Cynical, it is. pure profiteering. With its Corsa VXR slipping to mid-table obscurity, what does Vauxhall do to reignite some interest? Slap a few Nürburgring stickers on it, treat it to a 13bhp power ...

Earlier this week, we reported on a new version of the Opel/Vauxhall Corsa which is said to return 86mpg. At the other end of the Corsa price list sits the far more powerful VXR Nürburgring Edition.

GM Europe’s Mokka is one of the most successful B-SUVs in the region, but does that mean that few people are interested in a pricey Corsa? Not at all, with orders for Opel’s new OPC and Vauxhall’s VXR ...

It's a bit of a nutter, this Corsa VXR. It ain't a regular one, see - this is the ‘Arctic Edition' and just 500 will be made. Which, as the more astute of you may have realised, is Very White Indeed.