The new V8 Vauxhall - VXR8

[uk hsv]

Well here are the first shots of the new 4 door car.........

[BigNige]

C'mon, how much?

[uk hsv]

in round number £35,000 in manual form..................(

[BigNige]

uk hsv said:

in round number £35,000 in manual form..................(

Good call Vauxhall.
That undercuts the 300C SRT8 which is it's natural competitor.

Any ideas when Paul?

[uk hsv]

you can order in about two weeks time............with the first shipment arriving around june/july this year

here is a better pic (not of a vxr8 but just the same)

[well_fans]

better be here for July - they're booked to have one at the Fast & Modified show in Edinburgh on the 15th July!! Pity they couldn't at least have one in the faster black colour for the first pics

[ringram]

I take it that is the HSV Clubsport R8? Or is it the GTS?
Will it be available in Auto?

[The Jackel]

'sinks into depression'

I want one of those - but new job will not allow it (curses under breath)

Very nice though.

[Island boy hsv]

Looks great, can't wait to see them on the road. And what a competitive price too, bet they will be flying out of dealerships.

[uk hsv]

Press cars will be here for April and dealer cars should be here by May........

As for colours.........watch this space.

Edited by uk hsv on Wednesday 14th February 14:48

[uk hsv]

I will supply full spec a bit later BUT for now think Clubsport R8 with GTS seats as a base spec......

Auto is an option and sat nav.......

[crazy of cookham]

How will it be badged, will you reserve the VXR for a later higher powered version?

[uk hsv]

only one version "VXR8"

[mackie1]

Nice one

Good to see they've gone for serious brakes as standard on this model.

When do they hit the dealerships?

[LuS1fer]

It may be the arty photo angle but it looks stubby to me and rather too generic GM (which for me was the failing of the old one, albeit previous generation GM). It will fit better into the corporate face of Vauxhalls if you like that sort of corporate conformity. I do like the wing vents though but will wait for the Camaro, Challenger and Mustang to arrive and hopefully get a better loom at one of these in the meantime.

BTW, if that's not a VXR8, does that mean there is more than one VXR model???

[ringram]

Not bad all in all.
Though a strict conversion is around £26K from the Oz price.

The yanks get the best deal, Oz prices less 20%, we get Oz plus 20%, why? (Yeah I know they get the SS and we get the HSV, but they get the SS cheaper than Oz)
Still its price competitive in the market compared to the other large RWD V8 boys.

If they ever do a "special" VXR price in the mid £2x,xxx range I might even be tempted.

In any case a nice addition to the Holden stable on these fair shores. The more the merrier.

[uk hsv]

LuS1fer said:

It may be the arty photo angle but it looks stubby to me and rather too generic GM (which for me was the failing of the old one, albeit previous generation GM). It will fit better into the corporate face of Vauxhalls if you like that sort of corporate conformity. I do like the wing vents though but will wait for the Camaro, Challenger and Mustang to arrive and hopefully get a better loom at one of these in the meantime.

BTW, if that's not a VXR8, does that mean there is more than one VXR model???

It is just the angle as the car is infact larger in every dimension than the last Clubsport R8........The VXR8 is the only UK model. (the nice pic is of a GTS in OZ but it is as close poss to the outside of the VXR8)

[BigNige]

Will it have an RDS radio?!

[Island boy hsv]

Ringram your conversion has left a few things out like import duties and VAT. Based on a Clubsport R8 with leather.

Price in Aus converted to UK pounds - 10% Aus GST_____: £23684

Import Duty 25%__________________________________: £29365

Add vat__________________________________________: £34786

At around £35k its a bargin, and this does not include shipping to the UK.

I would challenge you to land one for significantly less treating it as a business import not personal!

Edited by Island boy hsv on Wednesday 14th February 15:57

[uk hsv]

from the first look NO...............