The hot hatch is the preserve of young, enthusiastic petrolheads the country over. No doubt seen as a blight by some, these cars offer staggering performance at an incredibly reasonable price. Well, ...

In 2004 VXR replaced GSi as the badge that high performance Vauxhalls wore. Since then VXR models have been associated with extrovert looks, plenty of power, but also a tendency to be a bit unruly ...

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 ...

The Astra VXR is powered by a 2.0 turboed four-cylinder engine, producing around 277bhp, which is funnelled exclusively through the front wheels. Under full acceleration, the VXR makes a sound like a ...

Driving The Astra VXR has been designed with a racy philosophy - something that its handling certainly embraces. Grip in corners is huge, but while turn-in is sharp, the steering isn't as fluid or as ...

Fact-fuelled pedants and hot hatch obsessives, some manna: the mechanical multi-plate limited slip differential fitted in the upcoming Vauxhall Astra VXR creates its locking effect with a ramp angle ...

Vauxhall’s slinky three-door Astra GTC gets some serious firepower in the form of this 276bhp VXR version. Price today is based on a 2012 model with average mileage and full service history, correct ...

It’s been badged an HSV, an Opel, and now the hottest Astra will return in 2015 as the Holden Astra VXR to put the Lion badge back in the hot-hatch game for the first time since 2009. Holden, though, ...

Head of the VXR product development team, Volker Strycek, a Nürburgring 24-hour winner, set out to make the car the best in its class and, in true Vauxhall hot-car style, it makes a very good case for ...

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 ...

Bloody fast, innit?’ That one phrase cropped up nearly every time someone borrowed the Astra VXR during its 15 months with us. Strangely, though, it was usually preceded by the speaker lowering their ...