Originally Posted by AzNMpower32

Don't understand why Clarkson hated the Vectra that much. It might be rubbish for European standards, but I think its fairly solid for American (read: lower) standards. I drove a Pontiac G6 based on that same platform once and thought it was a tight package for a family saloon.

Then again, 280 turbocharged bhp to the wrong wheels tends to be a recipe for disaster.