Vauxhall fits its expensive HiPerStrut front suspension to all Astra GTC. This is proper engineering: it gives the car a well-honed feel because it allows lots of drive to be channelled through the ...

The controls might have weight but, at smack on a ton, the GTE itself is nearly 50 per cent lighter than today’s Astra VXR. That’s why 115bhp and 111lb ft of torque punts you along so well ...