The interior has clearly taken ... Happily, at 365mm front and 360mm rear, the VXR8’s vented discs are the biggest ever fitted to a production Vauxhall. Produced by AP Racing, the pads ...

Certainly, some elements of the big Vauxhall ... things about the VXR8 were its wonderful exhaust note, its subtly swelling power delivery and its extremely comfortable interior.

The Bathurst S Edition joins the normally aspirated Bathurst Edition at the top of the Vauxhall family tree, with both cars receiving a raft of technical and cosmetic upgrades over the standard VXR8.

By that standard, the VXR8 was a shocker: the vehicle is rated (on the European cycle) at 21 miles per gallon, but with Top Gear online editor Chris Mooney behind the wheel and Vauxhall's own ...