“PEERING THROUGH the sweat trickling into the corners of my eyes and the heat haze pouring from the bonnet, the lairy stickers and paint job really aren’t needed to reveal that this Vauxhall VX220 Turbo has been through a radical transformation. I press the throttle and further confirmation arrives with the cacophony of induction noise, turbo whistle, dump valve explosions and exhaust snarl.”

–Peter Grunert, Top Gear

Unfortunately, Top Gear’s taken down the story from which I grabbed the quote. Here’s more on the car from evo Car Reviews: Vauxhall VX220 Turbo Sprint