Verdict
A
Performance Saloon · UK · 2007-2017
Vauxhall VXR8
Vauxhall VXR8 — spec data and generation history.
Years
2007-2017
Generations
2
Segment
Performance Saloon
Australian-built Holden Commodore HSV badge-engineered as a Vauxhall — a rear-drive 6.0 / 6.2 LS V8 four-door saloon when no one else was making them. VE generation (2007–2013) launched as the LS2/LS3 car; VF generation (2013–2017) brought the supercharged GTS-R 587 bhp halo before the Australian factory closed. Manual or auto, four real seats, big boot, brutal noise. The VXR8 was a love letter to Tony Soprano in a country full of polite hatchbacks. Now firmly cult — values have stopped falling and the GTS-R W1 is six-figure money.
What changed
Era-to-era deltas
VE 2007-2013 → VF 2013-2017
BHP +162 bhp (GTS-R)
Torque +170 Nm
0-60 mph -0.7 s
Top speed +15 mph
MPG +0 mpg
Generations
Click any generation for the full deep dive
2007-2013
VE
→
6.2 LS3 V8 — 425 bhp, 0-60 in 4.9s.
Verdict
A
BHP
425
0–60
4.9 s
Top
180 mph
MPG
20.0 mpg
Used
£15,000-£32,000
- + LS V8 rear-drive saloon
- + Manual or auto
- − Australian build quality variable
- − Heavy on fuel
2013-2017
VF
→
GTS-R 6.2 LSA SC — 587 bhp, 0-60 in 4.2s.
Verdict
A
BHP
587
0–60
4.2 s
Top
195 mph
MPG
20.0 mpg
Used
£28,000-£75,000
- + Supercharged 6.2 LSA brutal
- + Magnetic Ride suspension
- − LSA heat-soak
- − MagRide failures
Known issues by generation
Common faults reported on each generation — useful when shopping the used market.
2007-2013 · VE
- Rear diff whine
- LS2/LS3 lifter tick
- Heavy clutch wear (manual)
- Cabin plastic ageing
2013-2017 · VF
- LSA supercharger heat-soak
- Magnetic Ride control failures
- Auto torque converter shudder
- Rear subframe rust UK damp