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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 08:27 PM
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Default Holden Monaro VXR500

factory Ls2 Supercharged

Id love see this vs gt500k don't think would be match

Pretty cool video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4UN6FxoQEPM
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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Sounds sexy! Whiiiiiiiiiiiiine.
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 11:28 AM
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Me likey haha.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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Only if the GTO was anything like that.. Sounds great looks great it is perfection
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 12:41 AM
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That Is Sick I Want One
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 04:46 PM
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that thing is so nasty. ive drooled over it since the day i saw that episode. a showroom car with 500hp thats as cheap as a normal GTO(manaro). siccccccck
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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who wouldnt want 500hp off the lot for $30,000?

GM why not make the GTO a steal like that!?!?!?!
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 08:04 PM
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Yeah it was same price as gto brand new. but with supercharger
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oh man that car is friggin awesome.

what the hell. why don't we get stuff lke this!
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by WSsick
who wouldnt want 500hp off the lot for $30,000?
GM why not make the GTO a steal like that!?!?!?!
In case you didn't notice, the reporter is in UK ........ when he says "30 grand" he is referring to 30,000 UK pounds.

United Kingdom Pounds ----->United States Dollars
30,000.00 GBP = 59,235.50 USD

But of course you don't believe me so you'll just have to use Google to see for yourself.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 10:24 PM
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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carrevi...ll_monaro.html
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You're in - Car Reviews: First Drives
Vauxhall Monaro VXR 500

"Well, at £35,995, the VXR 500 is nearly half the cost of the next nearest 500bhp two-door. Amazingly, it is even cheaper than the standard Monaro VXR, which is £37,040!"
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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Man that thing is sweet and that dude can drive, but why not swerve those massive ponds and mud and **** he's driving through.
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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its too powerful for the U.S.

remember there is no corvette in austraila, so they can make the gto over there as fast as they want which would look the vette over here look slow.


GM will NOT let any other car be faster than the vette which is pretty gay if u ask me
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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even made the gt500 look stupid in one article i saw
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Old May 1, 2008 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by gangbang malloy
even made the gt500 look stupid in one article i saw
Stock for stock, I say the VXR500 is a better car. Don't know what the price is of the euro GT500 is and dont care. The VXR 500 has better suspension, brakes than the standard VXR and close to 500hp/500 tq and a little lighter than the GT500.
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What annoys me is that it has six air bags (front, head, side), yet the American GTO was discontinued because it didn't meet specs for all those air bags.
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Old May 9, 2008 | 09:33 AM
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Pretty Cool Video and powerful
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Old May 12, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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actually is a vauxhall
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Old May 12, 2008 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by the big d
actually is a VZ HSV GTO Coupe with aftermarket supercharger & Vauxhall badges glued on.
Fixed.
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