Vauxhall has already used high-displacement American V8s to create some very unique factory hot rods – namely the 552bhp VXR8 Bathurst S saloon and two-seater Maloo pick-up ‘ute’.

and an Australian in the form of Vauxhall's mad VXR8 Bathurst S. Part one of Henry's muscle-car video is this way... The Spirit Racing 12R is the ultimate Mazda MX-5, but we can’t have it Mazda ...

By that standard, the VXR8 was a shocker: the vehicle is rated (on the European cycle) at 21 miles per gallon, but with Top Gear online editor Chris Mooney behind the wheel and Vauxhall's own ...