I had a lend of an Astra VXR for a weekend and was less than impressed when compared to the CTR i was driving at the time....... A little less power or more time spent on developing a nicer chassis and it could of been a very good car IMO.
Nah, have to say i agree with you there,
it seems that Vaux were too bothered about being the had of the class Bhp wise, and forgot about how it would affect the handling. Personally i dont think its as bad as made out, but eh older shapes seem to handle the power ALOT better.....
My astra Coupe was in the regions of about 260bhp, and apart from on very tight corners, it coped very well for a heavy FWD car.