The old Opel Astra GTC came with one of the sweetest optional extras money can buy: a panoramic windscreen and it is now time for the new GTC, built on the Astra J platform) to get the same goodie.

The Vauxhall Astra has consistently featured among the best-selling cars on sale in the UK. But it’s the 1.7 CDTi’s poor refinement that really holds it back. It clatters noisily at idle and sounds ...

Ecoflex. ECOnetic. Ecomotive. BlueMotion. EfficientDynamics. Blue Lion. ECO2. This random assortment of terminology is at the hub of car manufacturers’ marketing plans at the moment as they try to ...

Is the Vauxhall Corsa 1.7 CDTi diesel engine reliable? I understand the Vauxhall Corsa 1.7 CDTi has the new Vauxhall diesel engine. I am considering looking for one. Is it reliable and does it have a ...

The new Astra is a big car for GM, and this, the 123bhp 1.7-litre diesel Astra, feels like... a big car. On the road, I mean. This is our first shot in an oil-burning Astra, and it devours motorways ...