Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Vauxhall VXR8!!! 4-door Saloon + 400 bhp = Crazy!



What on earth!?!?!?! Have you seen the latest crazed 'VX'-tagged beast from Vauxhall!!?!? The VXR8....it's absolutely insane!!!!!I tell you, they just keep pushing the boundaries!!!! I thought the Astra VXR was nuts (and it is) but this....this is just madness!!!!! Enough with the small talk, let's get down to the business: 6.0 V8, 414 bhp, 550Nm of torque (about 400 lb/ft in old money), 0-60mph in 4.9....this is big league performance boys and girls, you'll definitely need to be wearing your Pampers while you drive this animal. So where's it from!?!? Well, it's those crazy Aussies again :-D Yes, they whip us at cricket, but they're pretty tasty on the motor front too, and this one is basically a HSV Clubsport R8 (from Holden, same as Monaro was), just rebadged. I should think this will crush virtually anything on the road (apart from your typical Evo/Scooby/other Jap rally 'specials' that really aren't that special anymore cos Kev, Dazza and Dave have each got one). Obviously, I won't be able to afford one, but at £34,995, it does seem 'a bargain'. Let's see what Ford's response will be!!!!

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