New Vauxhall VXR Range

[nitro_2005]

I read in Autocar today about the top 100 cars for 2006 and the Vauxhall section had info on three new VXR models: the Vectra VXR, Zafira VXR and Meriva VXR. Here are the main specs on each with a picture included:

Vauxhall Vectra VXR

On sale: November 2005
Price: £23,995 (£24,995 for the estate version)
Power: 252bhp
Top speed: 161mph
Engine: 2.8-litre turbo V6 (from the Saab 9-3)
0-60: 6.6 seconds

Vauxhall Zafira VXR

On sale: November 2005
Price: £21,995
Power: 237bhp
Top speed: 144mph
Engine: The Astra VXR's 2.0-litre turbo
0-60: 7.2 seconds

Vauxhall Meriva VXR

(I'll post a picture here when i can find one!)

On sale: March 2006
Price: £16,500
Power: 180bhp
Top speed: 130mph
Engine: 1.6-litre turbo petrol
0-60: 7.5 seconds

whaddaya think of 'dat?

 

[crimson_menace]

Me likes!!!

 

[JCE]

/me prays the US gets them...but not as rebadged bull****.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Loving the Vectra.

Estate one.

Meriva.

 

[ExigeEvan]

Like the Vectra.

Don't quite get why there is a VXR Zafira but the specs look good none the less.

A VXR Corsa. Is it here, on the way, or not even conceivable?

 

[MagpieRacer]

Funny you should say that.

Vauxhall Corsa, new shape and VXR version being tested, spyshots here.
http://www.channel4.com/4car/gallery/spyshots-2005/V/vauxhall/corsa-vxr.html
This will have a turbocharged 1.6-litre engine developing around 160 bhp, putting it up against the likes of the Ford Fiesta ST and Mitsubishi Colt CZT, as well as lowered, tuned sports suspension, a sports exhaust, full body kit and special interior detailing.

 

[ExigeEvan]

Pff, thought they'd get a 2ltr in it

 

[Raghavan]

If they were RWD, they'd make great cars.

 

[ExigeEvan]

But that would make them even more expensive. Remeber they are Vauxhalls. And okay the Monaro is FR, but most people realise it isn't really a Vauxhall.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Its a Holden

 

[jammyozzy]

.....but a Tigra VXR makes so much more sense!

 

[MagpieRacer]

You would think so. But perhaps they thought the Tigra is sporty enough already.

 

[Young_Warrior]

The tigra is a womans car. Most woman dont give a damn about performance. That vectra has a busy front yet the sides of it are extremly boring. It doesnt really fit its as if a kids just put on a aftermarket front bumper. And a aftermarket front bumper thats like a crap version of the current M3's.

 

[Jay]

We get the Astra VXR now as HSV VXR.

http://www.hsv.com.au/index_new.html

 

[Revheadnz]

Man that Zafira looks pretty awesome (by MPV standards). Imagine dragging people at the lights in that beast....

 

[Young_Warrior]

Yeah I like the zafira. I saw one today and heard the turbo as it speed off.

 

[Emohawk]

Cool, I love Opel.
They'd all make kickass Pontiacs (especially the Astra).
ARE YOU LISTENING, GM?

 

[G.T]

Yeah I like the zafira. I saw one today and heard the turbo as it speed off.

As a matter of fact, around here you get more turbo Zafira's than normal ones.

 

[ExigeEvan]

I think the Tigra is just too crap to warrant a VXR. It was just made to compete with the 206CC, Micra drop top and others. All budget convertibles.

Can someone tell me why the Meriva even exists?

 

[Venom77]

The meriva was made for old folks 👍

 

[Rossell]

The meriva was made for old folks 👍

Now its made for cool old folks.

 

[ExigeEvan]

But cool old fokes don't spend £16 grand on a Vauxhall.

 

[Venom77]

They will if its a good drive and economical old people buy cars like these even if they are 16k i cannot see myself driving one as im older but people have different views of the car that suit there life style 👍

 

[ExigeEvan]

Well if Vauxhall can beat Hondas and Toyotas for reliability then maybe.

I'm pretty sure alot of Hondas are built in the UK aswell, so that puts the 'made in the UK' argument out the window.

 

[Freddie]

Cool, I love Opel.
They'd all make kickass Pontiacs (especially the Astra).
ARE YOU LISTENING, GM?

Like they're planning with Saturn? I believe the Aura is very much a Vectra.

 

[Young_Warrior]

That aura looks nice but somehow It doesnt go with the badge.

 

[JCE]

Like they're planning with Saturn? I believe the Aura is very much a Vectra.

Ohh sweet. Can you say easy badge/grille replacemet? Finally North America gets some decent looking saloons for a change.

 

[Vonie]

Ohh sweet. Can you say easy badge/grille replacemet? Finally North America gets some decent looking saloons for a change.

But when we get it it will be made out of plastic.

 

[JCE]

But when we get it it will be made out of plastic.

Oh god, that's not funny--true but not funny. You know, it's too bad Ford and GM won't bring over some EU products unmolested. It's a conspiracy by those companies to push thier crummy SUVs and Trucks. 👎

 

[L8 Apex]

Ohh sweet. Can you say easy badge/grille replacemet? Finally North America gets some decent looking saloons for a change.

Yeah, that Antera SUV concept from Frankfurt will spawn the next Saturn Vue, and the Saturn Sky is supposed to show up as an Opel/Vauxhall, eventually.
On a side note, I wonder if any late '80s/early '90s Pontiac LeMans owners have ever considered getting the grilles, badges and what not to Eurofy their cars. Can you imagine the look on American people's faces when they come upon a Vauxhall Astra? I know I'd do it if I owned a LeMans.