VXR8 Alternative

[S600VXR]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/jeremy_cl...

More power, faster and better looking to boot! Sounds good in the right up.

[J. J.]

Not convinced on the 'better looking' bit...

[S600VXR]

ok... maybe you have a point but I want to know why the R8 LS3 dont poke out so much grunt stock!

[crisisjez]

Think it`s detuned as the auto can`t take it.

[Island boy HSV]

S600VXR said:

ok... maybe you have a point but I want to know why the R8 LS3 dont poke out so much grunt stock!

The LS3 in the R8 is not supercharged.

[S600VXR]

Missed that point!

[donk vxr]

UGLY............I will keep the R8 thanks................

[anonymous-user]

it's also £50k

[S600VXR]

wormus said:

it's also £50k

£47 I thought...

You got the new 12 BTW yet?

[ringram]

Looks like its based on the commodore base to me. But maybe its not who knows.
Nice driveline anyway.

[MyM8V8]

crisisjez said:

Think it`s detuned as the auto can`t take it.

Wicked man!

[MyM8V8]

donk vxr said:

UGLY............I will keep the R8 thanks................

Agreed. Love the performance (which we can all have in ours anyway, and cheaper!) but that's one ugly son of a bh!!!!

[davegreg]

Blimey, Clarkeson reviewing a Yank Tank without mentioning the phrase 'Victorian suspension'.....it must be good!

I don't like it though.

[anonymous-user]

S600VXR said:

You got the new 12 BTW yet?

Yes, it arrived this morning. Really pleased as the previous owner must have looked after it - it's in fabulous nick.

Sadly having sat on it, I realise it will be about another 8 weeks before I can ride it due to my remaining broken arm, by which time the gritters will be out. Bummer!

[S600VXR]

I suggest you park it up for the winter mate and get yourself fully better B4 riding again in the spring. No point ruining a nice bike either by dropping it cause your weak or salt attacking it straight away!

[anonymous-user]

Amen, I ran my last ZX12 through winter and it disolved before my eyes, all the aluminium looked sh*t by the end of it despite regular washing. Have you ridden yours much?

I've asked Mark to get my car undersealed while the engine is out, there's a place on the same industrial estate that's done quite a few of them. It's getting the full cavity wax treatment so I can run it through winter.