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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Vauxhall VX220 is too extreme to be a rival for the Mazda MX-5 or Toyota MR2, so its natural competitor is the car that shares its chassis, the Lotus Elise. Unlike most contemporary Elises ...

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 ...

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 ...

What Car? Classifieds has 5 approved used Vauxhall Vx220 cars available for sale from top Vauxhall dealers. Browse our classifieds now - the easiest and most powerful used car search tool around ...

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 ...

It seems hard to believe, but before the launch of Lotus's Elise in 1996, track days and track day cars didn't really exist. Well-maintained dedicated tracks were few and far between and the ...