Brace Yourself For Tears: The Last-Ever Vauxhall VXR8 Is Here

With Holden's Commodore no longer in production and Holden itself in the process of shutting down permanently, there's no future for the VXR8. At least it's going out in style, though, with a 15-car special edition
Brace Yourself For Tears: The Last-Ever Vauxhall VXR8 Is Here

Get your black armbands ready and try your best not to cry. The final Vauxhall VXR8 has been announced. It’s the very last time we’re going to be able to get excited about the big, brutish Australian that’s as full of character as anything else on the road.

Vauxhall’s Australian sister company Holden has been shut down with one final hurrah in the shape of the GTSR W1, and with global production of the Commodore almost at an end, now it’s the turn of the UK to get its own run-out special.

It takes the first part of the Holden’s name to create the VXR8 GTS-R, offering a specification unique to the UK. The glorious 6.2-litre supercharged V8 is boosted by 19bhp to 587bhp; enough to make it the most powerful production Vauxhall ever, but still 49bhp short of the ultra-special ‘road-legal race car’ Oz-only Holden GTSR W1.

Brace Yourself For Tears: The Last-Ever Vauxhall VXR8 Is Here

The extra power comes courtesy of a high-flow air filter and a light remap.

On top of that, the last VXR8 also gets a limited-slip differential, upgraded six-piston calipers squeezing 410mm discs at the front, and larger 20-inch alloy wheels measuring a chunky 10 inches wide at the back and nine at the front.

Just 15 will be coming to the country with a price of £74,500. One will be shown to the public at the Goodwood Festival of Speed starting on June 29, as part of the First Glance Paddock. We’re sorry to be losing an absolute icon of non-American muscle, but at least it’s going out with a heroic bang.

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Comments

☆★THEBOOSTEDBRIT★☆

I don’t know what to say…

06/05/2017 - 15:45 |
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Anonymous

Would the last VXR8 come with tissues for crying?

06/05/2017 - 15:45 |
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Mehdi Behira

I’m Holden back tears right now…

06/05/2017 - 15:46 |
354 | 2

I’m Holden back all of the feels…

06/05/2017 - 17:06 |
44 | 2

I’m holden back the puns ;)

06/06/2017 - 08:08 |
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I bet this comment makes it to top 10 comments

06/06/2017 - 19:25 |
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Akashi

Poor VXR8

06/05/2017 - 15:57 |
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GregK

Can one come to America plz.

06/05/2017 - 15:58 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by GregK

Save some for the GTSR W1

06/05/2017 - 20:48 |
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Ben Anderson 1

In reply to by GregK

Chevrolet SS = Holden Commodore = Gen 5 Camaro.

So just grab an SS and drop a Camaro super charger in it and you’re good to go.

07/01/2017 - 15:02 |
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Anonymous

Lucky you, our run just came to an end two weeks ago, no special editions or anything

At least the last one has a M/T

06/05/2017 - 16:01 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

So Holden has already stopped production on the Chevy SS? I heard it still had a few months to go

06/05/2017 - 18:22 |
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Ewan23 (The Scottish guy)

😭 that sucks

06/05/2017 - 16:43 |
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Anonymous

I’m not crying, just this stupid invisible onions…

06/05/2017 - 16:45 |
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Anonymous

They are joining car heaven with the Dodge Vipers and the Evos

06/05/2017 - 16:50 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Yeah starts crying

06/05/2017 - 17:02 |
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ferrarman11

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Viper will hopefully come back at some point. They’ve “stopped production” twice by now

06/06/2017 - 00:23 |
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TonyRaven27

Hello Darkness, my old friend…

06/05/2017 - 17:18 |
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