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“The Insignia Country Tourer is one of the smartest cars Vauxhall has produced in years,” according to Richard Hammond in the Daily Mirror. And he cites it as the perfect alternative to the Audi A4 Allroad. “Like the Audi it has four-wheel drive, a loftier ride height (by 20mm) than a standard car and bits of plastic cladding stuck around the place to prevent paint damage in the unlikely ...

31Posted: 31st Jan 2014

Vauxhall shows off VXR8 GTS

The new Vauxhall VXR8 GTS super-saloon is set to hit UK shores in the first quarter of 2014 and will come packed with “576bhp from a supercharged V8 engine”, reports the Telegraph ’s Paul Hudson. “Based on Vauxhall’s sister company HSV’s new GEN-F GTS, the VXR8 GTS is the most powerful production car to emer...

31Posted: 31st Jan 2014

New engine for Astra GTC

The Astra GTC is now available with a 197bhp 1.6-litre engine. The four-cylinder, direct-injection petrol engine is the same unit used in the Cascada convertible, with torque of 221lb/ft. When equipped with the new engine option, the Astra GTC becomes the most powerful non-VXR model in the Astra range. The top speed is ...

31Posted: 31st Jan 2014

Insignia toughens up in Country Tourer form

The Country Tourer is a “more rugged” version of the Insignia in SUV form, and the off-road makeover has made it “even more handsome”, says Auto Express. The mag recommends “opting for a light paint colour to better contrast with the darker-coloured cladding” and likes the bi-xenon headlights that come as sta...