Giving credit where credit is due, however, the special edition Vauxhall VXR edges out its Opel OPC counterpart with an extra 14 horses unbridled by a Remus sport exhaust. Aside from the grille ...

The secret of great comedy is timing, so it should come as no surprise that the arrival of Triple Eight Engineering’s Astra VXR at the evo office in the first week of December raised a laugh or two.

Vauxhall’s latest Astra VXR is a true return to hot-hatch form for the GM outfit, offering stunning good looks, superb handling and sparkling performance in an affordable wrapper. For those owners ...

a new sports exhaust with reduced back pressure and the ability to run on 98-octane fuel. According to the automaker, the special edition Corsa VXR runs the 0-60mph (96km/h) sprint in 6.5 seconds ...

The Corsa VXR twin-pipe exhaust is exactly in line with legal pass-by-noise regulations. Said twin-pipe exhaust was developed with Remus and features a new exhaust manifold with an integrated ...

Like all 888 upgrades it can be carried out at the VXR Performance Centre in Banbury, this one for £550. I’d suggest that while you’re there you also get the Remus sports exhaust fitted for ...

Its looks do suit it, though. There’s a lot of in-yer-face-ness about the VXR. That exhaust note, for example – raspy and belligerent, like an old RS Turbo with an aftermarket system.

The VXR's optional 18in rims are wrapped in the ... badge but forgot to actually put one on Twin pipes of the VXR's Remus exhaust come in where the central triangular pipe used to feature.

First derv-powered VXR will be the facelifted Zafira in early ... quite fast enough for you then an ECU remap, air filter and exhaust system will liberate about 30bhp on their own.

It proves remarkably absorbent yet never soft or sloppy when you open up the loud pedal and revel in that exhaust note. The VXR 500 is a car drivers can immerse themselves in. That feeling of ...

The engine is beautifully boosty there, even though the power delivery is more linear than the turbo four found in the VXR Astra. The Remus exhaust adds an extra layer of aural interest and the ...