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Holden ClubSport R8 Tourer

Holden ClubSport R8 Tourer: Hoon Families Rejoice

The Aussies have once again shown us the way with the announcement of the Holden ClubSport R8 Tourer. For $65K AUD, about $50k USD, the R8 SportWagon offers up a stonkin' LS3 V8 with 425 horses and 405 lb-ft of torque along with all that haulin' space. The wagony awesomeness is further accentuated with a standard six-speed manual transmission, putting the automatic off as an option. Icing on the cake includes 20-inch wheels, epic body styling, a leather-wrapped interior and TLT: Tire liquefication technology. Okay, we made that part up, but it's still true. If we didn't love the Pontiac G8 ST so much, we'd be willing to trade even-up for this beast.

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1:00 PM on Thu Sep 4 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,594 views, 48 comments

Latest by DSLPWR: Little did we know the Magnum was a continent jumping, shapeshifting object. Strangely reminds me of Doctor Who. Looks a more »

holden hsv tourer

Holden HSV Tourer Announced, Will Haul Ass and Take Names

Let us all rise, and solemnly acknowledge the beginnings of the wagon wars. With the stroke of a key and the sending of an image, Holden has loosed a battle cry the likes of which are rarely heard. The Holden HSV Tourer will not only haul little Timmy and Sally to school in the morning, it'll haul ass all day with an LS3 V8 pumping 426 HP and 405 lb.ft. of torque out of that 6.2 liters of goodness. And just look at that garish, chav-tastic styling! We're in love. We need two tickets to paradise Australia. More »

12:00 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,201 views, 58 comments

Latest by N/A: As a manual wagon owner, I would buy it. Tomorrow. Please. I haul bass and music gear in my wagon, and more »

industry news

LS3 Goes Down Under: HSV To Build Higher Horsepower Hooning Machines

It's not even Australia Day, but we're hearing GM's giving their high-performance team down under a gift of power. Holden's Special Vehicles team announced last night they'll be fitting the US-built LS3 engine across their range of E-Series and WM Grange vehicles. That's the same engine found in the base model of the new Corvette as well as the one found in the Australian-built Pontiac G8 GXP. So that means the new ClubSport R8, GTS, Senator Signature, Maloo R8 and WM Granges will see a power boost from the current 307 kW (412 HP) and 399 lb-ft of torque provided by the ol' and busted 6.0-liter LS2 to 317 kW (425 HP) and 406 lb-ft of torque with GM's new 6.2-liter hotness under the hood. More cost-savings on the high-end across GM's global business? Check. More hooning power? Check. Greater potential for said hooning power to drop in price stateside? One would hope. Full press release after the jump.

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7:45 AM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Ray Wert
988 views, 25 comments

Latest by KaiserM715: @smokeydog001: Hopefully Detroit will see that plight and import all of the fighters in the "Hoon Wars" to the US 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
1,766 views, 73 comments

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

melbourne international motor show

New FPV Lineup Leads Ford Attack On Aussie Muscle Market

Don't think the Muscle Car Wars are only taking place here in America. Our Aussie brethren — the people who invented the word "hoon" — have themselves a bitter rivalry going strong for years; Holden HSV vs. Ford FPV. And with Ford's new FG Falcon, FPV has itself some new hardware to do battle with. The team at Ford Performace Vehicles doesn't want to release official numbers until the official launch in June, but we're expecting big power from both the turbo inline six and the 'Boss' V8 mills. Although rival Holden's weaponry is shared among GM's global empire with British Vauxhalls, American Pontiacs, and even Chevys in the Middle East, these Aussie Fords will stick to doing battle in their homeland. Though a few will probably sneak into the UK on the gray market, we won't see these FPVs on 'merican shores at all (come on Ford, think Mercury here!). Galleries below and full press release after the jump.


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11:20 AM on Fri Feb 29 2008
By Mark Arnold
1,638 views, 23 comments

Latest by Galaxie500: We will see these products when Ford's market share is in the toilet, they are bleeding red ink and all more »

melbourne international motor show

HSV W427 "Supercar" Revealed In Melbourne Gets Z06-Level Power For Increased Hoonage Potential...Mate

Yeah, this limited-edition Aussie madman from the folks at Holden Special Vehicles has got itself a 7.0-liter V8 under the hood — the same one found in the Corvette Z06. Really, we think that's all that needs to be said. Check out the gallery below and the press release after the jump.

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7:00 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Ray Wert
4,174 views, 72 comments

Latest by N/A: ugly! Butt ugly! and what of those wheels?? They are an april fools joke for sure! And i love holden/hsv. more »

hoon of the day

Hoon Of The Day: Holden Test Drive Crash Experience

All teenagers think that they're God's gift to motorsports and, unless they're a Foyt or an Andretti, chances are their skills don't quite match up to their aspirations. Take the case of a 19-year old hoon from Victoria, Australia, who apparently took what's left of this VY HSV Clubsport out for a test drive. While the young man became very familiar with the power and handling of the tuned Holden, he never quite got a handle on the brakes.

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3:30 PM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By Matt Hardigree
4,798 views, 48 comments

Latest by Viper007Bond: Haha, that couldn't have gone worse (better for us? lol) if he had tried. 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
1,087 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 »

sydney auto show

HSV Maloo R8 Ute On Sale In Oz

We're posting this out of raw spite, lust and jealousy. If you lived in Australia, you could walk out your front door, jump on the back of the first passing kangaroo and hop on down to the Special Vehicles wing of your local Holden dealer where the friendly (g'day) salesbloke will sell you a 407 horsepower 'camino. Not angry yet? The automatic transmission is optional and costs extra. Grrrrr! Sure the styling is less Mad Max than Georges Pompidou, but who cares? Sub-5 second factory car/trucks are the very fabric of dreams, 'camino dreams. How did Australia become heaven on earth again? [via Motor Authority]

9:45 AM on Fri Oct 12 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
2,214 views, 36 comments

Latest by LandofMinos and the exploits of Officer Hatstrap: @RalphieDC: FYI; HSV's slogan is "I just want one!". They know us better than we do... Definitely agree sidepipes would be more »

tuners

Vauxhall VXR8, Now in Supercharged

For seven thousand quid over the price of a Vauxhall VXR8 — that's the UK version of the Aussie Holden HSV Clubsport R8 — muscle-headed Britons can get a kit that boosts horsepower from 412 to 540. By kit, we mean a supercharger and other nondisclosed hardware. It means a tarmac-smoking hooligan that can keep up with supercars is available on the isle for under £40,000. Over there, that's a bargain. [Carscoop via Autoblog]

11:15 AM on Tue Sep 4 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,393 views, 14 comments

Latest by LandofMinos and the exploits of Officer Hatstrap: @Maymar: IT GIVES ONE TREE TO THE MILE. @TRAMS_AM: TOO BLOODY RIGHT MATE. MUSTANGS ARE RENTAL CARS. EVEN THE OLD SIXTIES more »

sydney motor show

Shots Of Next-Generation HSV Maloo Leak Out Onto The Web

That image above is supposedly of the next generation of HSV's most powerful ute — the Holden Ute-based Maloo — and it appears to have found its way onto the internet weeks ahead of the official debut at the Sydney Motor Show in October. Like the Maloo's lower-powered Holden Ute brother, the HSV Maloo looks to be straying further from its traditional appeal as a workhorse, and appealing more as a sports coupe or a lifestyle vehicle. In fact, I'm not entirely sure you could even carry anything in the back of that there car with what appears to be a tonneau-covered truck bed. We'll let the folks at Drive.com.au give you the rest of the specs they've gleaned: More »

Spy Photos

1:15 PM on Thu Aug 30 2007
By Ray Wert
4,290 views, 25 comments

Latest by LandofMinos and the exploits of Officer Hatstrap: @MarkVictorArnold: BIGGER @pitchpitch: NATIVE AUSTRALIAN NAME MEANING 'WHY WOULD YOU BUY A RAM SRT10' @dolo54: WHAT!!? HERESY! BUT MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT. more »

over the back fence

Holden To Announce LS7-Powered HSV Commodore?

Our mates over at Wheels magazine have some news for the followers of power-upgrades in Aussie muscle cars. The Australian buff book claims the Special Vehicles unit of Holden is bringing a 7.0-liter LS7-powered supercar to Sydney's Australian International Motor Show in October. There's no word yet on a name, but Wheels posits that HSV
"...could dust off the unused 427 moniker, or maybe the GTS-R badges from the 2004 concept race car. Our bet is for a combination of the two and the car to wear GTS-R 427 badging..."
All we're betting is if this news is true it greatly heightens the possibilities for dropping that 500 HP-plus LS7 engine into the 2009 Chevy Camaro, the Commodore's Zeta-platformed cousin. And don't even get us speculatin' on an LS7-powered Camino SS for 2011. – Ray Wert More »

9:30 AM on Tue Jun 26 2007
By Ray Wert
1,935 views, 7 comments

Latest by Maymar - now with 37% less anonymity: With all the Herculean cars coming out, I can't help but be afraid that it's gonna be 1970 all over more »

news

Elfin Magic: With New Owner, Australian Sportscar Builder Could Become Lotuslike

Unlike, say, Chrysler's SRT or Ford's SVT — both wholly owned entities — Holden's HSV performance arm is a tieup between the GM division and an Scottish entrepreneur, Tom Walkinshaw. Now, Walkinshaw's taken over Australian roadster builder, Elfin, and he wants to blow it out to become Oz's version of Lotus. Elfin, if you'll recall, builds the MS8 Clubman and MS8 Streamliner, two GM-Holden LS2 V8-powered sportscars. Now, with the financial and sales-network muscle of Walkinshaw Group, the possibility for a more mainstream car line to complement its specialty cars, and left-drive models for the US, has suddenly become a real possibility. HSV-tuned cars in the US? Get thee to a container ship. [Thanks to David for the tip.] – Mike Spinelli More »

10:41 AM on Fri Dec 15 2006
By Mike Spinelli
270 views, 8 comments

Latest by Davey G.: But you know if Elfin comes to the States in any meaninful way, there's only one choice for a corporate more »

news

Lightning McQueen a Holden? Australian 'Cars' Promo

Since every car on the NEXTEL Cup circuit today is based on a four-door sedan anyway, and the Holden HSV E Series GTS actually does look a bit like the Butterscotch Stallion-voiced protagonist of Pixar's Cars, this DVD-release tie-in promo actually makes quite a bit of sense. Contestants can either enter online or via a coupon enclosed in Australian copies of the film's DVD. The GTS is a near piece of kit, but we'd prefer a Hudson Hornet. – Davey G. Johnson More »

1:00 AM on Fri Nov 17 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
6,425 views, 4 comments

Latest by Mark Miller: My theory is that McQueen, despite a possible association with a particular "Dark Highland Green" 1968 Mustang GT-390 Fastback, is more »

news

Hot Holden Hatch: The HSV VXR Debuts in Sydney

If you thought badge engineering was a purely American game, check your head. GM's bringing a version of the UK's Vauxhall (Opel) Astra VXR to Australia as the Holden VXR. Never one to leave well enough alone, Holden's HSV performance group — likely gone dingbat on Aeroplane Jelly, Redback and pie floaters — worked up the 2006 HSV VXR, unveiled at the Sydney show this week. Powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter 16-valve Ecotec-4 producing 237 hp and 236 lbs-ft of torque, the lil' hatch can get from zero to 60 in 6.4 seconds. It rides on 19", 10-spoke alloys and comes with ESP, traction control, ABS and brake assist and Recaro seats. Maybe one day we'll see a Saturn that's similarily equipped, but we wouldn't bet the gee-gees on it. – Mike Spinelli More »

10:15 AM on Thu Oct 26 2006
By Mike Spinelli
1,523 views, 6 comments

Latest by liam_s: the only dealer in town that sells hsv's pre-sold their allocation 3 months ago apparently. they didn't even more »

news

Lumina SS Spotted In Metro Detroit: Big Whoop

Kodak's Lumiere slide film always made us think of the Chevrolet Lumina, even though it referenced French filmmaking brothers, rather than crappy-ass midsize GM cars of the Dark Times. But for some reason, GM has persisted in using the Lumina name in foreign markets. Why? We have no goddamn idea, but at least in foreign Bizzaro-World, it's rear-drive and is available with an LS2 stonker. And some kid in Ypsitucky with a penchant for Metallica's unfortunate Late Period and far-worse car-stereo n -metal video'd one on some outing or another. He posits that they're bringing it here. All manner of crazy crap is spotted around Metro Detwa, and we're sure that if GM brings the rebadged Commodore to the US, it won't be called a Lumina. More »

Spy Photos

6:00 PM on Fri Aug 25 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
682 views, 4 comments

Latest by Emor8t: Hey my dad got 265,000 miles on his lumina, still running when he traded it in. The tranny made it more »

news

Thunder From, Well, You Know: More on the HSV GTS E-Series

Muscle-car heads from the land of Oz are getting a new HSV runner with zero-to-60 figures in the sub-five-seconds range. Remember this little number we brought you last week? It's been unveiled (see above) and the specs are in. More »

1:00 PM on Mon Aug 21 2006
By Mike Spinelli
271 views, 6 comments

spy photos

Hold on, Holden! Secret HSV E-Series Photos Leaked

Shots of the secret E-Series, a super-sport Commodore sedan from Holden's performance division HSV made their way to the Intersplice a week before GM planned, by way of an embargo-date mixup by a government office (Ministry of Speed?). Australian muscle-car watchers have been waiting for the E-Series for months, though we're admittedly not quite up on its backstory (Yozzie, a little help?). The car's expected o have a modest bump in power to go along with its funky-fresh body kit, though the large taillights and huge vents behind the front wheels are the most telling differences from the Commodore. Drive.com.au has the skinny. No word on whether Vauxhallites in the UK will see a version. More »

Spy Photos

9:23 AM on Thu Aug 17 2006
By Mike Spinelli
833 views, 10 comments

Latest by Mark Miller: "Ministry of Speed"? (lol!) Hmmm, hot looking car for a GM product even for a Aussie road rager, and does more »

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