Vauxhall corsa

MUCH LIKE MY local pub, The Kings Arms, which dates back to 1585, the Vauxhall Astra has a long and rich British heritage. Admittedly, the latter is now the work of multinational group Stellantis, but

IT has now been 45 years since the Vauxhall Astra appeared on Britain’s roads – the original arrived in 1980, picking up where the Viva left off. We’ve since had eight generations, and most have been

PERFORMANCE: This is the manufacturer’s claimed acceleration time for a car, and is measured from 0-60mph or 0-62mph (0-100km/h), in seconds. ECONOMY/EMISSIONS/RANGE: Combined WLTP economy in miles pe

WHY WE RAN IT With sports car pace and dog-friendly space, could this rapid wagon be the ultimate do-it-all daily driver? Too often purpose-built ‘driver’s cars’ make too many sacrifices in pursuit of

Our pick 1.2 Hybrid 136 What Car? rating List price £28,400 Best price £27,415 Engine 3cyl, 1199cc, turbo, petrol Gearbox 6-spd automatic 0-62mph 8.9sec Top speed 128mph MPG 58.9 CO2 109g/km The Junio

£26,995 OTR/£27,795 as tested/£221 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: It’s the toughest test for TG’s 2024 Car of the Year: daily life DRIVER: greg potts WE’RE THREE MONTHS INTO LIFE with our long term Renault 5, and