PRICES have just been announced for the new version of Britain's best-selling MPV.

The order books for the new Vauxhall Zafira (pictured above) opened last week, with prices starting from £12,995.

Five trim variants will be available at launch - Expression, Life, Club, Design and SRi.

Vauxhall is also offering a special deal to the first customers to place their orders. Anyone who puts down a deposit for a Zafira Life, with a choice of 1.6 or 2.2-litre petrol engines or a 120PS diesel, will be offered £1,050 worth of extras for £500.

The special launch pack, available to any buyer placing their order before July 31, includes 16-inch alloy wheels, a trip computer, cruise control and electronic climate control.

A range of engines will include a 105PS 1.6-litre 16v TWINPORT and a range-topping 200PS two-litre turbo. Later in the year, a 240PS, 144mph VXR variant will join the range, to become the fastest production MPV in Britain, while an all-new 140PS 1.8-litre engine will debut in the autumn.

Diesel models, which use Vauxhall's 1.9-litre CDTi powerplants in either 120PS or 150PS form, start from £16,995 - and offer advances in terms of economy and performance compared with the outgoing model.

The first new Zafiras will be delivered to customers in the summer, with a special launch programme at Vauxhall dealers taking place on the weekend of July 23 and 24.

For more information, call J Davy on 01256 319450.