Vauxhall
Video : Three generations of Vauxhall Cavalier
Between 1975 and 1995, the Vauxhall Cavalier was one of the UK’s favourite family cars. Watch three generations of TV advertising to see just how the Cavalier moved with the times. Enjoy the changing styles through 20 years of Vauxhall, and let us know which is your favourite of the three… 1975 Vauxhall Cavalier Mk1 [...]
January 22, 2013
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Keith Adams · 
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Our Cars : Keith’s Astra – bigger is better
Size really does matter Current mileage 12,905 Claimed economy 62.8mpg Actual economy 47.7mpg Regular readers will recall me giving my Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer a bit of a kicking for its less-than-impressive fuel returns in my previous report. It’s not as if fuel consumption in the high-forties is actually that bad for a near-4.7m long [...]
December 14, 2012
· Keith Adams · 44 Comments
Our Cars : Thirsty Astra
I like the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer. It’s an honest car, that’s well-made, well-designed and which performs well on the UK’s motorway network. And over the months, I’ve really grown to appreciate some of those clever little touches that make life so much easier. But I really wish it was more economical. In average driving, [...]
December 4, 2012
· Keith Adams · 59 Comments
Our Cars : The Astra Sports Tourer goes home
Current mileage 12,101 Claimed economy 62.8mpg Actual economy 48.1mpg One of the joys of living in a multi-vehicle household is that there’s always work to do on one of the cars. And because I have a taste for fast hatchbacks from the 1970s and ’80s in particular – and the rarer the better – I’m [...]
November 27, 2012
· Keith Adams · 23 Comments
Events : Vauxhall at the NEC Classic Motor Show
Vauxhall is celebrating its status as the UK’s oldest surviving car manufacturer by displaying seven of its historic models at the Footman James Classic Motor Show, held at the NEC in Birmingham on 16-18 November. The seven car line-up spans 1904-2012, and promises to celebrate the Luton company’s enduring sporting heritage. This will be the [...]
November 6, 2012
· Keith Adams · 21 Comments
Tested : Kadett vs Allegro vs Lancer
We’re moving towards the 1980s, and the hottest new ticket in town is GM’s exciting new front-wheel drive Opel Kadett/Vauxhall Astra. To see how good it was, What Car? magazine pitched a saloon version against the Austin Allegro and Colt Lancer. The result was pretty clear then – but would it be the case now? [...]
November 4, 2012
· Keith Adams · 28 Comments
Our Cars : First service (online)
Keith Adams Current mileage 12,101miles Claimed economy 62.8mpg Actual economy 49.6mpg I’d been complaining that the Astra was beginning to feel a little on the baggy side on the run-up to its service – there were some clonking noises coming from the front suspension and that venerable 1.7-litre turbodiesel was beginning to sound a little [...]
October 29, 2012
· Keith Adams · 19 Comments
News : Bonhams to sell oldest Vauxhall at veteran car run
With the future of Vauxhall under scrutiny as ever, it’s good to reflect on the past. And it doesn’t get much more ‘past’ than this car, being auctioned by Bonhams on 2 November. This Vauxhall is one of 14 vehicles on sale, and four at the auction that are eligible for the London to Brighton [...]
October 19, 2012
· Keith Adams · 8 Comments
Tested : Cortina vs Solara vs Cavalier
Rep race Back in 1980, if you wanted the ultimate business tool on wheels, you (or your company’s fleet manager) bought a Ford Cortina. Vauxhall and Talbot didn’t necessarily agree, offering the Cavalier and Solara as very capable rivals. But which was best then and now, the Ford Cortina 1.6L, Vauxhall Cavalier 1600GL or Talbot [...]
October 4, 2012
· Keith Adams · 60 Comments
News : Vauxhall ADAM underpins GM’s UK strength
The UK is a shining light in an otherwise bleak European car market, according to Vauxhall Chairman and Managing Director, Duncan Aldred. Speaking after the unveiling of the new ADAM city car on the eve of the Paris Motor Show, Mr. Aldred said manufacturers in Continental Europe are looking with envy at the UK market [...]
September 28, 2012
· Keith Adams · 8 Comments
The cars : Vauxhall Cavalier Mk3
The Vauxhall Cavalier Mk3 (or Opel Vectra A for our European readers) was a completely different animal to the popular car that it replaced… well, it was to look at. Mike Humble tells the story of GM’s streamlined Ford Sierra fighter. The streamliner that everybody loved Towards the latter part of the 1980s, the Ford [...]
August 18, 2012
· Mike Humble · 43 Comments
In memoriam : Vauxhall Astravan
Keith Adams Come the end of 2012, one of the UK’s most enduring motoring icons will be getting the bullet. Vauxhall has confirmed that production of the Astravan is to cease, although the company says that there will be sufficient stock to cover sales through to at least the first three months of 2013. The [...]
August 17, 2012
· Keith Adams · 77 Comments
Our Cars : Astra Sport Tourer is piling on miles
We’ve only had it a couple of weeks, but our trusty Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer has already clocked up well over 1000 miles. But there’s much more to come. French fancy Arrived on the fleet: July 2012 Miles: 8012 Fuel consumption: 45.9mpg Firmly established alongside the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf as one of the [...]
August 9, 2012
· Keith Adams · 5 Comments
Our Cars : Astra Sport Tourer joins the fleet
The excellent news that General Motors has committed to the UK for future production of the Astra means that the Vauxhall marque maintains an important foothold in its home market. To celebrate, AROnline is running an Astra SRi Sport Tourer for the next six months – and to see how one of the UK’s favourite [...]
August 2, 2012
· Keith Adams · 8 Comments
News : Vauxhall ADAM – has MINI met its match?
Vauxhall released its first official pictures of the new ADAM, ushering in its new MINI-sector challenger. The new three-door, which majors on style, will be officially unveiled at this year’s Paris Motor Show, before going on sale early in 2013. Designed by ex-pat Mark Adams’ team in Europe, ADAM incorporates a MINI/Range-Rover Evoque-like floating [...]
July 11, 2012
· Keith Adams · 60 Comments
News : Astra range gets a smart new look
These are the first official pictures of the revised British-built Astra Hatch and Sports Tourer, along with the latest addition to the GTC range, the 193bhp BiTurbo diesel model. Available to order now, with first deliveries in September, the refreshed design of the Astra Hatch and Sports Tourer – both of which are built at [...]
June 18, 2012
· Keith Adams · 15 Comments
Why we love the… Vauxhall Cavalier SRi
Proof again that great cars are not always super cars. The first in a brand new section of AROnline favourite everyday cars from an era when everything was alright with the world. Mike Humble kicks off with an essay on one his many childhood and adolescent sweethearts… Flying from Luton In the modern world, your [...]
June 8, 2012
· Mike Humble · 41 Comments
Essays : Wirral going on a plant tour
Mike Humble accepts an offer to tour General Motor’s Ellesmere Port assembly facility some 20 years after his first visit and makes some sobering comparisons with our very own Longbridge, but remains upbeat about the state of British motor manufacturing… Visiting Ellesmere Port When Andrew Elphick asked me a while back to tag along with his bandy [...]
June 4, 2012
· Mike Humble · 9 Comments
Driven : Vauxhall Astra GTE (1984)
The Mk1 Vauxhall Astra GTE might be one of the underrated hot hatches of the 1980s, but that certainly doesn’t mean it’s not up there with the best. Keith Adams drives one along the Route Napoléon in the South of France and comes away smiling. Star in ascendency For those old enough to remember the hot [...]
May 20, 2012
· Keith Adams · 43 Comments
News : Vauxhall production stays in the UK
Vauxhall car company staff have voted by 94% in favour of a new pay and conditions deal, clearing the way for investment in the Ellesmere Port plant. Owner General Motors will confirm this morning that a new Astra model will be built at the plant, securing about 2100 jobs. Many people had feared that the [...]
May 17, 2012
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