They started life as Opels and Vauxhalls, but now they have been rebadged as Holdens for their journey to Australia. We’re talking about the Astra GTC, Astra VXR and Cascada convertible, which will ...

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 ...

Deep inside the Vauxhall Opel headquarters, the next generation Astra GTC (or VXR for you Brits out there) is coming to fruiting, getting ready to compete with the new Ford Focus ST and Renaultsport ...

Holden’s lion and Astra badges have been reunited once more, with the returned line-up now on sale in Australia from $26,990, alongside the new $41,990 Cascada cabriolet. The Astra hasn’t been seen in ...

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.

Hot on the heels of the recently launched GTC is the next chapter of Vauxhalls hot hatch heaven. This is the first official picture of the new Astra VXR, which goes on sale next year and is set to ...

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 ...

A COUPLE of weeks ago, we tested the new Vauxhall Astra GTC and liked it a lot. It has great styling and a chassis that was set up by British engineers, on British roads, for British customers. We ...

So, if you bank manager or your company car scheme’s giving you a "computer says no" response to your hopes of an Astra VXR, should you feel hard done by if you have to settle for an SRi instead? Not ...

The GTC takes the concept of the Astra Sport Hatch to a different, better-looking and more exciting level. Vauxhall sources tell us the new three-door range will cost about the same as before – so the ...

A top used car expert has urged motorists thinking about buying an affordable hot hatchback to consider one often overlooked model that offers plenty of power and surprising levels of practicality.

Vauxhall is set to launch its most powerful Astra yet. The second-generation Astra VXR is a considerably heated up version of the new GTC hatchback; power comes from a turbocharged, direct-injection ...