GTP Cool Wall: Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst S

[Famine]

Very brash and aggressive. Draws lots of attention. Uncool.

How is that a bad thing? At least for me personally, I like the attention.

I want you to imagine someone. We'll call him Vince Hall.

Vince likes all the latest gear. He likes all the latest bands. He likes all the latest styles. He has to have everything that's new. He's not afraid to tell you of all the new things he has and if ever you've done something, he's done it twice as hard and has an anecdote about it.

So while you're in the pub in your casual gear having a quiet pint with your friends, Vince batters the door open and strolls in. He's got a One Direction haircut - with highlights - he paid £200 for. He's wearing two gold necklaces, a gold Rolex on each wrist, he's got a cashmere jumper slung over his shoulder with the arms tied in front of him like some kind of goaty cape and he's wearing red trousers. Red. Trousers.

He orders a flaming mojito or a Singapore Sling and, seizing on a keyword you've uttered, loudly tells a story about how he was spear fishing in Bali with Daniel Craig so that everyone in the pub can hear it. He leans his elbow on the shoulder of whomever's next to him during the anecdote and laughs at the end of it sufficiently loudly to upset the pub dog. Who is outside.

Vince does all of this for three reasons. He has no actual personality of his own, he's a colossal bell end and he desperately craves attention.

Attention whores are not cool. They're chronically sad and tiresome.


Also, this is someone else's car badged up differently. Not cool.

Also, this is badged up as a VAUXHALL. You may as well call it the Chlamydia Trainspotting.

 

[Roger the Horse]

Famine pretty much hits the nail on the head. Although the Vauxhall badge actually edged it up from seriously uncool to merely uncool for me. Imagine a car just like this, except badged as an Audi or a Mercedes. THAT would be the definition of attention whore.

 

[Bopop4]

The G8 was the only one that didn't look like a squared off W-Body Impala without also looking completely ridiculous. Even the Volkswagen Mediocrity doesn't look as anonymous and bland as the regular Commodores; and the majority of the special ones basically just glued black plastic parts to the front (and circa-2000 aftermarket taillights on the back) to make them look "mean."

But the G8 has the awful cut and paste Pontiac front grille, even if the AU models had stuck on bodykits at least they actually looked nice.

 

[Slash]

I want you to imagine someone. We'll call him Vince Hall.

Vince likes all the latest gear. He likes all the latest bands. He likes all the latest styles. He has to have everything that's new. He's not afraid to tell you of all the new things he has and if ever you've done something, he's done it twice as hard and has an anecdote about it.

So while you're in the pub in your casual gear having a quiet pint with your friends, Vince batters the door open and strolls in. He's got a One Direction haircut - with highlights - he paid £200 for. He's wearing two gold necklaces, a gold Rolex on each wrist, he's got a cashmere jumper slung over his shoulder with the arms tied in front of him like some kind of goaty cape and he's wearing red trousers. Red. Trousers.

He orders a flaming mojito or a Singapore Sling and, seizing on a keyword you've uttered, loudly tells a story about how he was spear fishing in Bali with Daniel Craig so that everyone in the pub can hear it. He leans his elbow on the shoulder of whomever's next to him during the anecdote and laughs at the end of it sufficiently loudly to upset the pub dog. Who is outside.

Vince does all of this for three reasons. He has no actual personality of his own, he's a colossal bell end and he desperately craves attention.

Attention whores are not cool. They're chronically sad and tiresome.


Also, this is someone else's car badged up differently. Not cool.

Also, this is badged up as a VAUXHALL. You may as well call it the Chlamydia Trainspotting.

I'm not an attention whore per say, I just like to make a few heads turn. That's just me though.

 

[AudiMan2011]

I'm not an attention whore per say, I just like to make a few heads turn. That's just me though.

I too also like cars that look intimidating and can turn heads.

 

[Slash]

I too also like cars that look intimidating and can turn heads.

I guess I'm just one that likes to stand out from the crowd a little bit

 

[Famine]

I too also like cars that look intimidating and can turn heads.

I guess I'm just one that likes to stand out from the crowd a little bit

There's good attention and there's bad attention. Kids (and pets, actually) learn this eventually - but adults should be able to tell the difference people commenting appreciatively and "Wow. What a jeb end.". The overtly aggressive, bellowing tossery that is the VXR8 is the latter.

Turning heads is fine, so long as they're not turning their heads away - or turning them towards you to gob at you.

 

[playnthru]

I want you to imagine someone. We'll call him Vince Hall.

Vince likes all the latest gear. He likes all the latest bands. He likes all the latest styles. He has to have everything that's new. He's not afraid to tell you of all the new things he has and if ever you've done something, he's done it twice as hard and has an anecdote about it.

So while you're in the pub in your casual gear having a quiet pint with your friends, Vince batters the door open and strolls in. He's got a One Direction haircut - with highlights - he paid £200 for. He's wearing two gold necklaces, a gold Rolex on each wrist, he's got a cashmere jumper slung over his shoulder with the arms tied in front of him like some kind of goaty cape and he's wearing red trousers. Red. Trousers.

He orders a flaming mojito or a Singapore Sling and, seizing on a keyword you've uttered, loudly tells a story about how he was spear fishing in Bali with Daniel Craig so that everyone in the pub can hear it. He leans his elbow on the shoulder of whomever's next to him during the anecdote and laughs at the end of it sufficiently loudly to upset the pub dog. Who is outside.

Vince does all of this for three reasons. He has no actual personality of his own, he's a colossal bell end and he desperately craves attention.

Attention whores are not cool. They're chronically sad and tiresome.


Also, this is someone else's car badged up differently. Not cool.

Also, this is badged up as a VAUXHALL. You may as well call it the Chlamydia Trainspotting.

Does he drive a Miata sideways, to school.

The guy described (Rolex's, $200 haircut) would not drive a cheaply priced muscle car.

He'd drive that hideous Aston Martin 4 door thing or some other overpriced POS.

Funny rant though.👍

 

[Tornado]

But the G8 has the awful cut and paste Pontiac front grille, even if the AU models had stuck on bodykits at least they actually looked nice.

Versus this:

I know which one looks like a car that came from a factory and which ones look like a 17-year-old got his hands on a Veilside catalog.

 

[Famine]

Does he drive a Miata sideways, to school.

Wouldn't be seen dead in one - he's one of those guys who still sticks to the gay/hairdresser line about MX-5s.

The guy described (Rolex's, $200 haircut) would not drive a cheaply priced muscle car.

He'd drive that hideous Aston Martin 4 door thing or some other overpriced POS.

He's not driving the car. He is the car. The overblown attention whore who is, underneath, nothing but a cheap, soulless divot acting all big and loud to distract people into thinking he's interesting.

 

[playnthru]

Ah I see.

I would drive either myself. I like Miata's and the VXR8. I guess that makes me conflicted.

Honestly.. I'd drive them both sideways.

 

[Crash]

The G8 would have been cool, but the Vauxhall with all the "look at me!" doo-dads? Uncool.

 

[Bopop4]

I know which one looks like a car that came from a factory and which ones look like a 17-year-old got his hands on a Veilside catalog.

There are some questionable things on the HSV, but at least it doesn't look like somebody slapped a pig snout onto it.

See, something like this looks really nice.
Not overly flashy, but a solid looking design with a great front end.

 

[Sharky.]

Seriously uncool, because it's Australian.

Australia gave the rest of the world shrimp on the barbie, Foster's, blimmin' huge spiders, crocodiles, Home and Away and the Kelly brothers. Not even AC/DC or the GT-HO Falcon can redeem all that. /Kiwi dig

Besides, it's got a Vauxhall badge on it. When have Vauxhalls ever been cool?

 

[Mike Rotch]

^Chill bro, have some chups to calm you down bro.



The two big problems with the HSV are that 1) they cost $80,000 2) they are basically taxi's with Corvette engines.

I like the concept of a 4 door with a big engine, but it's not a looker in HSV or Vauxhall guise unfortunately.

 

[AudiMan2011]

^Chill bro, have some chups to calm you down bro.



The two big problems with the HSV are that 1) they cost $80,000 2) they are basically taxi's with Corvette engines.

I like the concept of a 4 door with a big engine, but it's not a looker in HSV or Vauxhall guise unfortunately.

The price is a sticking point especially in the UK, considering the badge appeal. But when compared to equivalent German rivals, the price difference can become negligible.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

The two big problems with the HSV are that 1) they cost $80,000 2) they are basically taxi's with Corvette engines.

It's not just the outright price that was bad, it's what you were actually getting for your money. The Clubbie R8, or even the GTS, was essentially a Commodore SS-V with some more power and an extrovert bodykit. And yet they were charging an extra $15k+ for it; didn't even get a leather interior on the Clubbie, it was an optional extra.

Bang for buck wise, you cannot go past an SS-V Redline. However this particular HSV is cool for me because unlike what seems to be many here I like the styling, and it has a great big red supercharger under the bonnet.

It is very extrovert, that is Holden's way of doing things. Even the "luxurious" Grange has a bit of chintz to it:

 

[Jahgee]

If I cringe when I see it, then it's at best uncool

 

[disinfected]

Not ashamed to admit anything from the Zeta platform is unquestionably cool.

And I'd have one.

 

[eight6er]

I couldn't decide so I gave it meh. I like the silver one a few posts above me, that would get a cool vote, but the one in the OP looks a bit stupid, like they're trying too hard to make a bland car look aggressive but failing to pull it off.

 

[Mr_X]

Just an expensive commodore. Uncool

 

[Badasp5.0]

There are some questionable things on the HSV, but at least it doesn't look like somebody slapped a pig snout onto it.

See, something like this looks really nice.
Not overly flashy, but a solid looking design with a great front end.

Drool! I would kill for a Falcon here. I wish ford of NA would bring it sateside. I vote subzero for the OP car since this version is not available in the US. Call it the GTR rule lol

 

[Keef]

That car looks like a douchebag on wheels. Seriously uncool.

 

[Badasp5.0]

The price is a sticking point especially in the UK, considering the badge appeal. But when compared to equivalent German rivals, the price difference can become negligible.

Did I just read the phrase badge appeal? Wow LOL

 

[C-ZETA]

The newer one is probably even cooler, and even the one before it was too. It doesn't change the outcome. Still sub-zero. And of course, they named its platform after my username. in my mind

 

[KinLM]

That car looks like a douchebag on wheels. Seriously uncool.

As if the equivalent M3 for twice the price doesn't?

 

[Conbon14]

M3 is alot classier aswell as being more refined and well made

 

[homeforsummer]

Went for uncool (well, would have done had the poll not closed).

1) It's a Vauxhall

2) It's not actually a Vauxhall, so they've not even had the good grace of making their own uncool vehicle like they normally do.

3) Driven by the sort of twonks who go around telling people ad nauseum that it's as quick as an M5, in the mistaken assumption that a) anyone gives a crap and b) an M5 owner will think, "you know, you're right! I bought this BMW but what I really should have done is cross-shopped it with a Vauxhall for half my budget!"

4) It may well represent good bang for buck, but it's still a lot of money to spend for people to think you're a baseball cap-wearing bellend.

As if the equivalent M3 for twice the price doesn't?

That's irrelevant here. An uncool thing for twice the price doesn't make another uncool thing any less uncool.

 

[BKGlover]

3) Driven by the sort of twonks who go around telling people ad nauseum that it's as quick as an M5, in the mistaken assumption that a) anyone gives a crap and b) an M5 owner will think, "you know, you're right! I bought this BMW but what I really should have done is cross-shopped it with a Vauxhall for half my budget!"

Sounds like an accurate description of Jeremy Clarkson.

 

[Tornado]

Clarkson would buy an E63 instead.