576bhp Vauxhall VXR8 GTS Pricing and details released

Highlights:

A supercharged 6.2-liter LSA V8 engine is present under the hood and continues to make the thunderous amount of 576 bhp and 545 lb-ft  of torque.  It can be mated to either a six-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic transmission.  Regardless of which transmission is selected, the sport sedan accelerates from 0-60 mph in a blistering 4.2 seconds before hitting a limited top speed of 155 mph.

PRESS RELEASE

• VXR8 GTS gains 150bhp and 140lb ft of torque yet costs just £5k more than outgoing model
• Supercharged LSA V8 engine standard
• Substantially revised exterior & interior
• Raft of new technology, including Brake Torque Vectoring and Fwd Collision Alert

An Eaton supercharger, 6.2-litre V8 driving the rear wheels, nearly 600bhp and a soundtrack guaranteed to make your hairs stand on end: welcome Vauxhall’s new VXR8 GTS.

Based on sister company HSV’s new GEN-F GTS, the VXR8 GTS is the most powerful production car ever to emerge from Australia. And with an on the road price of just £54,509 in the UK it allows owners the least expensive membership into the 500bhp+ club.

‘The very fact that cars like the VXR8 GTS still exist proves that there is a small, but immensely passionate band of customers out there who want to drive something which is unique and special,’ said Stuart Harris, Vauxhall’s Head of Carline Brand. ‘In its GTS form the VXR8 offers colossal power and torque in a package that is more technology-led than ever before, yet still retains that unique VXR8-character that no BMW or Mercedes can match. It’s also around £20k less than its main rivals – the M5 and E63 AMG – yet has more power than either.’