Comments on: Supercharged Vauxhall VXR8

By: Duck

Duck — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:09:13 +0000

Why doesnt Australia get thre supercharged 397 KW engine!

By: Arthur Thompson

Arthur Thompson — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:40:45 +0000

But you just cant beat the rumble of a nice V8 under the hood! If I want to listen to a skyline or XR6 Turbo Ill Go Mow My lawn. LOL

By: the bigT

the bigT — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:12:03 +0000

anything that holden seems to supercharge always ends up in a disaster so wats the point in doing it again its new billion dollar baby has already been dubed a billion dollar lemon so y would they be dumb enough to bring out a new supercharged ve, at least ford has a steardy ground with knowing that v8’s will be a dinosaur in the future, the reason for this is because v8’s are getting owned by skylines and things like that and the only cars on the road that the jap cars fear are the xr6 turbos and the fpv range of turbos, so y would holden bother?

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:57:13 +0000

Yeah on a race track with the right tyres there are no issues, thats called V8 supercars. But for a road car thats going to come into trouble with traction powering only the rear wheels, I would think any real benefits from that power increase wont be felt until you start hitting triple figures in speed and all that power can finally make it down without a loss of traction.

Im also suspect of reliability, GM V8s are inheritantly unreliable in standard form, adding an extra 100kw isnt helping the cause.

But each onto their own, I would still admire it because thats alot of power but practicality is the issue.

By: Myke

Myke — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:49:48 +0000

Yes Paul, nothing like… say… a Toyota producing 240kw/400Nm through the front wheels. Putting 400kw/650+Nm through a RWD car would be simply crazy and never achieved before…

By: thomasr

thomasr — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:24:29 +0000

Those of you who want a supercharged Commodore, check these:
http://www.capa.com.au/kits_holden_ve_v8.htm

9PSI supercharger kit with 500Kw? Yes please!

Not factory admittedly… but…

Tom

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:56:07 +0000

Yeah it is kinda useless… not to mention as others have touched on, gettomg 400kw and god knows how many Nm of torque through one set of wheels would be a nightmare. At the end of the day I think its novelty value, knowing you have such a powerful beast under the bonnet, something the other half pay hundreds of thousands for (albeit with far far far superior quality)

By: Jamison

Jamison — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:59:18 +0000

Its ridiculous..

Holden continues to “power pack” their cars by adding superchargers on 5,6,7,8,9,10 liter engines (i exagerated of course)… thats all they care for.. power..

I wouldnt have a problem with it, to each his own after all… but with the road rules in Australia?..
haha, anyone who drives a lot should know the amount of speed cameras, high way patrol cars and the budget the government spend and MAKE from speeding motorists… 400kW road cars are just teases…. in Australia anyways… not to mention petrol prices… haha… just to satisfy that urge to be King D*ck driving in the highway… can’t even speed pass 100…. its ironic.

By: Andrew. M

Andrew. M — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:10:01 +0000

any idea of how much the kit will set you back? a kit isnt cheap to start with let alone buying it from a factory dealer (oh my god id hate to think)
great idea but the questions to raise is how do you get an extra 100kw to the ground in a vehicle that wasnt designed to have it?

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:56:13 +0000

I agree with Tony a bit of fun to play with,but without other changes to the car how do you get the power to the ground? It already has 275s on the rear,some serious traction control needed I would think . I recon the standard R8 will out launch it and depending on your reaction time may even beat it down the quarter mile. Maybe some TA drag slicks would help it .HAHAHA

By: Astro Boy

Astro Boy — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:30:05 +0000

Holden is good with their v8’s and Ford has always focused more on the six cylinder market, thanks to Geoff Polites who said yes to the 1992 Falcon S XR6, so ford has been focusing more on six’s than v8’s in recent years. That XU6 was a flop because a XR6 with VCT had 172kw and 372nm compared to the XU6 of 180kw and 380nm, despite having a little better power i cant see the why massive premium. Around 41k for the XR6 and the XU6 was 52k. Explains why you will see many more XR6’s around.

Oh i think holden will not give a supercharger kit because that would stop people from buying more expensive holdens, this VXR is what? the only v8 vauxhall model being sold over in the UK so there is no more powerful vehicle. If holden did a vauxhall they would be shooting themselves in the foot as people would see no reason for buying a HSV, they would be buying a SS and supercharging that.

By: Glen

Glen — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:43:22 +0000

XU6 was a massive flop. It only had 180kw from a supercharged v6, and it was auto only.

This is why HSV thought there was no market for a 6 cylinder product in the performance car lineup. Now F6 Typhoons are everywhere.

By: Lazybones

Lazybones — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:46:56 +0000

“Remember the XU6?”

Nope, pre-dates my arrival in OZ. So after reading this:-

http://www.hsv.com.au/cars/xu6/xu6press1.htm

I raises the question, why don’t they do it again? Was the XU6 a flop?

By: Tony M

Tony M — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:40:45 +0000

This isn’t new. 5th Gear tested a supercharged Vauxhall Monaro VXR500 last year. Great car but how do you keep the power to the ground. You do need shares in the tyre companies and fuel companies. A bit of fun.

By: SB

SB — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:49:57 +0000

Yes Lazybones.

Remember the XU6?

By: nik

nik — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:18:35 +0000

It seems everytime Holden/HSV exports a V8 to the UK, the brits have a s/charger kit for them. The old GTS, Monaro and now the Clubbie. Why can’t Holden/HSV offer something like that here. Just imagine a s/charged SS. What a bargain.

By: Lazybones

Lazybones — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:21:52 +0000

Maybe Vauxhall should start exporting this car back to Australia :) I’m guessing Ebay is going to be taking some hits today.

Q: Has HSV ever had a supercharged car in its line up Alborz?

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:09:26 +0000

Woah 400kw that is impressive. But I wander how reliable the engine will be pumping out that much power… not that this would be an issue for anyone planning on taking up this upgrade.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:53:37 +0000

Hah! There’s blokes at work already on the phone/email to GB, time difference boys?

By: KC

KC — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:28:10 +0000

Holy hell. The list of aussies already waiting to order this must be growing by the second.