• tuners

    Vauxhall VXR8, Now in Supercharged

    For seven thousand quid over the price of a Vauxhall VXR8 — that's the UK version of the Aussie Holden HSV Clubsport R8 — muscle-headed Britons can get a kit that boosts horsepower from 412 to 540. By kit, we mean a supercharger and other nondisclosed hardware. It means a tarmac-smoking hooligan that can keep up with supercars is available on the isle for under £40,000. Over there, that's a bargain. [Carscoop via Autoblog]

    11:15 AM on Tue Sep 4 2007
    By Mike Spinelli
    1,461 views, 14 comments

    Latest by LandofMinos, Don't you fucking look at me!: @Maymar: IT GIVES ONE TREE TO THE MILE. @TRAMS_AM: TOO BLOODY RIGHT MATE. MUSTANGS ARE RENTAL CARS. EVEN THE OLD SIXTIES more »

  • burnouts across the pond

    Vauxhall VXR8 Nears UK Launch

    The Vauxhall version of Holden's VE HSV Clubsport R8 is so close as to be generating its own gravitational field around the UK (hold on to your cider). It's yet another Australian-born teaser for the Pontiac G8, which will appear in the states sometime during the 385th season of "According to Jim." If we can survive another millennium (or so it will seem) of the unfunny Belushi brother, we'll may get a taste of what the VXR8 already has in its toybox. Of course, the most potent of Vauxhalls will get GM's LS2 producing 411 hp, while the G8 will likely get a 6.0-liter L76 producing 362 hp. If only we had a queen... More »

    7:43 AM on Wed Aug 8 2007
    By Mike Spinelli
    1,060 views, 12 comments

    Latest by smokyburnout: @Collins1990: the grass is always greener on the other side.or, maybe in this case, the pavement is always smoother on more »

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