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The VXR8 is based on the Holden Commodore, but instead of the hot ClubSport R8 model on which the previous Vauxhall was based, the new model starts with the new E3 GTS just launched in Australia.
The final Commodore will roll off the production line this October, spelling the death of the HSV V8 and, subsequently, the Vauxhall-badged versions sold in Great Britain. As you'll soon discover ...
As our Australian readers have recently told us, the new Commodore is already out in Australia, and it looks as if the UK-spec Vauxhall version of this car (seen here in VXR8 guise) is set to hit ...
The Holden Commodore has taken many forms: never mind the various Pontiac, Chevy, Opel, and Vauxhall versions that have proliferated around the world. Even back in Australia, it has been offered ...
On top of the sedan, the Commodore is offered as a pickup ute and a wagon. And it's the latter which Vauxhall is now offering in the UK as well. But this is no mere wagon: it's the most powerful ...
Don’t let the badge fool you. It reads Vauxhall but underneath that chunky sheetmetal is Holden’s new Commodore Clubsport R8 with a higher spec GTS interior. Re-badged as the VXR8, and wearing ...
Australians love this souped-up Holden Commodore, with its butch styling and big revs. But can Vauxhall's musclecar make it in the UK? Specifications Price: €79,421 Engine: 5,967cc, V8 cylinders ...
(That is, assuming you’re in Australia where the Commodore is sold. Or in the UK where you can get a Vauxhall VXR8. Or here in the US where it’s rebadged as a Chevy SS or before that as a ...
And, technically, it’s been on a Commodore before. Vauxhall used the VXR8 badge for the HSV Clubsport and GTS models it imported to the UK for a decade until 2017. (Which is fair considering the ...
Opel and sister GM companies Vauxhall and Holden, could have a winner in their hands if they decide to build OPC, VXR or HSV variants respectively of the new generation Insignia / Commodore Sports ...
The GTS-R is based on Australia's Holden Commodore model which will cease production in October when the Adelaide factory closes. Vauxhall has been importing the VXR8 since 2007 and this last-of ...