This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 6.2 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 425 bhp (431 PS/317 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 550 N·m (406 lb·ft/56.1 kgm) at 4600 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
The Vauxhall VXR8 GTS is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 249 km/h (155 mph), quoted fuel consumption figures are 19.6/9.8/13.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 320.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2915 mm | 114.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4988 mm | 196.4 inches | |
| Width | 1899 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1457 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LS3 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.2 litre 6162 cc (376.028 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103.25 × 92 mm
4.06 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 431 PS (425 bhp) (317 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 550 Nm (406 ft·lb) (56.1 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51.4 kW/litre 69.9 ps/litre 69 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
89.26 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1121.6 kPa (162.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 770.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 249 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19.6/9.8/13.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 19.6/9.8/13.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.1/10.2/7.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.4/28.8/20.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.0/24.0/17.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 320.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 245/35 R 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/30 R 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 365 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 350 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.57 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 567193 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Vauxhall VXR8 GTS added 2018-11-16. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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