VXR has always been a brand of hits and misses. The Corsa VXR, for instance, always had a place alongside the Ford Fiesta ST and Renaultsport Clios as a rorty, boisterous hot hatch that flipped a ...

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 ...

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.

Engines range from 1.4 to 2.0 Turbo 280 VXR Readers report Real MPG to be between 19–70 mpg The Astra GTC has been developed specifically for UK roads and it really shows. It manages to zip around ...