Car Mag First Drive VXR500, Enjoy....... they did

[DougieMc]

www.carmagazine.co.uk/first_drive.php?sid=222&page=1

Edited by DougieMc on Wednesday 11th October 18:07

[BO55 VXR]

" it makes the Lotus Carlton seem like a minicab…"

A VXR 500 can be serviced at any Monaro-friendly Vauxhall dealer

[moosepig]

"Floor the pedal and the Monaro's rump squats like a dog with worms"

[Le Sarthe]

nice to see Clarkosns style being copied. All these motor journos appear to be trying to out do each other....

Still v good article, v good car, v good value.

Car looks damn good in black...the best colour of course

[marcevo1]

A VXR 500 can be serviced at any Monaro-friendly Vauxhall dealer [/quote]

yeah if your willing to drive an hour and a half! - vauxhall what were you thinking MANCHESTER - its a big place - no service facility for miles! DOH good job its mainly oil n filters!

[mr_annie_vxr]

Oh please no-one tell the other half.... we only had the vxr a few weeks..

[OLYC]

as the number plate reads this one is very desired. WANT ONE

[Twin Turbo]

Go review....and I like this piccie

[BO55 VXR]

I know its been asked before....but how many VXR 500s will thre be... and colours (just for interest)

[mr_annie_vxr]

Think Caspy said 15..

[eliot]

mr_annie_vxr said:

Think Caspy said 15..

[AM04ARO]

The Phantom Black car we tested came equipped with the optional AP Racing brake upgrade, comprising six piston front calipers with 363mm grooved drilled discs and four pot rears with 330mm discs (£2595 fitted). It also featured UK road friendly bespoke adjustable Wortec/AVO suspension (£1695 fitted), a RipShifter to shorten the cumbersome gear throw (£490 fitted) and the mother of all stainless dual exhausts (£960 fitted). The latter is instant ASBO ammo, but it's some 20kg lighter than the stock unit and sounds wonderful. Highly recommended. The final tab tips £41k, but these choice components make a massive difference to unlocking the Monaro's every bhp on the road

Who said the press cars would be 'tweaked'.

Pretty much the ultimate fit out (but no 3.9 diff or racelogic....)

[sjc]

AM04ARO said:

The Phantom Black car we tested came equipped with the optional AP Racing brake upgrade, comprising six piston front calipers with 363mm grooved drilled discs and four pot rears with 330mm discs (£2595 fitted). It also featured UK road friendly bespoke adjustable Wortec/AVO suspension (£1695 fitted), a RipShifter to shorten the cumbersome gear throw (£490 fitted) and the mother of all stainless dual exhausts (£960 fitted). The latter is instant ASBO ammo, but it's some 20kg lighter than the stock unit and sounds wonderful. Highly recommended. The final tab tips £41k, but these choice components make a massive difference to unlocking the Monaro's every bhp on the road

Who said the press cars would be 'tweaked'.

Pretty much the ultimate fit out (but no 3.9 diff or racelogic....)

Not tweaked, just optional extras !

[BO55 VXR]

£960 for the exhaust... have wortec just dropped their prices?

[VXR_Daz]

They must have done

EVO said:

However, the factory does recommend with the £1000 you save over the retail price of the standard car you buy brakes and suspension upgrade kits for your limited-edition VXR500

I wish brakes and suspension did only cost £1,000

[p7vxr]

Not wishing to ignite the colour argument again................. But the car seems to want to be a red one!! check the reg.

[NAH]

p7vxr said:

Not wishing to ignite the colour argument again................. But the car seems to want to be a red one!! check the reg.

hey, I'm with you matey. If they did a re-spray, extra 10 BHP innit!

[caspy]

The exhaust price is just for the exhaust, not exhaust, remap and filter. Tweaked!!! Enhanced, yes! But the power etc is as per every VXR500 as SJC said, optional extra's.

[Twin Turbo]

I'm sure that reg number used to be on another press car....or at least something similar.

[NotNormal]

BO55 VXR said:

" it makes the Lotus Carlton seem like a minicab…"

0-60
LC - 4.8
VXR500 - 4.8

0-100
LC - 10.6
VXR500 - 10.9

That’s still one fast minicab

Edited by NotNormal on Thursday 12th October 10:56