The Vauxhall VXR8 is a saloon (sedan) with 5 doors and a front mounted powerplant which delivers its power to the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 6 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 411 bhp (417 PS/306 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 550 N·m (406 lb·ft/56.1 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
The quoted kerb weight is 1850 kg.
Full specs
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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Número de puertas | 5 | ||
| diseñado por | |||
| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2915 | 114.8 | |
| Vía delantera | |||
| Vía trasera | |||
| Longitud | 4941 | 194.5 | |
| Ancho | 1899 | 74.8 | |
| Altura | 1468 | 57.8 | |
| Despeje del suelo | |||
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.7 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 1850 kg | 4079 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | |||
| Capacità serbatoio | 73 litres | 16.1 [19.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | |||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | GM | ||
| Código de motor | LS2 GEN 4 | ||
| Número de cilindros | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilindrada | 6 litre 5967 cc (364.129 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 101.6 × 92 mm
4 × 3.62 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1.1 | ||
| Distribución | overhead valve (OHV)
2 válvulas por cilindro 16 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal | 417 PS (411 bhp) (306 kW) a 6000 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo | 550 Nm (406 ft·lb) (56.1 kgm) a 4400 rpm |
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| Potencia específica | 51.4 kW/litre 69.8 ps/litre 68.9 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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92.17 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubricación | Cárter húmedo | ||
| Relación de compresión | 10.9:1 | ||
| Alimentación | EFi | ||
| 1158.3 kPa (168 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 745.88 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | Y | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 5 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Velocidad máxima | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 225.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 165.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 222.16 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.04 kg/kW 10.08 lb/bhp |
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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | 22.8/10.9/15.3 l/100km urba/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 22.8/10.9/15.3 l/100km urba/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.4/9.2/6.5 km/l urba/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 12.4/25.9/18.5 UK MPG urba/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 10.3/21.6/15.4 US MPG urba/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Emisiones de CO2 | 365.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspensión delantera | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspensión trasera | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Ruedas delante | |||
| Ruedas detrás | |||
| Neumáticos delante | 245/40 R 19 | ||
| Neumáticos detrás | 275/35 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 365 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 350 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmisión | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 0.67 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 3.27 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 162118 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Vauxhall VXR8 Automatic added 2007-09-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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