Category: Affordable Sports 
Price Range: £35,105 to £35,105
Quick, rides well, not a typical Vauxhall.
A bit on the large side, cheapish interior, rear wing a bit lairy.
The VXR8 is a fast, powerful but usable saloon and provides a lot of muscle-car fun for not very much money.
The VXR8 falls down slightly on the quality of its interior, which, despite the use of leather and soft-touch materials on the upper part of the console and dashboard, has some quite cheap and nasty plastics covering the lower part of the console. Not good, but not totally unexpected for the price of the car.
Elsewhere, quality-wise there are no major problems. The exterior has consistent panel gaps and the finish of the paintwork looks high-standard.
In terms of reliability, the VXR8 is produced in Australia and sold in the UK, so the car doesn't feature in reliability surveys. In Australia, however, Holden cars have a good reliability record and this should prove to be the case with the VXR8.
The engine is well established and proven, relying upon fairly straight-forward technology, with any design faults in the design having been ironed out before now. Any problems are therefore likely to be relatively minor.
