Vauxhall News

Vauxhall’s commitment as a major supplier of vehicles to disabled drivers and their families was clearly highlighted at the recent Motability Operations Supplier Awards ceremony.

Hardly any career path is as difficult to follow through as the one of a racing driver. Millions dream of it, yet only few are successful. There is one easy step to pursue your passion by taking part in a national competition that is determined to find Britain’s next Lewis Hamilton, and this could be you!

The 2008 Fleet World Awards held on 13 May at the Royal Automobile Club in London saw the all new Vauxhall Insignia win the highly coveted Editor’s Choice Award.

The 2007 VXR Racing Driver of the Year winner, John Allison, secured a podium finish in his second-only race meeting since winning a competition to become a professional racing driver.

VX Racing returns to Thruxton which has brought the team great glory in recent years for rounds ten, 11 and 12 of the 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) on Sunday 18 May, where the team clinched the BTCC Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ Championship last year in a thrilling season finale.

With spring absent this year, there’s no better car than the Astra TwinTop to deal with a mix of weather conditions, be they sub-zero or near-Sahara. And now there are two new models, the Exclusiv and Exclusiv XP, bringing added style and panache to the four-seater convertible range.

The VXR Racing Driver of the Year, John Allison, is preparing for his second ever race meeting in the Dunlop Sport Maxx Cup at Pembrey, Wales, this weekend, following his outstanding debut as a professional racing driver at Snetterton in April.

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Donington Park’s podium belonged to champions VX Racing for rounds seven, eight and nine of the 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), with the team claiming one victory, two second and two third positions throughout the day.

The world’s biggest private collection of classic Vauxhalls is to throw its doors open to the public for one day only, and for 2008 we’ll also be celebrating 10 million Astra sales since the model first appeared in 1980.