▁these ▁gave ▁very ▁poor ▁performance , ▁especially ▁the ▁Wy vern ▁with ▁an ▁engine ▁all - but ▁un changed ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁The ▁new ▁engines , ▁both ▁slightly ▁larger ▁than ▁the ▁existing ▁design , ▁were ▁fitted ▁to ▁both ▁models ▁during ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁and ▁brought ▁performance ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁compet itive ▁level . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁price ▁and ▁production ▁the ▁E - Type ▁V aux h alls ▁were ▁now ▁full ▁cont enders ▁in ▁the ▁mid - size ▁car ▁market ▁in ▁Britain , ▁alongside ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁the ▁Ford ▁Cons ul / Ze ph yr , ▁the ▁Austin ▁Cambridge ▁and ▁especially ▁the ▁increasing ly ▁old - f ashion ed ▁Hill man ▁Min x . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁V aux hall ▁was ▁building ▁ 1 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁E - Type ▁models ▁at ▁L ut on ▁per ▁year , ▁with ▁around ▁half ▁of ▁production ▁going ▁to ▁export ▁- ▁mostly ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁mark ets ▁which ▁still ▁maintained ▁prefer ential ▁tar iffs ▁for ▁British - made ▁products . ▁For ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁the ▁E - Type ▁V aux h alls ▁received ▁a ▁fac el ift ▁with ▁new ▁front al ▁and ▁interior ▁sty ling ▁and ▁minor ▁mechanical ▁ref in ements . ▁Most ▁important ly , ▁V aux hall ▁returned ▁to ▁offering ▁three ▁car ▁models ▁( al beit ▁all ▁still ▁sharing ▁a ▁single ▁body ▁design ) ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁the ▁Cr esta , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁more ▁lux ur iously - sty