Vicki Butler Henderson squeals with delight at the plentiful oversteer action offered up by our E-Series HSV Clubsport R8, sold in the UK as the Vauxhall VXR8. The really good news is that this means a Top Gear review can’t be too far away…

Vauxhalls mighty saloon borrows its 6.0-litre engine from the latest Corvette. It provides more torque than even a BMW M5 can muster.

Vauxhalls mighty VXR8 super-saloon gets a potent new V8 engine this summer, with even more power and improved performance. The new unit allows the VXR8 to raise the bar yet again among its rivals, optimising its sophisticated rear-wheel drive chassis still further and retaining its mantle as a drivers car like no other in its class.