Pics of the astra vxr from my morning test drive

[Aussie-in-London]

enjoy
i sure did driving it seeing only the car magazines and media have driven it so far. Dealer demos not due until the 3rd week of Sept, first custmer cars begining of Oct (an im one of them)

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[Shaun]

awesome looking car there. I so hope that HSV bring them to oz.

[Aussie-in-London]

mate much more fun than driving my old mans 04 v8 ss commodore which wasnt a bad drive mind you

[aussie_in_london]

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[Slimcraigie]

Who you sleep with to get that gig ???

[Nem]

Hehe Slim works for Vaux and he cant get a drive :)

This would be the only car I would trade my Astra in for currently.

[Namus]

AWESOME!!! man i'm so jealous mate.....i'd only change the wheels and that's it

[Alfonzo]

One mean looking little Astra :)

Only gripe is the position of the exhaust under the rear bar, but the only people looking at the rear of that car would be everyone else on the road, so not a big deal :D:D:D

[Adrian]

that engine looks familar?

[zoidberg]

I WANT IT!!!!!!

Hmmm.....The lease is up on my current astra in about 12months, i can terminate it early if i want, it will be a toss up between an SRi T or the golf

[lowey22]

i like the front bar - looks mean. but i agree about the exhaust, it looks a lil gay IMO.

[Greg K]

finally another astra in RED!!

[GOZOFF]

Damm hope they bring the VXR here come on HSV you can do it, hope they come out in that red too SiK 8)

[Mr T]

That is one mean machine...

I see they have moved the MAP sensor away from the heat of the exhaust...

Dont like the single exhaust in the middle, but you cant have everything now can you ! ! !

Does anyone know what that hose is in front of the Turbo???...it looks a bit odd

[Degen-Astra]

I love the central exhaust!! Lovely and symetrical!!

[Shaun]

it could be a A/C hose . Also i see they have done away with the heat bag/sheild around the battery.

[Aussie-in-London]

Nosleeping with anyone to get this ride
just in the right place at the right time
Im a member of vauchallsportcar club uk
and vauxhall is the sponsor, was a typical vocal aussie
following the bullshat on Top Gear on the club website
which happened to have the vxr brand manager looking at what we all was saying about the program (good to see the car manufactures are checking out what the buyers are saying) he sent me an email to get intouch and invited me up last thursday to take it for a spin. So far only the media and car magazines have test driven one, so yeah perfect timing hey even the members of my uk vxl sponsored club are calling me a bast*** lol not even the car yard salesman have got their hands on one yet, not until the 3rd week of Sept.
I like the centre exhaust, something different and with vxl releasing the vxr line body kits next month for the astras 5 & 3 door, it will be something that will make the vxr remain different to the 3 door SRi sports hatch if the body kit is added and the colour coded grille and wheels.
The 18" wheels are recommended over the 19" for handling etc and thats coming from VXR. 19" are for looks only.

[Aussie-in-London]

the car you see is still not the final product that will be delivered to us customers. few changes still to be made eg rear roof spoiler etc.

[DirtyHarry]

i cant see holden bringing that out to australia. if they did it would be too much, or well they would market it that way anyway.

[Aussie-in-London]

to much, do you mean in price?
if thats what you mean, its £1000 cheaper than the Mk 5 Golf GTi
and they aint to happy bout that either

[ecstasy]

that looks insane love it all, tho one in black or blue please :)

[Aussie-in-London]

a guy i know has ordered it in black, should look the biz, most orders so far almost half blue and the other red
i opted for red being vxr colours, blue opc and black and star silver, colour to be different lol

[JR]

i want one now.............arrghhhhh
DANG-NA-MIT!!!

[aussie_in_london]

you wish hard enought it may just come true - Holden will release them lol

[zoidberg]

Anyone know which of those wheels are the 19's??.....The 6 spokes or the 10 spokes?

[aussie_in_london]

6 spoke are the 18's which vxr recommend for handling / performance
10 spoke are the 19's - looks only and compromises the supurb ride and handling, i did ask the vxr brand manager what they recommend and it was the 18's so being the test cars being driven on these, 19's loose out on the handling and gain on looks only.

[zoidberg]

I much prefer the design of the 19's but i can understand the handling compramise of them. I guess with less give in the 19inch tyre it would lead to unsetleing of the car

[aussie_in_london]

well both vxr and lotus engineers recommend the 18's becuase its chassie and suspension charactoristics with set up for these, but as i was told, if u like to park you car and show it off then the 19's are right for you and if you want the car to drive the way it meant to with the performance to back it up then the 18's are the go.
I stuck with the 18's myself, in the metal they do suite the car nicely, wasnt overly impressed with the 19's when up close but its all personal choice at the end of the day plus i want the sheer performance to back up the hot hatch looks lol

[JR]

hmm.....r we able 2 get those 6 spoke 18s here in oz.....i'm in love with them too.

[aussie_in_london]

hmm.....r we able 2 get those 6 spoke 18s here in oz.....i'm in love with them too.

im glad someone on here feels the same as i do with the 6 spoke
im not a big fan of multi 10 spoke wheels but up close these 6 spoke look nice, i wasnt overally impressed with the 19's

[BassyAstra]

Who you sleep with to get that gig ???
Any female.

[aussie_in_london]

Any female.

just my wife lol

[aussie_in_london]

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