Made from 2012 to 2019, the GTC VXR's styling was distinctively more aggressive compared to the standard Astra, featuring a large body kit, rear spoiler, and slimmer grille.

A series which has looked at the existing and future models of Groupe PSA - first Peugeot, then Citroën and DS Automobiles - now reaches its final chapter.

Likeable, rapid and surprising, but nevertheless subdued. All of that changed, though, when Vauxhall launched the Astra Sportshatch later that year. The three-door Astra recalled a name from ...

Looks-wise, the ST is certainly no lairy Vauxhall Astra GTC VXR, but it does have a sporty bodykit with a rear wing and centrally located exhausts.

Is the Vauxhall Astra GTC VXR the hot hatch bargain of the year? Around £6000 will get you a 2012-reg car with a full service history and 95,000 miles on the clock. That’s around £4500 less ...

In 2012, Vauxhall introduced the most potent version of the Astra lineup based on the GTC version and re-ignited the battle for the crown in the hot-hatch segment. The GTC was the three-door ...

The Astra GTC was already a handsome coupé that drove well, but Vauxhall enhanced it massively with the VXR. Under the bonnet lives a turbocharged 2.0-litre engine that produces 280bhp, helping the ...

The last three Buying Guides have been on an Aston, a Ferrari, and a £1.1 million Porsche. Nice work if you can get it, but this week we're coming in to land in the Vauxhall Astra GTC VXR. And ...

Search for a used Vauxhall Astra VXR here The last three Buying Guides have been on an Aston, a Ferrari, and a £1.1 million Porsche. Nice work if you can get it, but this week we're coming in to ...

Ethan Z purchased this OPEL ASTRA new for $25,000 (including all on-road costs). Ethan Z wouldn't buy this car again because: "This car is a perfect golf and focus competitor. With Opel beating VW in ...

The Astra finally came here with Opel badges during the following generation but GM yanked the Opel brand here after less than a year on sale in 2013, though the sporty GTC and VXR three-door ...

A sleek, stylish and brutally quick compact three-door coupe that will go down in history as last great hurrah for Britain’s Vauxhall brand, the GTC VXR was first introduced as part of the previous ...