Our choice for the 1980s is the Vauxhall Astra GTE Mk1. The Astra GTE was the high-performance version of the Mk1 Vauxhall Astra, and arrived very close to the end of that generation’s ...

A well-preserved example of the Vauxhall Astra GTE from 1983 was auctioned in the UK for a cool £22,250, nearly matching the entry price point of the brand-new 2022 Vauxhall Astra which currently ...

If history is written by the victors, why isn't the Vauxhall Astra GTE Mk2 considered one of the finest hot hatches of all time? We all talk almost evangelically about how great the Peugeot 205 ...

Reviewing a Vauxhall Astra GTE a decade on I’ve often wondered how the GTE would feel to the me of more than a decade on, and when I went to Vauxhall in Luton to pick up the new Astra VXR for a ...

In a recent video, Jonny talks to Joe and Sophia, the owner of a 1988 Vauxhall Astra GTE that has been off the road for nearly two decades. Sophia recalled: "I didn't really know my uncle very well.

The eight-generation Vauxhall Astra has been transformed into a smart-looking family hatchback that delivers good practicality, strong infotainment and a decent drive. Efficient petrol engines ...

Astra. It’s hard to think of a car name with such a gap between the intended connotations (celestial, magical, the twinkling glories of the universe around us) and the harsh realities (hire cars ...

An Astra GTE in white, or a Mark 2 Vauxhall Cavalier in CD or SRi trim and the two-tone grey and black colour scheme was the mark of someone going places, with full expectation of getting there.