In launching the VX220, Vauxhall has bravely adopted the latter ... the VX220 starts at £22,995 and with only 1,000 a year earmarked for the UK, second-hand values should be strong.

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 ...

A speedy bit of research via the very friendly and informative www.vx220.org.uk forum followed and a deal was struck on this 2002 car which benefits from some very sensible trackday modifications ...

Folk couldn’t get excited about a hot Vauxhall and the VX220’s sales stumbled. Even rattling the tin with the lairy-looking Lightning Yellow special edition of 2001 didn’t help. What did was ...

While this didn’t make any sense to a lot of people, GM eventually agreed and, at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show, the Opel Speedster (Vauxhall VX220 in the UK) made its public debut. Developed and ...

Vauxhall’s VX220 roadster will always be seen as an extreme ... the name of the Aussie-derived coupe in its later life on UK shores: the VXR8 (formerly Monaro). Where to start.

Despite its brilliance and the universal horn-tooting of the UK's motoring media ... and Vauxhall fans didn't want a sports car - a stalemate that meant the Vauxhall VX220 never sold in as good ...

If you are going to be picky, you would say it has the wrong badge. Though Vauxhall has an illustrious racing history, it is not a name to conjure with. Many buyers would prefer the badge of ...

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It works for Britain, too ... Bet you've never seen it on a Vauxhall before, though... But here it is, a dark green VX220 with tan leather inside. Cool, isn't it? Certainly more mellow than ...

Revisions to the VX have tried to cover two different areas - and they're a success. The turbo gives extra performance and provides real driving pleasure, while the suspension tweaks have improved ...

Logging on to www.vx220.org.uk revealed that the gearbox failure wasn ... It can bite, of course, but Vauxhall and Lotus have done a fabulous job building a large degree of safety into this ...