The Stellantis Motorsport Rally Cup IRE & UK is back on the road again – with the Rally of the Lakes the third round of the championship. Killarney plays host to six crews this weekend – all vying for strong championship points in the pursuit of one of the biggest prizes in Irish and UK rallying. The enviable FIA European Rally Championship opportunity at the end for the overall champions awaits.
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The Vauxhall Corsa continues to go from strength to strength since it was first revealed in 1982, originally under the Nova badge in the UK.
Together with the ADAC, Opel has been causing an international stir as a pioneer of electric rallying since 2021. For its fifth season, which starts on April 25 and 26 with the ADAC Actronics Rallye Sulingen, the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup ‘powered by GSe’ once again promises exciting action. With this competition, Opel impressively proves: Electric rallying inspires and works!
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New research from Vauxhall has revealed British motorists’ biggest pet peeves, with congestion, roadworks, and lane-hogging emerging as the top three annoyances on UK roads.
This year’s Easter bank holiday weekend could be the busiest since 2022 – the first full getaway after COVID lockdowns – with more than 19m leisure journeys planned, according to a new study of drivers’ getaway plans by the RAC and traffic analytics specialists INRIX
Irishman Joseph Kelly put to bed his opening round misfortunes by dominating the Carlisle Stages Rally in Cumbria, UK last weekend – taking his first ever Stellantis Motorsport Rally Cup IRE & UK victory to put himself back in the title hunt.
Reigning Stellantis Motorsport Rally Cup champion Ioan Lloyd made a superb start to his FIA Junior European Rally Championship with a tremendous fifth place on Rally Sierra Morena in Spain (April 4-6).
The 2025 European Junior Rally Championship kicked off at the Sierra Morena Rally in Spain. Sweden’s Calle Carlberg just missed out on victory in the Opel Corsa Rally4 by a hair’s breadth. His Austrian teammate Luca Pröglhöf finished his European Championship debut in the top 10.
Motorists across the UK could be set to enjoy significantly cheaper fuel prices ahead of the busy Easter weekend, following a sharp drop in oil prices triggered by newly announced import tariffs in the United States. According to the RAC, drivers should anticipate savings of up to 6p a litre at the pumps.
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Vauxhall is celebrating a hat-trick of Which? Best Buy endorsements in the latest Which? Car Guide 2025, with the Corsa Electric, Astra Electric and Astra Sports Tourer Electric all recognised as stand-out choices in their respective categories.
he Vauxhall Corsa is the UK’s best selling supermini, according to the latest new vehicle registration figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)
The Stellantis Motorsport Rally Cup IRE & UK returns to rallying action this weekend with Kielder Forest the next challenge for the intrepid crews
Vauxhall is continuing to make electric mobility more accessible by improving the range of the Corsa Electric. Thanks to improvements in battery technology and drivetrain efficiency, the Corsa Electric Long Range now offers a range of up to 266 miles (WLTP), an increase of 14 miles over the previous model’s 252 miles.
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Vauxhall has opened orders for the new 2025 special edition Mokka Griffin, with a new and improved specification.
Ten carmakers and two industry groups have been fined almost £78 million by the UK regulator for “colluding to restrict competition” over vehicle recycling.
The Junior European Rally Championship (JERC) starts in Spain this weekend. Opel Motorsport is entering two Corsa Rally4 for Luca Pröglhöf and Calle Carlberg. The ex-champions of the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup want to fight for victory.
More than 21m leisure journeys are expected to be made by car this weekend as most schools in England finish for the Easter holidays, according to an RAC survey of drivers’ getaway plans.
From today, all Vauxhall electric cars are priced below the threshold for the new ‘Expensive Car Supplement,’ thereby saving Vauxhall customers £2,125 in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED or ‘road tax’) over the first few years of ownership