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HSV Senator Signature SV08 Has The Floor

Unveiled alongside the 40th Anniversary GTS, the HSV Senator Signature SV08 is a limited edition of the more luxury-oriented version of the Holden Commodore. It's a bit more exclusive, with just 20 equipped with a manual transmission and 30 automatics. It's also a bit more expensive, with a price tag equivalent to just over $57,000 in Ameros. For that, you get additional chrome accenting on the side mirrors and door handles, and 20" rims standard. More importantly, you still get the same 412 HP 6.0-liter LS2 V8 as the normal HSV Senator. Too bad we can't get something like this in America badged as a Buick Park Avenue.


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1:40 PM on Thu Oct 9 2008
By Mark Arnold
771 views, 13 comments

Latest by ImeldaKollarbear: It's actually got the LS3 like the rest of the current HSV lineup, the E series was released originally with more »

australian international motor show

HSV 40th Anniversary GTS Unveiled in Sydney

First used in 1968 on the HK Monaro, the GTS badge now celebrates its 40th anniversary with 100 units of this special edition HSV GTS. Though the name GTS stands for "Gran Turismo Sportivo," the 40th Anniversary edition is merely an appearance package available only in red or white, with black stripes and plenty of '40 years of GTS' logos all over the car. Of course, with about 425 HP ready to be sent to the rear wheels, and Magnetic Ride Control to keep you planted, the GTS is nothing to scoff at. It's certainly better than the standard Holden Commodore on which it's based, or the Pontiac G8 GT.


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12:15 PM on Thu Oct 9 2008
By Mark Arnold
866 views, 19 comments

Latest by thomasrdotorg: @shini: you'd have to drive it baskwards for it to be a left hand drive though... more »

top gear

Top Gear Australia's Ratings Slump Despite Holden Vs. Ford Shootout

If we lived down under, we would have tuned in to SBS on Monday at 7:30 to watch the Top Gear Australia shootout between the iconic Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon...but we don't. Watch the clip and judge for yourself, but we think that even though it may not be quite as polished as the UK original, this segment wasn't all that bad. So why did the ratings for this second episode drop off significantly from the series premiere's, even though they were actually expected to go up? More »

12:43 PM on Tue Oct 7 2008
By Mark Arnold
3,911 views, 55 comments

Latest by K5ING: @Uncle Bo, ironically aestheticized: Remember that not all of us have cable or satellite, much less the premium channels. more »

classic ad watch

Power For Towing Or Just Plain Easy Going: Holden Wagons!

Only Australians would make an early-80s station wagon advertisement that showed family-haulin' wagons getting sideways and backwards in hoonage sessions culminating in crazy jumps. We see the six- and eight-cylinder-equipped Holden Commodore and the (Cavalier-based) Holden Camira being put through some highly entertaining paces. Our only problem with this ad is the lack of wagons doing jumps with trailers attached.

1:20 PM on Thu May 22 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,388 views, 25 comments

Latest by MadHungarian: @Topher_: OK, so the Aussie version was no better than the American J-crap. The integrated bumper and tailgate was clever but more »

question of the day

What's Your Favorite Australian Car?

With the Melbourne International Motor Show in full swing we thought we'd focus on all the things that make us love the cars from down under. On the new side, it's hard not to love the Z06-powered HSV Super Sedan or the new FPV Ford Falcon (a car so hot the Mark Fields personally asked for his own to be delivered to North America). And what about those utes? The HSV Maloo or FPV Falcon Ute? Why not both? And those are just new cars. If the classic cars weren't great people wouldn't be stealing them constantly.

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12:00 PM on Fri Feb 29 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,828 views, 73 comments

Latest by HXGTS: Got to be the A9XMy Brother had one for years,10" in rear tires,roller rockers,REAL cold air induction, Big fat FACTORY more »

ces

We Ask GM's Rick Wagoner About a New El Camino...Back-Asswardly

As we hinted at yesterday — we had the opportunity to sit down (with a group of other auto journos — but it totally felt like it was just the two of us in that room. Or maybe it's just because I could care less about the fuel economy and economic issues surrounding the General, the direction most of the auto hacks were beating their chests to) and talk with GM's big chief exec, Rick Wagoner, yesterday before his keynote address at CES. So what did we talk about? How about future Zeta products hitting US shores — like the reports we've heard of GM greenlighting an El Camino ute and a wagon for Pontiac under the G8 nameplate. Namely we were wondering about the rumors we've heard that if Pontiac builds both the wagon and the ute, the wagon will only come with a V6 engine while the ute would come in both V6 and V8 flavors. Our back-and-forth with His Slickness after the jump. More »

6:45 AM on Wed Jan 9 2008
By Ray Wert
2,181 views, 26 comments

Latest by Galaxie500: I take it back, Suburu had the Baja more »

knight rider

Hello KITT: Aussie Cops Testing Super Police Cruiser

Here is where Shakespeare's timeless question gets stretched to it's limit; Does a rose by any other name smell just as sweet? Or adapted: Does KITT, recreated in part by Aussie coppers, bust just as many bad guys? The cool swooshy light show will be roofside instead of in the nose, but it does a lot of the stuff that got our collective 12 year old engines revved. How about starting with the solid base of a Holden Commodore VE, add realtime cameras that stream video back to base, voice recognition, automatic plate recognition, and get this - the ability to fire a GPS enabled tracking dart into a cars' backside. Now doubt hoons everywhere will respond with rotating number plates, hardened trunk lids impervious to darts, and lasers. Also, turbo boost. What? You mean life doesn't imitate art? [couriermail.com.au]

1:15 PM on Wed Jan 2 2008
By bwojdyla
2,568 views, 20 comments

Latest by POLAЯ: @stevecmh: Because it wouldn't be cool if the cops had nicer cars than us!!! more »

el camino

The Finns Want To Know Your Favorite Color For A New El Camino

The friendly Finns at the site all about the Fans of Cars around the World have found themselves an online configuration tool for the new Holden HSV Maloo R8 Ute and they're asking a very important question. Namely — what color would we choose for our very own down-under El Camino re-make. Seriously — they want to know what we think — so give it to 'em boys! [World Car Fans]

9:30 AM on Thu Nov 29 2007
By Ray Wert
1,132 views, 34 comments

Latest by FuzzyPlushroom: Atomic. Now. Failing that, Kpow or Morpheouououous. That's only given those choices, though. Otherwise... Primer gray. PhilRoastBeef nailed it. more »

el camino

Edmunds Inside Line Takes The 2007 Holden VE "Utility" Out For A First Drive, We Stew In Anger

Why does the Line on the Inside at Edmunds get all the fun with a first drive of the new Holden VE Ute? Doesn't the General know that we've got an entire section devoted to the El Camino? Jeez — we mean, come on, they call it a "Utility" fercrissakes. Don't they know no real fan of the truck-car ever searches for an El Cam, even of the Holden variety, by searching for the word "Utility." SEO, our Ranchero-loving butts. [Edmunds Inside Line]

9:30 AM on Wed Nov 28 2007
By Ray Wert
1,139 views, 30 comments

Latest by LandofMinos,Top Gear Australia getting better, only 1 out of 3 hosts MUST DIE: LOVE THE CAPS! more »

industry news

There Is A God! Automotive News Reports Pontiac To Get G8 Ute, Wagon

It would seem that although GM product czar "Maximum" Bob Lutz may be the #2 man at GM and the #1 man in our hearts, it appears he may have lost the battle for making a new GM ute a GMC. While we're disappointed we won't be able to continue hearing his excited desire for a "Caballero," we're excited about news this morning from Automotive News that is quite possibly the most important piece of news we'll see on these pages this year. Here's the scoop — as we've already reported — we won't be getting a new Chevy El Camino. However, we will be getting a ute stateside based on the Holden and it'll be branded with the badge all about driving excitement. That's right kids, it'll be a Pontiac — but not just any Pontiac. It'll be a Pontiac G8. But wait, there's more. More »

8:22 AM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By Ray Wert
9,720 views, 84 comments

Latest by Baldric1600: Guys, it's just a ute for chrissakes. more »