At the moment, gasoline prices behave, to put it mildly, “quick -heartedly”, and given the fact that for a liter of unheaty now you have to lay out a tidy sum, most of the release of our journal for this month is dedicated to machines using more profitable fuel alternatives. But stop maintaining the intrigue: it’s time to introduce you to the beginner of our high -speed fleet. Ladies and gentlemen, please love and complain-Vauxhall VXR8 with its 6-liter 8-cylinder heart. The mention of fuel is right here by the way, writhes in the attacks of sarcastic laughter, which almost drown out the engine roar, I drive a lot around the city and cry for gasoline myself. I do not have a special “EVO” card for a free refueling, and I will not get an increase in the fee for this text: after every 10 minutes at the gas station, waiting for an insatiable metal body, I get my money and pay. If this goes on and further — I will end. I hope it’s worth it. For starters, this is a car just for people like me. I don’t understand purchases like ‘m5 for half price’. Do you want m5 — buy m5. You dream of M5, but you can’t afford, in which case, most likely, you will choose any Neni BMW. No, those who choose VXR8 — they want this particular machine. This is a conscious choice of a person who knows what he is doing and what it is fraught with. And this is fraught, judging by the first impression, unforgettable sensations. To admit a honor but, in my life there were few cars with which it would be just as comfortable from the first minutes of driving. It is comfortable in the literal sense of the word, because the seats are convenient, like the pose accepted by the driver, and from the whole car comes instantly covering you, not served by excesses of charm. It seems to be chopped with fried potatoes. You already know what they tasted, but if you cook well, you will enjoy this dish again. The focal point of this machine is a large 8-cylinder LS2, grumbling under the hood cover. In fact, it is not so loud, but it is impossible to confuse with a smaller engine. With such a sound and certainly, with such a torque, you will not leave it at third speed and let him rush with all your might. And if you are not lazy and try to squeeze more with a heavy gearbox, you will overtake almost everything that comes across on the road. By the time this article was writing, I managed to travel to VXR8 for only three days, but I already caught myself at the sight of the BMW 335i or
Audi S4 thought to myself: ‘And I would be guys… ’And we are talking not only about the movement in a straight line, because the most interesting thing in VXR8 is precisely that even despite the heroic dimensions, they can“ turn ”in all directions. At first glance, flattened wheels with thick rims look suggestive, but it is such massive wheels that emphasize the nature of the machine, and also provide excellent powerful control along with the gear ratio. It may seem to you that with the VXR8 you will constantly have to resort to the turning limiter in a panic, but this is not so — the car has phenomenal tenacious, of course, if you do not press on gas with all the dope. True, we are talking about dry weather. It rained yesterday, and after that the car behaved not so obediently. But you should not be afraid. The fact that this Australian comrade growls loudly and is made with the minimum use of high
technology, does not mean that he inspires fear. On the contrary — so much more fun! We like cars with a bright and clearly expressed personality — and VXR8 is undoubtedly one of them. He, of course, is not enough technological work, but there is something pleasant in driving a machine that is not only the result of some computer manipulations. Neither autopilot, nor numerous transmigration modes, nor digital control of the chassis of the chassis. Only the main tools for driving, driving, which brings real pleasure. Just a few days — and I’m already in ecstasy. I hope his «abuse of fuel» does not break me the whole buzz.