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Vauxhall-Opel Junior: a Mini rival for 2013

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Phil McNamara, 15 October 2010 12:07

Vauxhall-Opel has frozen the design of an upmarket small car, to rival BMW’s Mini and the Fiat 500. Codenamed Junior, the 3.7m-long three-door is two years from production. Based on a shortened Corsa platform, Junior will supplement the utilitarian Agila and conventional Corsa supermini in Vauxhall-Opel’s small car range. Nick Reilly, GM Europe president, said one of his first decisions upon taking ...

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Vauxhall-Opel Junior: a Mini rival for 2013

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Phil McNamara, 15 October 2010 12:07

Vectra wins US Car of the Year

Phil McNamara, 08 January 2007 02:05

It's enough to make Jeremy Clarkson's hair curl – even more. A US version of the Vauxhall Vectra – the Saturn Aura – has won North American Car of the Year. The car derided by TV presenter Clarkson won the award, following a vote by 49 enlightened motoring hacks. The gong is equivalent to the European Car of the Year, ...

Vauxhall Corsa SRi

Phil McNamara, 28 September 2006 06:16

Vauxhall Corsa SRi: the lowdown Here's a sneak preview of a junior Corsa VXR – disguised as a panel van. Vauxhall/Opel will unveil the Corsavan concept at the Paris motor show tomorrow (Thursday 28), but there's more to it than meets the eye. The show car previews the forthcoming Corsa SRi, which will go head-to-head with the Ford Fiesta ST ...

Supercharged Monaro leads VXR upgrades

Phil McNamara, 07 September 2006 09:07

Vauxhall is throwing heaps more power at its two VXR flagships. The Monaro V8 coupe is being supercharged, by Kent dealer Greens of Rainham. The 6.0-litre unit's peak power and torque jump by 25 percent, for extra rubber-burning getaways and even more mid-range surge. The suspension is beefed up to cope, while six-pot callipers are fitted as standard. The only ...

Crash test verdict on Corsa and S-Max

Phil McNamara, 25 August 2006 00:01

The new Vauxhall Corsa – set to be one of Britain's best-selling cars – has scored a maximum five stars for occupant safety, in the Euro NCAP crash tests. Ford's new S-Max also got full marks. But their pedestrian protection scores proved far less impressive, when the results of the latest tests were announced today (Friday 25). Although the Corsa's pedestrian rating ...

Global GM chassis starts testing

Phil McNamara, 10 August 2006 09:26

General Motors' new Epsilon II chassis – to be employed around the world by Vauxhall/Opel, Saab, Chevrolet and other brands – has hit the road for testing. Pictured here beneath the next Chevrolet Malibu, the modular front- and all-wheel drive architecture will also underpin the Vauxhall Vectra and Saab's new 9-3 and 9-5. GM is grouping its core models to ...