Vauxhall Vectra VXR![Vauxhall Vectra VXR](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--NwGc3OtA--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258691/evo/images/dir_510/car_photo_255480.jpg)
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Vauxhall Vectra VXR
Spacious, reliable and quick. We'll miss our Vectra VXR long-termer
5 Jun 2008
Vauxhall Vectra VXR![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--eULFoBXg--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258648/evo/images/dir_501/car_photo_250956.jpg)
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Vauxhall Vectra VXR
A quick pitstop for the VXR as we get a foglight fixed
22 May 2008
Vauxhall Vectra VXR![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--KR2N0fCQ--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258421/evo/images/dir_466/car_photo_233154.jpg)
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Vauxhall Vectra VXR
2500 miles in a week and the VXR ran like a Swiss watch
22 Jan 2008
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Vauxhall Vectra VXR![Vauxhall Vectra VXR](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--N8mXToVi--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258354/evo/images/dir_456/car_photo_228156.jpg)
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Vauxhall Vectra VXR
Serious mileage this month and the Vectra VXR coped admirably
13 Dec 2007
Vauxhall Vectra VXR![Vauxhall Vectra VXR](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--vmb9z19M--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258263/evo/images/dir_446/car_photo_223042.jpg)
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Vauxhall Vectra VXR
All is well but the Vectra's route finder talks with a forked tongue
17 Oct 2007
New arrival![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--_M9IXWai--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258242/evo/images/dir_445/car_photo_222519.jpg)
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New arrival
Our new fleet addition, Vauxhall's Vectra VXR, takes Andy Morgan back to his childhood
11 Oct 2007
Renault Mégane R.S 225 Trophy - fast fleet report 5![Renault Megane R.S 225 Trophy](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--flqXcrZ0--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258744/evo/images/dir_52/car_photo_26207.jpg)
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Renault Mégane R.S 225 Trophy - fast fleet report 5
It's time to say goodbye to 'our' Trophy. It will be missed, but it wasn't without flaw.
16 May 2006
Lotus Elise S1![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--3pLEMjtn--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258680/evo/images/dir_51/car_photo_25606.jpg)
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Lotus Elise S1
It started as a stone chip. Then it became a little crack, but I thought I'd leave it. I can't quite remember the point when it lengthened to connect …
4 May 2006
Renault Mégane R.S 225 Trophy - fast fleet report 4![Renault Megane R.S 225 Trophy front track](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--ufiyrLJX--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258679/evo/images/dir_51/car_photo_25594.jpg)
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Renault Mégane R.S 225 Trophy - fast fleet report 4
We took our Megane R.S 225 Trophy on track for the first time to see how it would fair against its smaller sibling.
4 May 2006
Porsche Carrera GT![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--tmH8XXVW--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258680/evo/images/dir_51/car_photo_25595.jpg)
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Porsche Carrera GT
Although I have owned my Carrera GT for four months, it has taken that long to have the car prepared, not least because of the full respray which I de…
4 May 2006
Jaguar S-type 4.2 V8 R![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--X3K-dih9--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258630/evo/images/dir_50/car_photo_25025.jpg)
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Jaguar S-type 4.2 V8 R
When the first S-types appeared in the late '90s, I hated them with a passion. Too many focus groups and styling clinics had produced a throwback to a…
30 Mar 2006
Vauxhall Astra VXR - Fast Fleet![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--sIkykLec--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258629/evo/images/dir_50/car_photo_25023.jpg)
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Vauxhall Astra VXR - Fast Fleet
Hot hatches offer some of the best value for affordable performance. Step up Astra VXR...
30 Mar 2006
Porsche 911 Carrera 2![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--kj5rxdzn--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258508/evo/images/dir_48/car_photo_24324.jpg)
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Porsche 911 Carrera 2
Bastards! I think that just about says it all, really. Quite what 'MINE BITCH' is meant to signify I'm not sure, but no doubt it was hilarious at the …
6 Mar 2006
Vauxhall Monaro VXR 6.0![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--_RJckG0U--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258506/evo/images/dir_48/car_photo_24280.jpg)
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Vauxhall Monaro VXR 6.0
Don't buy a Monaro if you want to join a club. Since our long-termer arrived ten months and almost 15,000 miles ago, I haven't seen another on the roa…
6 Mar 2006
Hyundai Coupe V6![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--ZryBDJrI--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258507/evo/images/dir_48/car_photo_24319.jpg)
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Hyundai Coupe V6
With Project XI well underway, I've effectively got two project cars on the go simultaneously, as I'm also transforming our humble Hyundai Coupe into …
6 Mar 2006
Renault Mégane R.S 225 Trophy - fast fleet report 3![Renault Megane R.S 225 Trophy rear](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--g1Ee5ZZX--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258508/evo/images/dir_48/car_photo_24342.jpg)
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Renault Mégane R.S 225 Trophy - fast fleet report 3
Our Megane went in for its first service
6 Mar 2006
Audi RS4 Group Test![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--doFD61oM--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258396/evo/images/dir_46/car_photo_23407.jpg)
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Audi RS4 Group Test
The brilliant new 4WD Audi RS4 has the BMW M3 CS and Mercedes C55 AMG firmly in its sights
9 Feb 2006
Vauxhall Monaro VXR 6.0![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--uz8LpZfy--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258147/evo/images/dir_44/car_photo_22232.jpg)
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Vauxhall Monaro VXR 6.0
The last evoactive trackday of the year, at Brands in late September, was set to be a super-sliding smokefest. I had cunningly contrived to have a set…
7 Nov 2005
Jaguar S-type 4.2 V8 R![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--mEP7O5MY--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258147/evo/images/dir_44/car_photo_22231.jpg)
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Jaguar S-type 4.2 V8 R
Last month's report, you may recall, ended on something of a cliff-hanger. The Jag had developed a number of intermittent faults, starting with the ce…
7 Nov 2005
Renault Mégane R.S 225 Trophy - fast fleet report 2![Renault Megane R.S 225 Trophy front quarter](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--xEDTBAXL--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258038/evo/images/dir_43/car_photo_21920.jpg)
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Renault Mégane R.S 225 Trophy - fast fleet report 2
How would the Megane fair over a weekend break to the Yorkshire moors?
3 Oct 2005
Mitsubishi Evo MR 340![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--sPy-JYhL--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556258037/evo/images/dir_43/car_photo_21914.jpg)
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Mitsubishi Evo MR 340
After a whole year and over 15,000 miles with the Evo VIII MR FQ-340, two memories in particular stand out as defining moments. The first was just thr…
3 Oct 2005
Power of 10![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--FP0pIWQQ--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556257889/evo/images/dir_42/car_photo_21457.jpg)
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Power of 10
Gallardo and M5 are both powered by V10s, but which is mightier, and which more fun?
30 Sep 2005
MG SV-R![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--kFmFsA5w--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556257879/evo/images/dir_42/car_photo_21266.jpg)
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MG SV-R
There was always an air of slight surreality surrounding the MG SV-R, and now that it's gone we almost have to pinch ourselves to believe it was ever …
30 Aug 2005
Renault Mégane R.S 225 Trophy - fast fleet report 1![Renault Megane R.S 225 Trophy](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--NFu11ZH4--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556257734/evo/images/dir_40/car_photo_20303.jpg)
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Renault Mégane R.S 225 Trophy - fast fleet report 1
We took our Megane R.S 225 Trophy to Monte Carlo for the iconic Monaco Gran Prix
11 Jul 2005
Supercar showdown![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--O_U7zb2r--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556257779/evo/images/dir_41/car_photo_20519.jpg)
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Supercar showdown
Can Ferrari's baby Enzo, the F430, go up a class and beat the supercar giants, the new Zonda F and Carrera GT? We find out
29 Jun 2005
Jaguar S-type 4.2 V8 R![](https://media.evo.co.uk/image/private/s--nwLq-c8R--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1556257730/evo/images/dir_40/car_photo_20138.jpg)
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Jaguar S-type 4.2 V8 R
I think I may be turning into my father, which is slightly unsettling, though not as unsettling as turning into my mother. I started thinking about th…
6 Jun 2005