Vauxhall's VX220 Turbo is Car magazine's Performance Car of the Year

Vauxhall's VX220 Turbo has take the Performance Car of the Year crown in this year's CAR magazine awards.

CAR's editor, Angus Mackenzie, said the VX220 won "because it fulfilled every criterion better than any other car on test."

The introduction of the 200hp, 151mph turbo version in the spring has seen VX220 sales almost double over the first nine months of the year compared to the same period last year.