Once best-seller gets a mid-life update Small but welcome changes And, importantly, a big price cut Despite Vauxhall’s running efforts, the Astra always came a second best to the Ford Focus. But now ...

The Vauxhall Astra is a long-running car in the UK that’s been a staple of the motoring scene since the 1980s. A former best-seller, it’s not quite so popular these days, but that’s more reflective of ...

An update to the plug-in hybrid Vauxhall Astra hatchback and its Sports Tourer estate version has brought a longer range and a boost in power. The new setup combines a 1.6-litre petrol engine with a ...

A little over a decade ago the Vauxhall Astra was a mainstay in the top 10 best-selling cars list in the UK. The current, eighth-generation model hasn’t quite seen as much success as its predecessors, ...

The 2004 Astra came in a few shapes and sizes, but Vauxhall didn’t forget to create one for the younger generation and offered them the Sports Hatch version. In England, Vauxhall made the Astra Sport ...

The Astra is the oldest name in the current Vauxhall line-up, and now the eighth-generation Vauxhall Astra has just been updated with a new look, new kit and new powertrains. Pricing for the newly ...

You may know it as an Opel, a Vauxhall, a Holden, a Chevy, a Buick or even a Saturn, depending on where you live. But whatever emblem it’s wearing, the Astra is straightforward car. Nothing ...