What is it?
Important things first. More than anything, what you’ll want to know about the Vauxhall VXR8 Tourer is that it’s officially the most capacious estate car on sale in Britain, right?
Good. Then you’ll be pleased to read that it has 895 litres of load volume with the rear seats in place, rising to some 2000 litres with them folded. If you’re looking for a big boot, look no further. Buy with impunity; you needed something this big.
The VXR8 is, as I’m sure you’re aware, a British-badged version of the Holden Special Vehicles Clubsport, a car that’s effectively on run-out in Australia, given there’ll be a new Holden Commodore later this year.
So the VXR8 wagon arrives here in the UK with, like the similarly rebadged saloon and Maloo pick-up, a 425bhp version of GM’s 6.2-litre LS3 V8, driving the rear wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox (there’s also an auto option) and a limited-slip differential.
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Chris576
Why not a sensible version?
Why not give us this with a decent diesel engine in at a sensible price and have a replacement for the Omega and an alternative to the endless Audis, BMWs and Mercedes?
AutoChomp
Chris576 wrote: Why not give
Good Point. The vast amount of A4s/C-Class/3 Series estates have SLine/AMG/M Sport kits on them but with basic diesel engines. The market is there. I think the standard Holden Sportwgaon looks better than this (less garish). The problem is there is no diesel version. There is LPG though
bonifa
More suitable engines
A version of this with one of the smaller engines;
either the 3.6 V6 (LFX) (available in the standard Commodore)
or the 2.0 turbo (either the LDK or the NFT)
or the 2.0 BiTurbo CDTi
would probably make respectable sales as a full size Omega replacement
Peter Cavellini
Ho hum..........
Bit like a Skoda estate from some angles,but, even if you could afford it,even if your married with kids,it just doesn't say...come on,drive my doors of me!
Peter Cavellini.
Randy Cam
Maloo Pickup
what a fab name for a pickup!
Will86
Yes Please
A simple, honest large estate that rides well and has a whopping great V8. What's not to like. I'd have this any day over the German counterparts. Does the front end of this remind anyone else of the old Carlton?
catnip
Will86 wrote: Does the
No, for some reason it reminds me of the last Nissan Almera..
Matthew Langton
Truly horrible in a good old
Truly horrible in a good old fashioned bogan way........
artill
Brilliant car, but hard to
Brilliant car, but hard to understand why Vauxhall have bothered to bring it over when the revised Commodore is only a couple of months away. And as that will get electric power Stearing, and an automatic handbrake, it may be this is a better drive than the car that follows.
As for all the calls for a diesel, why? Would it be cheaper? Pushrod V8s are cheap to build, modern diesels are not. Fuel costs surely cant be too much of a worry to someone spending £50k can they?
Lets just be pleased Vauxhall still allow the lucky few to buy cars like this, and let those who want a diesel buy something European.
jonboy4969
mmmmmmmmm
I saw this car at the haymarket head office last week, WOW, when the engine was started and revved the noise was truely thrilling, back to a good old V8 growl.
bland inside, but the exterior and that engine should help Vauxhall sell one or two.
If i had the money to buy it and run it I would have one.
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