Hear the Supercharged VXR8
Can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder? You better run, you better take cover.
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.
Clip 1 – From underneath the bonnet
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.

46s in on that clip you can still hear her about half a mile down the road
blatantly ripped from www.sniffpetrol.com

My first post here.
I drove the new VXR as part of a 'research and evaulation day' a few months ago at the Top Gear studios. They were doing a feature comparison against BMW. Mercedes and Audi in October. Initially, sat with Jeremy Clarkson at the wheel then we had a go. I drive a 535d, but the VXR is an awesome piece of kit even in its standard guise.
The roar from that thing - very addictive. I'm going back in October for the second interview for my 1.4 seconds of fame!
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I knew I should have taken that upgrade on my phone
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46s in on that clip you can still hear her about half a mile down the road
That's mine and a Monaro VXR not a VXR8. Aren't you glad I put the silencers in for that day? It was erm significantly louder a week before that!

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