Vauxhall’s latest Astra VXR is a true return to hot-hatch form for the GM outfit, offering stunning good looks, superb handling and sparkling performance in an affordable wrapper. For those owners ...

There’s no shortage of automakers which claim the vaunted Nürburgring Nordschleife as their own stomping ground. Along with the likes of BMW, Porsche and Aston Martin, to name but a few, GM’s European ...

Superchips, the high performance ECU remapping specialist, can now make the rapid 280 PS Vauxhall Astra GTC VXR even hotter in a matter of minutes using the firm’s market-leading Bluefin handset.

To maintain public interest the British-market Astra, General Motors' Vauxhall is introducing the Astra VXR Nurburgring Edition. Largely a trim package for the already pumped up Astra VXR, the special ...

Kenneth Hall February 27, 2009 Comment Now! Get ready to fight off the green-eyed monster of jealousy, as those lucky Brits have landed yet another pair of spicy limited-edition hatches. The ...

Qualifying for a Nurburgring lap record is a lot more involved than it used to be. Adjudicators must verify both car and lap before the time can be officially confirmed on the website. Not so long ago ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

British tuning company Thorney Motorsport has just unveiled a new series of customized Vauxhall Astra and Corsa VXRs, both of them available in two versions, VXR-S (Sport) and VXR-R (Race). The tuner ...

The Vauxhall Astra VXR was the most powerful hot hatch you could drive out of a showroom in 2005. Today, 240hp seems perfectly normal for this class of car, but back then it was pretty daring and the ...

What's better than power? More power, of course! The Vauxhall Astra VXR already has a lot of it, since its 280 PS put it above all of its rivals in terms of output, save maybe for the radical and ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Central & North Burnett. Followed categories will be added to My News. It wasn't the leather-clad sports seats nor the hot hatch's sensual good looks. It was, in ...

If you like your hot hatches brash, bold and loud, then the Nürburgring Edition could be the car for you. Its all-white finish, distinctive chequered graphics and great soundtrack turn heads. However, ...