"This car demands a new name," it was said, because "it will look nothing like an Astra," burdened as it will be with continuing the fight to raise Opel and Vauxhall cachet as, a battle begun with ...

This was far less of a problem on my previous cars: the Tesla Model ... The Astra has just celebrated its first birthday, too, and that means it’s due for a check up at my local Vauxhall dealer.