(1998-2005)

COUPES were big news in the seventies and eighties, but by the nineties the segment was shrinking fast, as car makers opted for hot hatches instead. Luckily for enthusiasts, Volkswagen did both, by se

WE ALL YEARN for self-identity. Not for any reason so shallow as to stand out from the crowd, but to be true to ourselves and to be seen as confidently doing so. The Vauxhall Astra can relate. For gen

I SUCCUMBED. OR, as younger people say, I caved. I’d been looking at my Phantom’s bodywork (the victim of a blow-over respray prior to my renewed ownership, after a white ‘wrap’ was removed) and alway

VAUXHALL scooped three class wins in our 2025 Driver Power survey. The Astra topped the family car segment, owners voted the Grandland best mid-sized SUV, and the Crossland the best small SUV. That’s

This month, the big man comes clean about a recent car purchase.