Vauxhall are going all out on the power front, not pleased with the Monaro VXR, Vectra VXR and Astra VXR, now the little sister the Corsa VXR joins the fray.

The 178Bhp 1.6ltr Turbo charged Mevira engine gets uprated to 190Bhp (192Lb/ft torque) and dropped into the little Corsa. That said after driving a recent Corsa I hope they uprate the chassis (even Steve who drives a Land Rover for his day to day drive has noticed that the handling is not all that hot as well).

The Corsa VXR get's 18" alloys, triangular mirror's and a claimed 6.8sec run to 60.

If it turns out anything like the Astra or Vectra then you will be 'power understearing' your way to new tyres on a far too regular basis.

With some luck it may get some of the Monaro charm, but I doubt it as it's not rear wheel drive.