That’s a long time to wait for anything, let alone a Vauxhall Astra with 115bhp ... on the evidence of my time with it, the Mk1 Astra GTE is unfairly overlooked. What’s more, it gets there ...

These are the latest pictures of Vauxhall's GTC Paris; a three door sporting hatch variant of the Astra that the manufacturer ... features metal inserts to add to the hatchback's premium feel.