The Vectra VXR was a much better car than the MPVs, but it also struggled - only 1,000 were sold here between 2005 and 2008, the number Vauxhall had originally projected it would shift each year.

Vauxhall Vectra VXR Estate Vauxhall's latest Vectra delivers a lot of pace and practicality for the price. By: Auto Express team. 9 Jan 2007. 9. Overall Auto Express rating. 3.0.

WHEN I first clapped eyes on our long-term Vectra VXR estate I laughed out loud. I’m a bit of a show-off, you see. At the weekend I wear Hawaiian shirts. So when I saw the vivid blue VXR, with ...

There’s certainly no shortage of load-carrying space in a Vectra estate. ... The Vectra VXR could almost be seen as a Q-car, not too unlike the new RS6 and M5 estates are ...

Vectra and Monaro VXR models are already some of the most powerful cars on the road, but that hasn’t stopped Vauxhall giving them even more grunt. New 2007 model year versions of the Vectra VXR have ...

My much-loved Vauxhall Vectra VXR estate (2007, 55,000 miles and valued about £6,500) suffered total engine failure two weeks ago. Just been told by dealer that cost of replacement engine and fitting ...

It accelerates deceptively quickly for its size, too: 0-60mph comes in just 5.9 seconds. The old Vectra VXR estate was similarly quick, but handling suffered due to its front-wheel-drive layout.

A stylish estate version is also available. The Vauxhall name might suggest mass-market sales, but the truth is that fewer than 1,000 will be sold in Britain each year In its way, therefore, this ...

My much-loved 2007 Vauxhall Vectra VXR estate has just suffered (according to Vauxhall franchise) 'total engine failure' at 55,000 miles. Timing chain broken, crankshaft won't turn, valves bent, etc.

Vauxhall Vectra VXR Estate The latest super-estates cost almost £80,000 - but can you have fun in a load lugger for a fraction of the price? PH borrows a VXR estate to find out ...

TYPICAL. I’d been waiting with anticipation to be handed the keys to our long-term Vectra and the glorious Monday morning had finally arrived. Visions of driving down country roads with the ...