Smith Classic and Performance Cars Ltd

Rewind to January 2005 and Vauxhall announced its hottest ever hatch: The Vauxhall Astra VXR.
It was fitted with a 2-litre 16V Z20LEH 4-cylinder turbo charged engine mated to a six-speed manual gearbox, producing a whopping 240 bhp and 320Nm at 1. 2 bar.
The VXR could accelerate to 62 mph in just 6. 2 seconds and reach a top speed of 152 mph.?Head line figures back in 2005.
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