The last three Buying Guides have been on an Aston, a Ferrari, and a £1.1 million Porsche. Nice work if you can get it, but this week we're coming in to land in the Vauxhall Astra GTC VXR. And not ...

The hot hatchback market seems to be on a boil and Vauxhall has decided to jump right into the middle of it all with their new Astra VXR. Here is what the new Astra VXR is all about Before we mention ...

Blisteringly quick, yet with the style, comfort, quality and grace of a luxurious executive saloon, Vauxhall’s classy Astra VXR points the direction hot hatches should be taking. It can show the ...

Vauxhall's VXR department has been at it again, this time making the Astra foam at the mouth. It's bright, it's fast and it's fun. What more do you need? Alex Goy is an editor for Roadshow. He loves ...

Vauxhall’s new Astra VXR will incorporate motorsport know-how in its transmission and deliver a class-leading 400Nm of torque, giving it a 0-60mph time of 5.9 seconds and robust mid-range performance ...

In 2012, Vauxhall introduced the most potent version of the Astra lineup based on the GTC version and re-ignited the battle for the crown in the hot-hatch segment. The GTC was the three-door version ...

Following Holden’s decision to pull the plug on local manufacturing, the brand swiftly introduced a handful of new-ish models to pad the brand’s lineup. Straight from Opel, the Holden Insignia VXR and ...

The Astra VXR Extreme has been derived from last year’s Astra Cup race car that competed in the Nürburgring Endurance Championship, with much of the knowledge gained in racing under such extreme ...

There’s a reason that automotive enthusiasts the world over love hot hatches: not only are they practical, but they’re also very sporty and fun to drive. That’s why we spent the last twenty minutes ...

NOT so long ago the hot-hatch scene was less fashionable than flared trousers. Sky-high insurance premiums thanks to inflated theft and accident risks plus competition from other sectors of the market ...