the Vectra VXR have ...

I’ve affectionately named our latest fleet member ‘Grifter’ because, for a number of reasons I shall get to shortly, it reminds me of a pushbike from my childhood. For those that don’t remember the ...

It is very difficult to guess or forward-plan what long-termer you might have next. It’s a bit like winning a prize in a charity raffle – you know you should be grateful no matter what it is, but ...

Premium German manufacturers have long ruled the roost when it comes to very fast estates: cars like the Mercedes E55 AMG, BMW M5 Touring and Audi RS4 Avant were for many years the only game in town ...

Vauxhall has given its boy-racer VXR treatment to the Vectra, which means the GM salesman's hatchback now has a top speed of 161mph and a 2.8-litre V6 turbo producing 251bhp and 236lb ft of torque.

TYPICAL. I’d been waiting with anticipation to be handed the keys to our long-term Vectra and the glorious Monday morning had finally arrived. Visions of driving down country roads with the booming ...

The word investment is dropped into an increasing number of car adverts these days. This week's Brave Pill could be the first time it has been applied to a Vauxhall Vectra. Age and natural wastage is ...

IT’S all very well producing a Vauxhall Vectra with 255bhp and a top speed in excess of 160mph, but where on earth are you going to unleash all of that potential? Well, Silverstone circuit in ...