Vauxhall invited PistonHeads to Millbrook the other day to drive the new VXR8, and though this car is utterly awesome - they sneaked into a corner one with a little extra - that will be mind blowing. This was the supercharged version of the VXR8 and though they wouldn’t let PH drive it we were lucky enough to capture the whine of the 6.0 litre V8 supercharger to whet your appetite of what this engine will do.
The blown version of the VXR8 will increase the power output to 540bhp and with this brute adding a further 30% of torque – around 715Nm in total – it is expected to smash the current 0-60 time of 4.9 seconds, providing the rear tyres haven’t squealed into submission after attempting this. For those that crave this extra power then the supercharger will cost an extra £6,995 and be available on the option list from October or fitted retrospectively, both with a three year factory guarantee.
Those that crave more VXR8 we have five limited edition media packs that were created for the launch to give away. Email competitions@pistonheads.com with the subject title ‘VXR8’ and the lucky winners will be chosen at random by 5pm today (5th September) when the competition will close.