Vauxhaul to launch Insignia VXR at Goodwood
June 24, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Vauxhall will launch its 242kW Insignia VXR at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed as well as providing visitors with a chance to see two historic concepts that have been mothballed for many years.
The high-performance variant of this year’s European Car of the Year will also be far from a static display with twice-daily demonstrations of its exceptional Adaptive 4X4 chassis on Goodwood’s notoriously tricky hillclimb course.
Joining the Insignia in the Supercar Paddock will be Vauxhall’s most powerful production car ever, the supercharged, rear-wheel-drive, 6.2-litre V8-engined VXR8 Bathurst S Edition (above) as well as the 1966 Vauxhaul XVR (below) featuring gullwing doors, pop-up headlights and all-independent suspension, and the radical SRV.
The SRV (below) was first shown at the 1970 Earls Court Motor Show, the sleek, imposing shape belies its four-door practicality.
With an aerofoil, electric self-levelling suspension and a ‘manometer’ to measure air pressure on the car’s hull, the SRV illustrated Vauxhall’s forward thinking technology stance that endures to this day.
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Vauxhaul !!!! Whos that???
I just wish Holden were building the Insignia in Australia. I would buy a VXR tomorrow if they were, particularly if it was a VXR wagon. Instead we are stuck with that insipid Epica, an epic peice of rubbish if ever there was one!
It’s the VXR8 with one of those ‘aftermarket’ blowers lol
I just want the Insignia here, regardless of what badge is on the front, Holden, Opel, Vauxhall, Buick… whatever just BRING IT HERE
I wonder if Vauxhall still has the Guildsman concept. It’s a real car, but only Matchbox put it into production, in pink, mostly. Mine survives.
I read some where a few weeks ago that HSV were going to import these. Must have been mistaken.
I”ve seen a few Insignia’s here in the UK and they are simply stunning. I have to do a double take whenever I see one, they are so un Vauxhall like.
Put any other badge on them, VW, BMW and it’s more than worthy.
Surely a car this classy would sell in Australia?
My local dealer has a wagon/tourer/estate demo, that I am going to take for a spin, before I return to Australia next month.
Oh no…Please do not bring it here. It is a real lemon…Aussie will be ripped off…Vauxhall is infamous for its poor reliability and quality. This brand is the worst of the worst in terms of reliability. I cannot understand why some people like this brand which produces such lemons..…It is simply insane…
Ehh Safer, I’m not sure what you are really on about. Yes, the ‘98-’02 Vectra had problems but cars such as the Astra, Barina/Corsa are reliable and good cars. Either way, this would be a billion times better than the Epica.
Oh and everyone putting thumbs down on ‘Lazybones’…why?? He was merely pointing out that CA spelt VauxhaLL wrong. Lol, its been a whole day and no one noticed, not even CarAdvice.
Come on HSV… bring it over here!!!
Use the clubsport wagon and rebage it as a VXR8 wagon to strike some kind of deal with the UK.
See what can they do~ By the time astra is done, consider the Corsa VXR… love to have one of those as well…
If the English are not happy with just a clubsport wagon, throw in a couple of Grange`s or Senator`s!! It’s a win win sitcuation !!
HSV are looking at importing the Insignia [and the Corsa]. However; they really need Holden to sell it as well inorder to make it a more viable business proposal in terms on numbers etc.