Vauxhall are clearly concerned by the runaway success of the Ford Focus RS as they are considering giving the 2011 Astra VXR as much as 300bhp. If a recent article at Autocar is correct the new Astra VXR will be more hardcore than the current version, reinforcing the VXR’s brand of extreme performance. When the last Astra VXR was released it was competing...

This is possibly the most lame World Cup tie in I’ve seen this year, but if you’re the owner of a new-shape 3-door Vauxhall Corsa you can now visit your local dealer and decorate your car in England flags. Don’t worry, the flags are relatively subtle and just the right side of tasteful. You can have side stripes stretching from the edge of the...

From next month Vauxhall will be offering a Corsa that has all the looks of the fastest VXR but without the fuel and insurance worries. The new Vauxhall Corsa Black & White Limited Edition features glacier white bodywork, black 17-inch alloy wheels and a black roof. Add to that lowered suspension and a VXR bodykit and you have a car that looks very much...

The Astra VXR Nurburgring Edition was a limited run of Astra’s hot hatch that claimed the Nurburgring as its spiritual home. Well, now it’s even more limited. The video below shows that this is one Astra that’s gone home and is staying there. The driver of the doomed Astra runs out of talent on one of the many corners of the ‘Ring, just...

The Astra VXR may be getting a bit long in the tooth now, but Vauxhall have decided to let it go out on a high note with the new Astra VXR Arctic Edition. With a new Astra VXR, based on the all-new model, due to hit the showrooms within the next year sales of the current model are expected to dip. What better way to inject a bit of life into the range than with...

The Vauxhall VXR Power events are back for 2010 and this year there are quite a few changes. Not only are there the VXR track days that have been so successful over the last few years, there are now a host of events aimed at VXR owners as well as other track based events throughout the summer. Running from April through to August, VXR Power Events will provide...

While Audi are busy helping advertise the amazing (yet insanely expensive) Microsoft Surface touch-sensitive table, there are cheaper ways of using technology to sell cars. The A6 configurator is mighty impressive, but it’s possible to do some clever things with technology that your average car buyer is likely to own. For example, a webcam, printer, piece...

Having been invited by Torque Astra to attend the launch of the new Vauxhall Astra at Millbrook, we were given the opportunity to drive the Astra back-to-back against some of its closest competitors. Interior As you climb behind the wheel of the new Astra you quickly realise the cabin has undergone a huge makeover. While a quality interior is not necessarily...