This is the fresh Vauxhall Astra VXR, a hot bear from Luton alms the ability of a Ford Focus RS for the amount of a Ford Focus ST.

Just how able is the fresh Vauxhall Astra VXR?

A absolute bang and turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder agent provides the ability and torque, 276bhp and 295lb ft respectively. Top dispatch is 155mph, but while there’s no chat on dispatch figures, the old-shape 236bhp Astra VXR hit 0-62mph in 6.2 seconds; coffer on the fresh car active the criterion dart in the mid fives…

It looks appealing acceptable too…

It does indeed. The three-door bodyshell on which it’s based is the rather attractive Astra GTC, and the VXR beheld upgrades are abundant added adamant and sedate than we’ve apparent before. There’s a bigger advanced bumper, the diffuser-esque rear incorporates accompanying tailpipes, and there’s a black-tipped spoiler. Huge Brembo brakes accommodate the endlessly power, and bundle abaft 20in multi-spoke admixture wheels.

It’s bottomward to two 245/35 ZR20 Pirelli P-Zero advanced tyres to alteration the ability to the Tarmac, but to advice affairs there’s Vauxhall trick, torque steer-reducing HiPerStrut advanced abeyance and a automated bound blooper differential.

Anything else?

There are Sport and VXR buttons on the dash, which both action added focussed settings for the throttle, council and standard-fit FlexRide adaptive dampers.

Inside there are big brazier seats, VXR-specific trim and apparatus upgrades, a flat-bottomed council wheel, and a gearstick after bond so boxy it hurts your duke to about-face gear.

Prices accept yet to be appear but it’ll amount beneath than £30,000 – account on about £28k. Orders books accessible in bounce 2012, the aboriginal chump deliveries will be in summertime abutting year, and if this is all a bit too abundant for you, we apprehend a five-door GSi with a about 200bhp twin-turbo agent will additionally go on auction abutting year too.