The secret of great comedy is timing, so it should come as no surprise that the arrival of Triple Eight Engineering’s Astra VXR at the evo office in the first week of December raised a laugh or two.

The new Astra VXR has a killer detail of its own. God knows how, but the engineering team persuaded the GM bosses that they needed to re-engineer the steering system, swapping electric assistance ...

The Renaultsport Megane takes this up a notch, with 263bhp and a clever sports diff, while the 276bhp Vauxhall Astra VXR sits right at the top of the horsepower tree. So watch our video to see ...