In what may prove to be one of its most attractive incentives, the all-new Vauxhall Vectra has a combined fuel economy of up to 49.6 mpg and its C02 emissions start at only 154 g/km.

Although sales of the Vectra C never did well as their predecessors, it has sold over 600,000 units worldwide, and in 2007, the Vectra C finally made the top 10 of Britain's car sales charts, being the nation's tenth most popular new car with over 50,000 sales, outselling the Ford Mondeo for the first time since 1999.

On July 28, 1998, Opel recalled 13, 718 units of the Vectra in Japan because the parking breaks cable did not have sufficient strength, possibly resulting in its failure. All units affected had their parking brakes replaced.

The Opel Vectra won the "Best Car of the Year" in the compact van category in 2002, and the "Golden Steering Wheel Award" in the mid size car category by the German Weekly "Bild am Sonntag". In 2007 the station wagon was the recipient of the "Estate Car of the Year 2007" award by "What" Car magazine.

Because the Car Pollution Tax tripled for new Euro 4 cars with 2 litre plus engines, the buyer of a new Opel Vectra with a 2.2 litre gasoline engine can expect to pay a tax of about 3000 euros.

Starting at just over 15,000 GBP, the Vauxhall Vectra, as it sold in the UK, is a good buy for anyone looking for a reputable car that will not depreciate much in value. Used Vectra's are sold for as much as 10,000 GBP.

The Vectra Caravan has appeared in a number of films, most of them European, including "Icon" (2005), "Un Ange" (2001), and "The Contractor" (2007).

Engines in the Vectra A, which ranged from a 1.4 L to a 2.0 Liter, had to be replaced by a 1.6 L with the same output because of the introduction of the Euro I emissions regulations, which had stricter standards.

Opel models have proven to be relatively unsuccessful in the U.S. market. In 2000, the Saturn L-series, a sister of the Vectra B, was introduced to the public, but dropped from the lineup in 2005 due to poor sales figures. It was later replaced by the Saturn Aura, modeled after the Vectra C.

The Vectra, introduced in 1988 as a replacement to the Opel Ascona, was recently replaced in 2008 by the Opel Insignia. In some markets, however, the Insignia will retain the Vectra name.