But this year things were different. With time tight and a lot of photography to be done, I spent the entire week in the Vectra ... but instead we opted for the Vauxhall. Up and down more mountain ...

The idea of a 160mph Vauxhall Vectra was always a curious ... all post-2006 cars fall into the punitive £555 a year road tax category, and a Vectra VXR today is a car that makes more sense ...

On the right side of £25K, it’s well priced too. Since then Vauxhall has revisited its range-topping Vectra. Visually there’s nothing to distinguish new from old, but with comprehensively ...