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Nature shows tend to follow a set formula. In order to generate a pat beginning, middle and end, many of them follow activities in some far-flung environment over the course of four seasons. Theres something grimly fascinating about those parts that show fish in a pond struggling for existence as said pond invariably dries to nothingness. Many industry observers reckon the class in which the Vauxhall Vectra Club traditionally competes is the motoring equivalent of that rapidly evaporating pool.
The figures seem to reinforce this assertion. The market share for upper medium cars has declined steadily from just over 25% of the total domestic market as recently as 1997 down to around 20% today. Either people are downsizing into superminis or family hatches, trading their car in for an MPV or opting for a beefy 4x4. In an attempt to halt the slide, Vauxhall introduced the Vectra Club models, cars which have traditionally sold very well to private buyers as a result of their decent equipment levels, attractive financial support packages and keen pricing.
If its still hard for you to reconcile the concepts of private buyer and Vauxhall Vectra you may well be living in the past. Yes, the old Vectra was mostly driven by people who didnt have a great deal of say in their choice of wheels, but the way the company car market in particular has panned out, thats no longer the case. The Vectra needs to be as, if not more, attractive to the private buyer who wanders into a Vauxhall showroom than any corporate bean counter.
"If its still hard for you to reconcile the concepts of private buyer and Vauxhall Vectra you may well be living in the past."
Fortunately the latest facelifted car has got off to a good start. Borrowing its frontal styling cues from the sleek Astra hatch, todays Vectra offers a dynamic appearance that models of the past conspicuously lacked. Kicking off at 16,035 in 140bhp 1.8 16v hatch, saloon or estate guise, the current Vectra Club looks a good package.
Equipment counts are important in this subsector and the Vectra acquits itself well with air-conditioning, six airbags, ABS and a reach and rake adjustable steering wheel. On top of that, it gets cruise control, remote central locking, an alarm, a CD player, electric front windows and mirrors, rain sensing wipers and even a BMW-style service interval indicator. Should you hanker after diesel power, theres the choice of 120 and 150bhp variations on the CDTi common-rail theme. What is different about this engine is the introduction of hi-tech drive-by-wire technology.
Depressing the throttle pedal sends a command to the ECM (Electronic Control Module) which then controls the engine. Throttle cables? Who needs them? Drive-by-wire is supposed to improve driveability, require a lower pedal pressure and improve emissions. This latter issue has been a thorny one for Vauxhall. Prior to the Vectras launch, their engineers were trumpeting that improved emissions had been achieved by the adoption of a close-coupled catalytic converter that warmed up more quickly.
It was therefore more efficient on the move and belched less smoke on start-up. All of this sounded great in theory but when it came to it in practice, there was the mainstream 2.2-litre petrol Vectra bottom of the class for CO2. Fortunately, the latest 1.
8-litre version fares much better, with an impressive 173g/km figure. In fact, the entry-level 1.8-litre might be the unsung hero in all of this. With its 40mpg economy and a 9.