First Drive: Vauxhall Adam

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First Drive: Vauxhall Adam
First Drive: Vauxhall Adam

Vauxhall's oddly named city car has been hitting the headlines even before anyone has slipped behind the wheel. The almost unlimited combinations of trim options, the daft paint job titles (Papa Don't Peach, anyone?) and the LED-lined roof inlay have all had their fair share of column inches but now it's time to see if it can live up to its funky, boundary-pushing reputation on the road...

What is it?

This is Vauxhall's uncharacteristically fashionable foray into trendy transport. The small city car can be personalised with a brain-boggling four billion trim combinations and hopes to cash in on the lucrative market currently bossed by the likes of the Fiat 500, Mini and upmarket Audi A1.

Vauxhall like to think that the jazzy motor will appeal to style-conscious buyers no matter what their age but upcoming adverts featuring body popping teens and spray can-wielding graffiti types say otherwise. Oh, it's also the first Vauxhall to defy the everything-ends-with-the-letter-'a' naming convention.

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