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Vauxhall VXR8 Supercharged specs

Car type 4-door saloon
Curb weight 1831 kg (4037 lbs)
Introduced 2007
Views 18.9k
Submitted by Wads

Lap times

Performance

0 - 100 kph4.8 s
Est. 0 - 60 mph4.5 s
0 - 100 mph11.5 s
Est. 1/8 mile8.9 s @ 90.1 mph
Top speed250 kph (155 mph)
0 - 100 mph - 017.2 s
Vauxhall VXR8 Supercharged acceleration graph

Powertrain specs

Engine type V8 Supercharger
Displacement 6.0 l (365 ci / 5976 cc)
Power 540 ps (533 bhp / 398 kw)
Torque 770 Nm (568 lb-ft)
Power / liter 90 ps (89 hp)
Power / weight 295 ps (291 bhp) / t
Torque / weight 421 Nm (310 lb-ft) / t
Transmission 6
Layout front engine, rear wheel drive

More 0-60 and 1/4 mile times

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wallenieswiftie  11m ago

The results are slow for 540hp, but not bad for a naturally aspirated version (in my country, a Pontiac G8 GXP or even just GT). It is easy for many supercharged cars (and much harder for turbocharged cars) to perform like less powerful naturally aspirated cars. The only way around it is to accelerate in a low density altitude under clear conditions.

The Jaguar XF SV8 was as fast as the BMW 550i and Mercedes E500 in most instances, despite packing an extra 40-60 advertised bhp. But theoretically, it could do much better.

There were times when the Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG Kompressor was barely faster than the C55 AMG or Chrysler 300 SRT8. But very rarely would it be on E63 6.2 or BMW M5 V10 level when it came to quarter-mile performance; again, it would need a lower density altitude, near-perfect road surface, and for manual mode to be turned on.

Nowadays, supercharged and turbocharged cars generally have been engineered to reduce lag by flattening the torque curve and installing torque-happy paddle-shifter/multi-clutch transmissions.


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hostboy  2y ago

Add country of origin: AU


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anon  14y ago

there are 100+ hp versions of the car useing the same supercharger as the bathurst running at higher pressures! but the issue with the 0-60 is although thiis car has very good traction all of the 530 hp just cant be put down to the raod not enogh traction to do so.


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Anonymous  17y ago

gotta love aussie cars!


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Anonymous  17y ago

i have a wortec supercharged vxr8 that produces 630bhp derestricted!!! very quick not so bottom end but mid range is devastating. i love it, there isnt many around that what make them special


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Blair  17y ago

This is a bad-ass car im getting one! Soon!


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Anonymous  17y ago

this car doesnt exist..yet the top gear one has 420 there is no 500 hp version


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Anonymous  17y ago

the 0-60 takes almost the same time as the regular vxr8? the superchargers 100 horsepower dont seem to do enough? how do the germans do it? maybe gear ratio makes the difference?


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Oz  18y ago

Walkinshaw Australia is a company that is owned by HSV (the people who make the VXR8) and do aftermarket enhancements, one such kit is a Supercharger kit upping power to 370kw (more if additional bolt ons are added).
Check the HSV or the Walkinshaw Performance site for more info.
http://www.walkinshawperformance.com.au
www.hsv.com.au

Cheers.


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Anonymous  18y ago

Yes the car in the picture is the same one they had on Top Gear


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JiSiN  18y ago

sorry i didnt even check the specs. sure im wrong. so forget my question ;)


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JiSiN  18y ago

is this the one they tested at Top Gear last time?


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Wads  18y ago

A few more details including picture with "Supercharged" badge....

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/first_drive.php?sid=1143&page=8


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Wads  18y ago

I wouldn't have added it if it didn't exist! Shall I enter the two lap times I had again or can they be recovered? They were both from the same car (the one in the picture).... link to the supercharged version.....

http://www.autocarmag.com/CarReviews/FirstDrives/Vauxhall-VXR8-6.0-V8-Supercharged/229388/

The times for the other VXR8 are wrong they should be closer to 5.5sec to 100kph thats why this one is no quicker.....

Have some trust guys!


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FastestLaps  18y ago

That's a good question. A quick search did not get any results. This car (version of VRX8) appears to be non-existent.


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Anonymous  18y ago

does this car exist - we hav the vxr8 on the database, i don't know of a supercharged one with 100hp more, and if it does have a 100hp more y does 0-60 take the same time, a supercharged version is not mentioned on vauxhalls website