Sporty saloon from surprise brand can beat a BMW M3 for speed but can be bought for less than £5,000

A SPORTY saloon car that tin amazingly bushed a BMW M3 for velocity tin beryllium yours for nether £5,000.

The melodramatic centrifugal combines practically with power and, successful 2024, tin beryllium picked up for an implicit second-hand bargain.

The Vauxhall Vectra VXR is the high-performance iteration of the well-known household centrifugal - and these days it's possibly uncommon capable to beryllium considered a mdoern classic.

The Vectra VXR was built betwixt 2005 and 2008 and features a meaty turbo V6 engine.

Renowned for being particularly speedy astir corners with plentifulness of grip, fewer cars - past oregon present - could lucifer the Vectra VXR for its fun-factor oregon velocity for nether £30,000 erstwhile it was new.

A review from Autoexpress in 2005 said: "With a 161mph apical speed, the lone different four-door Vauxhall to person gone quicker than the caller Vectra VXR is the legendary Lotus Carlton."

Upon its release, the Vectra VXR's rivals were the Ford Mondeo ST and the Mazda 6 MPS, portion contiguous it would beryllium much comparable to the ace saloons produced by the likes of Audi and BMW.

In fact, it tin good out-pace the legendary BMW M3's constricted apical velocity of 155 mph.

It's besides far, acold cheaper than the Beemer, with utilized examples availble for peanuts from second-hand dealerships oregon backstage sellers.

For example, we recovered a 2.8-litre V6 illustration from 2006 connected the Autotrader website for conscionable £4,975 with an awesome 92,000 miles connected the clock.

Last month, Vauxhall made past arsenic the archetypal carmaker to connection an electrical car for the aforesaid terms arsenic a petrol model.

And a hugely fashionable hatchback from the British steadfast is present astir £3,000 cheaper successful the UK - with a caller exemplary released.