Why do the Brits get the good stuff :drool:

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Vauxhall-VXR8-Supercharged-Carbon-Edition-by-Wortec/?&R=EPI-5813

O my gawd!!!!!!

This answers two questions?

1. Yes an Eaton Supercharger or MagnaCharger will fit

2. 20s look sweet

20" X 9.5" standard at the rear! room for 10.5" maybe :driving:

"The positive displacement supercharger achieves reasonable mpg on the open road (we were getting 27 to the gall)". Are they for real?! Holy crap. They're getting a 630hp S/C engine with 27mpg and we're getting a 360hp N/A engine with.. 20ish? Booo!

ya but do u know how much that have to pay for each litre of gas..lol...i didnt buy this car for gas mileage ..

Does anybody think a performance company will do a package like this to a G8 down the road?

isnt the british gallon a different size to the american gallon?

isnt the british gallon a different size to the american gallon?

Good call. The Imperial gallon is about 1.2 US gallons.. but still, ~22mpg is pretty impressive for 600hp. :popcorn2:

Why do the Brits get the good stuff :drool:

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Vauxhall-VXR8-Supercharged-Carbon-Edition-by-Wortec/?&R=EPI-5813

Schwing!! I want those wheels! And the supercharger, too!

It’s properly rapid.

Best comment of the article...

found this pic:yumyum:http://www.wortec.co.uk/carbon/carbon2.bmp

here a full write up with nice picssssss

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=47&i=17641

Does anybody think a performance company will do a package like this to a G8 down the road?

a package as in?

there will def be the supercharger available I would say later this year for sure

"The positive displacement supercharger achieves reasonable mpg on the open road (we were getting 27 to the gall)". Are they for real?! Holy crap. They're getting a 630hp S/C engine with 27mpg and we're getting a 360hp N/A engine with.. 20ish? Booo!

it may be klics, not miles. which would be roughly 17 mpg

NO it is MPG..........BUT as said above our gallon is a different size to the US gallon.....................22-23mpg (US) is about right.

I think it's about $8 US per gallon over there. When we were in England 2 years ago it was about $7.60.
They sell it by the litre and it was 99.9pence per liter.

found this pic:yumyum:http://www.wortec.co.uk/carbon/carbon2.bmp
That's probably shifting into 4th. :gears:

a package as in?

there will def be the supercharger available I would say later this year for sure
I mean a package where a company will do so much junk that they put their own name on it, like a Rousch Mustang, Saleen, etc.

That's probably shifting into 4th. :gears:


I mean a package where a company will do so much junk that they put their own name on it, like a Rousch Mustang, Saleen, etc.

I'd bet Calloway is one of the first. They do Corvettes and are therefore familiar with supercharging GM engines.

Of course unless the wortec guys do a package for the G8. They would beat everyone to the punch if they Americanize that gorilla Vauxhall with 600+ hp (unreal). Forget the Chargers and go Lambo hunting with that piece.

Forget the Chargers and go Lambo hunting with that piece.

You can say that again!:gears:

You can say that again!:gears:

Or totally demoralize any M series BMW or AMG MB. Now that would be fun.

Of course unless the wortec guys do a package for the G8. They would beat everyone to the punch if they Americanize that gorilla Vauxhall with 600+ hp (unreal). Forget the Chargers and go Lambo hunting with that piece.

We will have a dealer network in the USA soon.......... just in time for the high power version of the Carbon!!!!:gears:

i think it would be a bit out of my price range... but a good creation none-the-less...

I think it's about $8 US per gallon over there. When we were in England 2 years ago it was about $7.60.
They sell it by the litre and it was 99.9pence per liter.

with the exchange rate as it is petrol was $10.00 a gallon .i get weekly reports that it is now $11.00.exchange rate sucks!!!!!!

with the exchange rate as it is petrol was $10.00 a gallon .i get weekly reports that it is now $11.00.exchange rate sucks!!!!!!


Actually if the British pound rises, it should lower the cost of gas, as oil is priced in US$. Of course, the dollar price has risen a lot in the past 2 years. Thank the liberal democrat eco-wackos who won't let us drill for oil in the Artic, or off the coast of Florida, and California where there is mega oil waiting.

Actually if the British pound rises, it should lower the cost of gas, as oil is priced in US$. Of course, the dollar price has risen a lot in the past 2 years. Thank the liberal democrat eco-wackos who won't let us drill for oil in the Artic, or off the coast of Florida, and California where there is mega oil waiting.

I cant ever remember gas ever being cheap in the uk!!!!!

I cant ever remember gas ever being cheap in the uk!!!!!

Get the Parliament to repeal the $4 gallon in taxes charged there. No reason other than taxes that gas in the UK could not be the same price as the USA.

i firmly intend on getting rid of the chrome window trim when i get my G8, and those pics serve as reinforcement for my decision.

petrol cheap!! thats a oxymoron! the UK has NEVER been cheap!! most people on this forum could not have the cars they have if they was in the UK. petrol prices and insurance would kill you!!

In the UK the GT would cost you around 70k dollars. Add the 10 dollars a gallon and the tax then you have no chance! as for insurance... good luck with that!

They are doing a high performance here in Oz as well, the W427. Yep 427 cubes and 0- 60mph in around 5 sec. Only to draw backs that I have heard is that they are only building 90 of them at about $150K EACH!!!!!!

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=BY6imlJ82VE
video of one in europe the title says its the new g8 but i have my doubts

it is..its been around for a while now guy...if u go on youtube you'll be able to see an even longer clip of that riiiide...crazzy power.

Because the Queen lives there.

Long live the Queen!

I was thinkin of paintin my calipers orange and having that orange stripe what you think?
My cars black and im gettin black rims so...

Damn! That is a badass car! :drool:

So come on guys a bit off feedback... What do you think it would look like if I painted my calipers orange and had a orange stripe like the VXR8?
thanks, kyle

I love the carbon edition. Am thinking of those orange stripes for my car