Performance by Walkinshaw's of 2009 Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst S Edition

The 2009 Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst S Edition is a limited number of Bathurst Editions will be sold through selected Vauxhall retailers. Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst S Edition performance by Walkinshaw with 122 Supercharger V8 dispenses 560 horsepower, compared with the standard car’s 431 horsepower, and produces searing acceleration throughout the rev-range and a spine-tingling, banshee wail when you hit the loud pedal. At the heart of the Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst S by Walkinshaw’s 122 Supercharger, which not only boosts power byಞ per cent, but escalates torque from eye-catching 550Nm to an eye-watering 715Nm. Such is the strength of the LS3 V8 engine that extracting bigger figures would have been possible, but retaining the VXR8’s driveability and durability was Walkinshaw’s priority.

Both Bathurst S Edition models retain the VXR8’s standard colour palette, and can also be specified with optional 20″ alloy rims at £1500. List price for the Bathurst Edition is £37,995 – just £2757 above the standard VXR8 – while the Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst S costs £44,995.