{"id":1924,"date":"2013-05-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.c2b-blog.builtbybrave.com\/new-model-releases\/vauxhall-launches-unique-vxr8-gts_801591811\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T11:06:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T10:06:45","slug":"vauxhall-launches-unique-vxr8-gts_801591811","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cars2buy.co.uk\/news\/new-model-releases\/vauxhall-launches-unique-vxr8-gts_801591811\/","title":{"rendered":"Vauxhall launches unique VXR8 GTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new VXR8 GTS has been unleashed by Vauxhall.<\/p>\n<p>Do you like your cars with a little bit of bite? If so, the new Vauxhall VXR8 GTS could be the vehicle for you.<\/p>\n<p>The unique motor has been unleashed by Vauxhall and is the most powerful production car to ever come out of Australia. Boasting an Eaton supercharger, almost 600bhp and a 6.2-litre V8 powering the rear wheels, this new and exciting model is based on sister company HSV&#39;s new GEN-F GTS, <br \/>but has the unmistakable aesthetics associated with Vauxhall. Despite gaining 150bhp and 140lb ft of torque on the outgoing edition, the new VXR8 is available for just &pound;5,000 more.<\/p>\n<p>Sure to be one of the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cars2buy.co.uk\/new-cars\/Vauxhall\/\">Vauxhall deals<\/a> of the year, the motor has an on the road price of &pound;54,999 for buyers in the UK. It is available to order now, with the first batch of deliveries set to arrive on these shores before 2013 draws to a close.<\/p>\n<p>Stuart Harris, head of the Carline Brand at Vauxhall, explained the VXR8 GTS is likely to prove a big hit with buyers, especially as it is significantly cheaper than its main rivals and considerably more powerful.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Harris stated: &quot;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.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;In its new GTS form the VXR8 offers colossal power and torque in a package that is more technology-led than ever before.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>One of the main achievements of the new edition is the fact that for all its improvements on the previous models &#8211; including a raft of new technological advances, such as Forward Collision Alert and Brake Torque Vectoring &#8211; it has successfully managed to keep all of the character it became famous for in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, this is a personality that, as noted by Mr Harris, &quot;no BMW or Mercedes can match&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Peter Murray<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new VXR8 GTS has been unleashed by Vauxhall. 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