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VIDEO: Top Gear flogs the Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst and HSV Maloo

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Top_Gear_Flogs_the_Vauxhall_VXR8_Bathurst_and_HSV_Maloo'; Let's just say that Richard Hammond rightfully digs the blown, delightfully obscene Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst (above, bottom), which costs a not-insignificant £45,000 in Blighty. For that not-insignificant sum, he says, "you get almost limitless vulgarity." Trust us, he's paying it a compliment, based on the s**t-eating grin he wears throughout his stint behind the wheel. Then he drives the HSV Maloo R8 (above, top) – Holden's ... Read more →

Vauxhall withdraws from British Touring Car Championship after 20 years Noah Joseph

By most accounts, the mantra of "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday" hasn't worked for a long time. In fact, we're not sure it ever worked. But there were certainly happier times for motorsports fans when ...

Spy Shots: 2010 Opel Insignia OPC almost ready for Frankfurt Damon Lavrinc

Although the Opel Insignia OPC was a no-show at the Geneva Motor Show, work is still underway on the hottest version of Opel's mid-sized sedan. Early reports indicated that the OPC variant will ...

Spy Shots: Undisguised Vauxhall Insignia VXR caught napping Jonathon Ramsey

It didn't make an appearance at the Geneva Motor Show, but General Motors' white-hot Vauxhall Insignia VXR is spending more time out of doors and (accidentally?) posing for pictures for the folks at ...

Next gen. Vauxhall Vectra to get AWD, twin-turbo V6 Dan Roth

Here's what the Saturn Aura Red Line should be, courtesy of Vauxhall. The Vectra is being replaced by an Epsilon 2-based car called the Insignia. The Epsilon 2 will also serve as the basis for the ...

Vauxhall VXR8 to prowl UK roads 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for hi-res photo gallery of the VXR8 var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/New_Vauxhall_VXR8_Don_t_mourn_the_Monaro'; This is the UK's new Vauxhall VXR8, which also happens to be Australia's HSV Clubsport R8 (ignore that "based-on" nonsense....this is as straight a rebadge ...

Vauxhall Corsa VXR / Opel Corsa OPC to arrive in March 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for high-resolution photo gallery The new Opel/Vauxhall Corsa's a smart-looking little hatchback that our friends in Europe and the UK get to enjoy while we watch from the sidelines. GM hasn't seen fit to send the little Fit-fighter our way, but with Saturn and Opel tied at the hip now, ...

More Power for Vauxhall's Vectra and Monaro VXR models 3 years ago on Autoblog

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 ...

Corsa VXR already being readied by Vauxhall 3 years ago on Autoblog

GM Europe just took the wraps off its new Corsa three-door hatchback and already the Euro auto scene has been flooded with spy shots of a VXR model being tested under the guise of creative camouflaging. Speculation on how much power the Corsa VXR's turbocharged 1.6L will produce range from 160 bhp ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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