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