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Vauxhall VXR8: UK version of the 419Hp HSV Clubsport R8 to be revealed on Monday

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Americans may seem quite content with the 362Hp strong, Holden Commodore SS based Pontiac G8 GT, but truth is the Brits are going to get all the serious “OZ” fun. See, GM decided to hand over to Vauxhall the strongest version of the Commodore to date, the HSV Clubsport R8. Dubbed VXR8, Vauxhall’s muscle car will go on sale in the UK sometime in April. It wears a 419Hp (307 KW) 6.0-liter V8 and it will be offered with two transmissions, a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed sequential automatic. According to HSV, the R8 manages a 4,92 sec time for the 0 to 100 km/h (62mph) sprint. -Continued: Click “Read More…” below

Even though there’s no need for pictures since the only difference between the R8 and the VXR8 is the nameplate and the badges, along with the R8 images we added a few pics that we discovered on hsv.org.uk. From the looks of it, the cell-phone pics seem to have been taken at a Vauxhall dealer presentation. Thing is that the Vauxhall shown here wears a VXR badge and its based on the HSV GTS.

Not that it matters since the only difference between the two versions has to do with extras (including the magnetic ride control suspension) and the black lip on the grille (on the R8 it’s painted), but it could be that Vauxhall will import two versions, a basic VXR and a top-spec VXR8. We’ll know more on Monday as according to my info, Vauxhall officially release the VXR8 on Monday. Pics Via: hsv.org.uk & HSV Top pic: www.eastonchang.com & www.wortec.co.uk










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5 Comments:

Anonymous said... »February 24, 2007

Thats an R8 not a GTS.

Anonymous said... »February 25, 2007

Poster #2 that IS a GTS HSV [A 50%Walkinshaw Company FYI]

Check out 3rd photo in 3rd down lower air intale "GTS" [Fitted std. with same as Ferrari magnetic suspension]

www.hsv.com.au

As great as HSV's are they are outsold by rival Forda equiv. "FPV" [Yeap u guessed it Pommy part owned, 50% ProDrive] the turbo 6 has been tuned by some to near 1000HP!
www.fpv.com.au

Cheers

A/C

Kanishka said... »March 03, 2007

Heh, FPV has only managed to outsell HSV for a period of two months - and that was before the VE was released.

Anonymous said... »July 15, 2011

Poster #2 that IS a GTS HSV [A 50%Walkinshaw Company FYI]

Check out 3rd photo in 3rd down lower air intale "GTS" [Fitted std. with same as Ferrari magnetic suspension]

www.hsv.com.au

As great as HSV's are they are outsold by rival Forda equiv. "FPV" [Yeap u guessed it Pommy part owned, 50% ProDrive] the turbo 6 has been tuned by some to near 1000HP!
www.fpv.com.au

Cheers

A/C

Kanishka said... »July 15, 2011

Heh, FPV has only managed to outsell HSV for a period of two months - and that was before the VE was released.

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