The 1.6-litre, four-cylinder turbo engine and six-speed manual gearbox are carried over from the previous Corsa VXR, albeit with significant revisions to both. The intake system, clutch and ...

Getting the power down was an issue, though, and distracted steering often robbed of feel made it harder to exploit the engine fully. Vauxhall attempted to address the VXR’s nervousness over ...

We're leaning towards the latter figure, as it would put the Corsa ahead of the Renaultsport Clio, if only by a few ponies. 0-60 is said to pass in about six seconds and it will top out on the ...

And that’s only 11 years ago. The mere idea of a fast Vauxhall seems fanciful in 2025, let alone a whole range of them. We’d take an SUV VXR by now - once Meriva has been done then nothing’s ...