cruiser647 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 This will be a beast! Vauxhall has released its most powerful production car ever, the Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst S. The combination of a Walkinshaw Performance 122 supercharger and the latest Corvette-sourced 6.2-litre LS3 V8 gives the Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst S 552bhp. That’s a 20bhp power advantage over the previous supercharged VXR8, which used the older 6.0-litre LS2 version of the Corvette motor, and 127bhp more than the current normally aspirated car. The supercharger also pushes the torque of the Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst S up by 127lb ft to 527lb ft (although, in the interests of durability, this is 41lb ft down on the old supercharged car’s 568lb ft, despite the car’s high-capacity clutch). The Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst S gets stiffened height-adjustable springs and bespoke, individually adjustable coil-over dampers. Six-pot front brake callipers and four-pot rear callipers are also fitted as standard. The most interesting option available for the VXR8 Bathurst S, however, is what Vauxhall calls the "Bi-modal exhaust" (also available on the non-supercharged Bathurst model). This 2.5in-diameter system permits two noise settings to be selected; Street limits the Bathurst S to 92dbA, while the Optimum setting releases the full 102dbA. The trick exhaust system costs £1600, while the VXR8 Bathurst S is on sale now, priced from £44,995. Where's Mose these days? Which setting exhaust would y'all have this on by default? Hmmmm, let me think? And all for 'only' £45K!!!!! Still want an M5/RS4/M3/C63? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooH Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Batsh!t more like... Meant in a way not a :flush: way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 And all for 'only' £45K!!!!! Still want an M5/RS4/M3/C63? Very good point. For quality and badge, the German marques, but for outright power without the badge, this Aussie monster is nothing short of awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Wortec have been doing a similar exhaust for some time...have a look (ideally with headphones for proper bass) x1DQ8y1xmJI Its been making me think about a VXR8 for months... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Its been making me think about a VXR8 for months... Now that I can understand, especially with that pipe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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