vauxhall monaro vxr


More Power for Vauxhall's Vectra and Monaro VXR models

The lads at Vauxhall, the British version of Opel, have been keeping busy with their tuneriffic VXR editions of the Vectra and Monaro. Let's start with the Vectra. It comes in hatchback (pic after jump) and wagon bodystyles, and its turbocharged 2.8L V6 is good for 276 horsepower (280 PS) and a 6.1-second 0-60 time. (The wagon does it in 6.3.) A button on the dash lets the driver switch the suspension settings between regular and sport modes. This is all very nice, and it makes us think about a potential (and hopefully probable) Saturn Aura ... Read more →

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