Vauxhall VXR8 reborn!

Off the mark

What an ugly beast... with the price hike and that Max Power looks, the sales will go down badly! How many people have 50k to spend on a car AND STILL READ MAX POWER!?

On the interior - the screen reads VXR, but there's "GTS" (as in Holden Commodore GTS) written on the trim - floppy photoshopping or limited re-badgeing budget!?

By mko_20vt on 15 December, 2010, 9:39am

Looking good

I think this car looks better than it did before. I'm pleased it's still got the same Corvette V8 too. £50k may be a lot, however, but that's still cheaper than an M5!

By JPW2010 on 15 December, 2010, 10:58am

GTS badging on the outside too

I'm not sure if mko_20vt's comments about GTS writing on the trim was just a comment on the interior, but it's all over the exterior.

By aje21 on 15 December, 2010, 2:25pm

I'll take it in matt black please

Nice car, shame about the price. Knock ten grand off it and sell them by the shipload.
Or wait a year and pick one up for £30k.
As for the badging, I suspect sloppy 'shopping, as the steering wheel badge is Holden, while the badges on the bonnet and bootlid are Vauxhall griffins.

By snappyuk on 15 December, 2010, 11:04pm

sijosa

Aussie gum trees in the back of the main pic. It's a Holden that's been photoshopped, UK licence plates and all...

By sijosa_sjs on 16 December, 2010, 9:19am

I'm from Australia and I have to say that colour does look s**t. Get it in a dark colour, lower it and get rid of the red brakes. The price has gone up because the the Aussie dollar is nearly the same as the USD. There was no turn down here in oz

By bmxboy2 on 16 December, 2010, 11:31am

Buy a 10 plate 5.0 Supercharged XFR instead

Why buy something this low rent when you can buy a 10 plate low mileage Jag XFR 5.0 Supercharged for the same money and get performance with class!

By steve2557 on 16 December, 2010, 11:35am

Jesus.
Its Captain Scarlets car from 1969!
Why oh why does VX keep making a complete Horlicks if its caars by adding naff bodykits?
Surely even an Aussie hasn't got this much bad taste?

By toycollector on 16 December, 2010, 4:16pm

A LEAN MEAN SPEEDING MACHINE

By CARSARETHEBEST on 17 December, 2010, 6:44pm

Light at the end of someone else's tunnel...

The best Vauxhall I've driven to date was the firms current Agila. This is probably because it's not a Vauxhall but a Suzuki Splash.

Sure, it looks a bit 'cutesy' from the front but the rear end is nicely designed. The fun parts though are the driving dynamics, it handles very well, reminding me somewhat of the original Mini, and because it weighs about as much as an anorexic mouse the little 1.2L petrol engine propels it about like a Whippet on speed.

I had one as a loan car while my old Zafira was having it's regular monthly reunion with Vauxhall's mechanics and I didn't want to give it back. It was fantastically economical, had a dash designed by Fisher Price and the silliest audible signalling alert I've ever heard plus a boot large enough accommodate a full set of Golf Tees. Apart from that, it was a total hoot... :)

By sgtgrash on 21 December, 2010, 1:20pm