Vauxhall Vectra - Pictures

Just as its styling fails to excite, the Vectra won’t get your blood racing out on the road. It’s not as agile as the Accord or composed as the Mondeo. Still, the ride is competent, and refinement is up to the standards of

Fold the seats, and no rival can match the Vectra’s enormous 1,850-litre boot capacity. The load bay can also be sub-divided thanks to a range of clever hooks and nets which plug into the holes on the sides of the space.

It’s difficult to get comfortable in the driver’s seat; it could be set lower, while the steering wheel doesn’t provide much reach adjustment. The dash lacks visual appeal, and the ergonomics are flawed.

The power tailgate is standard on Design and Elite models, but isn’t available on other trims. Yet it doesn’t work particularly well, as it moves jerkily and was more of a hindrance than a help.

Vauxhall’s boot isn’t only well shaped, it’s also got a locker on either side, as well as this handy, deep storage slot (pictured) that stretches across the area next to the load sill. But unlike the Accord’s un