Was Clarkson right? The Vauxhall Vectra Story

In 1990 Vauxhall was on top of the world. Ford’s serious misstep with the Sierra in the early 1980s, meant Vauxhall’s well put together Cavalier had cleaned up. The third generation Cavalier had continued those inroads in the late 80s, along with the excellent Astra and Nova that completed their mass car lineup. So, surely the next generation car, the Vectra, would do just as well? I’m sure you can tell from the build-up, that that didn’t happen, but why? If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month:   / bigcar   Intro music: "Above and Beyond" by Silent Partner from the YouTube audio library. Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv Big Car merch: https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv Big Car Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tEQK1W... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cf1... https://player.fm/series/3556286 iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/156870118 ListenNotes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/bi... Boomplay: https://www.boomplaymusic.com/podcast... My second channel - Little Car:    / littlecar   Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Ve... https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Ve... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mo...    • Old Top Gear -1996- Vauxhall Vectra   https://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/rev... https://www.theguardian.com/business/... Vauxhall Vectra brochures & marketing material https://www.whatcar.com/vauxhall/vect... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_PP...    • Old Top Gear 1997 - Vauxhall Vectra SRi V6      • 1999 Vauxhall Vectra Overview - with Richa...      • Old Top Gear 1999 - Vauxhall Vectra      • Vauxhall Vectra SRi Review - With Richard ...   https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/vauxhal...    • 2002 Vauxhall Vectra Review - With Richard...   https://www.theguardian.com/business/... http://vauxpedia.net/vauxhall-z02-z03...    • Vauxhall Vectra GSi - Test Drive & Review ...   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VXR #bigcar