I’ve been lucky enough to be invited by the guys at Torque Astra to attend a test day at Millbrook for the launch of the all new Vauxhall Astra. We’re going to be test driving the car on the 5th December and I’ll be bringing you a full review of the day.It’ll be interesting to see how the Astra drives, as a good base model always bodes well for the...

The Ford Focus RS has been picking up all manner of enthusiastic reviews since it started doing the rounds in the motoring press, but it’s the old-shape Renaultsport Megane R26.R that’s proving to be the quicker car.Despite being considerably down on power (230bhp against 300bhp), the 238kg lighter R26.R is consistently posting faster lap times in...