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PERFORMANCE VAUXHALL SHOW SANTA POD
Sunday 11th June 2017
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PERFORMANCE VAUXHALL SHOW SANTA POD
Sunday 11th June 2017
This means you have one more week to book your tickets or register your club!
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Unveiled earlier this year at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, the new Mokka X has entered production in Zaragoza, Spain. (more…)
The Corsa is in for a replacement, which will come in two years’ time. (more…)
We want to dismiss this test prototype as just a regular Insignia with a body kit. But the simple fact that it’s wearing full camouflage, as well as some of the smaller details suggests we’re looking at the next Insignia VXR.
It could just be the VX Line body kit, like the ones that are available for the regular Insignia and the Astra. But why go to all the trouble of testing a RHD car in Germany wearing full camo?
The thought of a big car with over 300 horsepower is appealing, and it reminds us of the era when the Mondeo ST220 and Vectra VXRs roamed the streets.
But first, let’s examine what we see here. It’s a RHD car on German license plates, and it has the Holden lion logo hiding under a black wrap. The reason? Well, the Australians have already done the work of installing and testing a gasoline-fed V6 engine under the hood, while all the European models have four-banger turbos.
We already have the specs for that mill, which produces 313 BHP and 370 Nm of torque from a 3.6 liter. All-wheel-drive and a 9-speed automatic will come standard when the new Commodore is launched.
In theory, that’s the engine they’ll use for the Insignia VXR as well. By comparison, the old performance model had a twin-turbo 2.8-liter V6 (shared with Saab) that produced 325 BHP and 434 Nm of torque.
Despite speculation, the Australian company has ruled out a twin-turbo V6 engine for the new Commodore, saying that it simply wouldn’t fit. But maybe that’s a trap, as Admiral Ackbar would say. I mean, isn’t this Insignia visibly bigger than the last one?
There are such engines in the GM inventory, like the one powertrain in the Cadillac ATS-V. Unfortunately, the Delta and E2XX platforms would produce infertile babies, since one is RWD and the other FWD-oriented. But at least we know Peugeot’s acquisition isn’t throwing a spanner in the vxr works.
Vauxhall was too slow to react to concerns over a fire risk in its Zafira and showed a “reckless disregard for safety” in allowing customers to keep driving cars it knew were a fire risk, MPs have said. (more…)
A report into the initial funding of the Circuit of Wales (CoW) has found “significant shortcomings” in the way public money has been used in relation to the £425m project. (more…)
Grammy-nominated singer and actor Tyrese Gibson has teased an image of the next episode of the Fast and Furious franchise.
From today (Monday 24 April), anyone caught speeding will be subject to a much higher fine than previously – which could be up to 175% of your weekly income – plus three points on your licence. (more…)
It has become sort of a tradition to envision every new Vauxhall/Opel as a potent VXR/OPC, but does the treatment really suit the Grandland X too? (more…)
The latest addition to the all-new Insignia range, Vauxhall’s all-wheel drive Insignia Country Tourer will debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show (September 14th to 24th). (more…)
Started under the ownership of GM, The SUV push is supported by the PSA Group, and will see the launch of two new vehicles. (more…)
While the transformation of the plot, from a movie that had plenty of racing to match its action scenes, to an action movie with a few racing scenes, has bothered many, few have bothered to care about the objects destroyed in the series. (more…)
Well before the veils where dropped on new generation Insignia last December, petrol heads were pondering about the future of a high performance model. (more…)
Exactly 100 bright yellow cars cruised through the small town of Bibury over the weekend to show their support for a local resident. (more…)
Drivers of diesel engined cars face new taxes if a new proposition made by the Government is to be approved. (more…)
The Stig has claimed a new Guinness World Record, after driving a bumper car to a speed of over 100mph. (more…)
Vauxhall Motors today announced that it will be stepping down from its role as lead sponsor of the England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland football teams beyond the World Cup in 2018. (more…)
A decision on whether to back the £425m Circuit of Wales with public money will not be taken until after local elections in May. (more…)
Vauxhall Motors is re-naming the shade of its yellow Corsas to ‘Maddox Yellow’ in a show of support for Peter Maddox, the 84-year-old pensioner who had his yellow Vauxhall Corsa vandalised earlier this year. The incident happened after he was blamed for ruining the view of the picturesque village of Bibury by parking the car outside his Cotswold cottage. (more…)
A leading automotive expert believes a deal would benefit both Jaguar Land Rover and PSA. (more…)