Corvettes, Camaros and the earlier Vauxhall Monaro (nee Holden) all used a similar powerplant, but the LS2 in the VXR8 has been the ... get electrically adjustable seats, climate control, parking ...

But it's precisely the VXR8 that took the prize ... Chris Mooney behind the wheel and Vauxhall's own Andrew Duerden coaching from the front passenger seat, they managed to squeeze out a much ...

Vauxhall VXR8 back with heavily revised front- and rear-end styling ... Full leather trim is now standard, and front occupants are cocooned in special HSV Performance Seats with eight-way ...

Certainly, some elements of the big Vauxhall just seem ... might call unsophisticated, the VXR8 was also a surprisingly practical and useable car with terrific seats, a superb driving position ...