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• Hot EVs will have “more than enough” performance
• Cars will get handling upgrades plus aggressive looks
VAUXHALL has confirmed that its famous VXR badge will be back on hot models by 2022, if not before. There hasn’t been a new model from the British firm’s performance arm since 2015, but a bold new product plan has been signed off, and electric power is at its core.
Speaking exclusively to Auto Express, Vauxhall managing director Stephen Norman said: “We will introduce a VXR Mokka early in 2022, and it will be with an electric engine.”
Auto Express understands that the iconic badge won’t be limited to the new Mokka, with VXR versions of the new Corsa, next-generation Astra and even the new Vivaro van expected. However, as…
