Great driver’s cars tend to be costly to buy and run, but occasionally an exception to this rule comes along, and that’s the case with the Vauxhall VX220. It’s a brilliant model for the ...

Another week, another Vauxhall review. Only, this time, it’s not a Corsa, Astra or Insignia that’s going under the microscope – oh no. This is a Vauxhall quite unlike any other Griffin ...

The Speedster was never sold in North America. It appeared as the Opel Speedster in Europe, the Vauxhall VX220 in England, and the Daewoo Speedster in some Asian markets. American enthusiasts ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. The Vauxhall VX220 is one of the forbidden fruits of the GM product portfolio we covet ferociously, and this heavily modified, 4.2-liter ...

Vauxhall’s VX220 roadster will always be seen as an extreme side-step from the usual model range during the 2000s. A low, wide, targa-topped, two-seat roadster sat among the Astras and Corsas ...

But in the early 2000s, Vauxhall went a bit mad. It joined forces with Lotus, and using the Elise as a base, released the VX220. It was shared with GM’s other companies – and badged as an Opel ...

It was that kind of car, the VX220. I think the reason behind this massacre was simple – this was a Vauxhall. You know, like a Corsa. It had anti-lock brakes and an airbag. Like a Vectra.

Heck, you’ll need closer to 18 for a base spec Caterham. Solution? This Vauxhall VX220: three pedals, 216bhp, circa one-tonne kerbweight. Wins everywhere you look, frankly. It’s not entirely ...

Secondhand, a VX220 is enormous fun and excellent value. But beware, as many have been abused on track days, and Lotus build means they're much more fragile than most Vauxhall family cars.

It's becoming almost tedious to say it nowadays, but the Elise did save Lotus. And the Vauxhall VX220 saved the Elise. Which is a nice story to tell, almost 20 years since the first VX went on ...

To overplay any link with Lotus, however, would be to do Vauxhall a great disservice. The VX220 may have been built at the same Hethel factory as the Elise and Lotus may have even donated its ...