Holden’s last fresh car is a 636-hp monster sedan
February Three, 2017
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GM’s defunct divisions always tended to produce their best cars in the last few years of their lives. This was true for Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Saturn and arguably even Saab. Now it’s Holden’s turn. GM’s Australian division will officially cease production in the country, turning to importing and selling other GM vehicles, but not before it says goodbye with an absolute monster of a sedan.
Holden Special Vehicles’ GTSR W1 will combine the now-familiar (to us as the Chevrolet SS or PPV, from highway medians in the U.S.) Holden Commodore with an LS9 V8 borrowed from the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. In HSV’s tune, it’ll pump out an eye-watering six hundred thirty six hp and six hundred one lb-ft of torque courtesy of an air-to-liquid intercooler, a gen-6 supercharger, stainless-steel headers and a few other tweaks. Putting all that power to the ground will be a Tremec TR-6060 six-speed manual gearbox, and we imagine the sedan will actually get some traction in most instances.
Holden had to fit redesigned fenders to house the 20-inch wheels packaged in track-optimized rubber.
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An absurdly bulky engine isn’t the only thing the GTSR W1 will feature; HSV has revamped the suspension, brake, tire and wheel setup of the stock Commodore, with suspension specialist Supashock putting in stiffer dampers and springs while adding AP Racing four hundred ten mm front brake rotors for improved stopping power. The W1 Commodore will wear unique 20-inch forged alloy wheels packaged in Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tires optimized for the track.
To fit it all in, HSV has redesigned the fenders, manufacturing them out of lightweight plastic with carbon-fiber accents, in addition to designing a fresh front bumper and rear diffuser for the sedan.
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The bad news, aside from Holden closing its factory doors later this year, is that this engine and suspension setup won’t be making it into any stateside Chevy. The good news is this engine and suspension setup won’t be making it into any state police Chevy, even tho’ it would make for an amazing purchase at a government auction years from now. We’re not sure any police department would have ponied up the dough for one of these anyway; the sticker price is $130,000, and all two hundred ninety five examples have already been spoken for, even before production commences this April.
It’s a shame that Holden is shutting down Australian production, but at least it’s going out with a bang.
Holden HSV GTSR W1 super sedan
Holden’s last fresh car is a 636-hp monster sedan
February Three, 2017
- Tweet
GM’s defunct divisions always tended to produce their best cars in the last few years of their lives. This was true for Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Saturn and arguably even Saab. Now it’s Holden’s turn. GM’s Australian division will officially cease production in the country, turning to importing and selling other GM vehicles, but not before it says goodbye with an absolute monster of a sedan.
Holden Special Vehicles’ GTSR W1 will combine the now-familiar (to us as the Chevrolet SS or PPV, from highway medians in the U.S.) Holden Commodore with an LS9 V8 borrowed from the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. In HSV’s tune, it’ll pump out an eye-watering six hundred thirty six hp and six hundred one lb-ft of torque courtesy of an air-to-liquid intercooler, a gen-6 supercharger, stainless-steel headers and a few other tweaks. Putting all that power to the ground will be a Tremec TR-6060 six-speed manual gearbox, and we imagine the sedan will actually get some traction in most instances.
Holden had to fit redesigned fenders to house the 20-inch wheels packaged in track-optimized rubber.
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An absurdly bulky engine isn’t the only thing the GTSR W1 will feature; HSV has revamped the suspension, brake, tire and wheel setup of the stock Commodore, with suspension specialist Supashock putting in stiffer dampers and springs while adding AP Racing four hundred ten mm front brake rotors for improved stopping power. The W1 Commodore will wear unique 20-inch forged alloy wheels packaged in Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tires optimized for the track.
To fit it all in, HSV has redesigned the fenders, manufacturing them out of lightweight plastic with carbon-fiber accents, in addition to designing a fresh front bumper and rear diffuser for the sedan.
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The bad news, aside from Holden closing its factory doors later this year, is that this engine and suspension setup won’t be making it into any stateside Chevy. The good news is this engine and suspension setup won’t be making it into any state police Chevy, even tho’ it would make for an amazing purchase at a government auction years from now. We’re not sure any police department would have ponied up the dough for one of these anyway; the sticker price is $130,000, and all two hundred ninety five examples have already been spoken for, even before production starts this April.
It’s a shame that Holden is shutting down Australian production, but at least it’s going out with a bang.
Holden HSV GTSR W1 super sedan
Holden’s last fresh car is a 636-hp monster sedan
February Three, 2017
- Tweet
GM’s defunct divisions always tended to produce their best cars in the last few years of their lives. This was true for Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Saturn and arguably even Saab. Now it’s Holden’s turn. GM’s Australian division will officially cease production in the country, turning to importing and selling other GM vehicles, but not before it says goodbye with an absolute monster of a sedan.
Holden Special Vehicles’ GTSR W1 will combine the now-familiar (to us as the Chevrolet SS or PPV, from highway medians in the U.S.) Holden Commodore with an LS9 V8 borrowed from the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. In HSV’s tune, it’ll pump out an eye-watering six hundred thirty six hp and six hundred one lb-ft of torque courtesy of an air-to-liquid intercooler, a gen-6 supercharger, stainless-steel headers and a few other tweaks. Putting all that power to the ground will be a Tremec TR-6060 six-speed manual gearbox, and we imagine the sedan will actually get some traction in most instances.
Holden had to fit redesigned fenders to house the 20-inch wheels packaged in track-optimized rubber.
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An absurdly bulky engine isn’t the only thing the GTSR W1 will feature; HSV has revamped the suspension, brake, tire and wheel setup of the stock Commodore, with suspension specialist Supashock putting in stiffer dampers and springs while adding AP Racing four hundred ten mm front brake rotors for improved stopping power. The W1 Commodore will wear unique 20-inch forged alloy wheels packaged in Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tires optimized for the track.
To fit it all in, HSV has redesigned the fenders, manufacturing them out of lightweight plastic with carbon-fiber accents, in addition to designing a fresh front bumper and rear diffuser for the sedan.
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The bad news, aside from Holden closing its factory doors later this year, is that this engine and suspension setup won’t be making it into any stateside Chevy. The good news is this engine and suspension setup won’t be making it into any state police Chevy, even however it would make for an amazing purchase at a government auction years from now. We’re not sure any police department would have ponied up the dough for one of these anyway; the sticker price is $130,000, and all two hundred ninety five examples have already been spoken for, even before production starts this April.
It’s a shame that Holden is shutting down Australian production, but at least it’s going out with a bang.
Holden HSV GTSR W1 super sedan
Holden’s last fresh car is a 636-hp monster sedan
February Trio, 2017
- Tweet
GM’s defunct divisions always tended to produce their best cars in the last few years of their lives. This was true for Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Saturn and arguably even Saab. Now it’s Holden’s turn. GM’s Australian division will officially cease production in the country, turning to importing and selling other GM vehicles, but not before it says goodbye with an absolute monster of a sedan.
Holden Special Vehicles’ GTSR W1 will combine the now-familiar (to us as the Chevrolet SS or PPV, from highway medians in the U.S.) Holden Commodore with an LS9 V8 borrowed from the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. In HSV’s tune, it’ll pump out an eye-watering six hundred thirty six hp and six hundred one lb-ft of torque courtesy of an air-to-liquid intercooler, a gen-6 supercharger, stainless-steel headers and a few other tweaks. Putting all that power to the ground will be a Tremec TR-6060 six-speed manual gearbox, and we imagine the sedan will actually get some traction in most instances.
Holden had to fit redesigned fenders to house the 20-inch wheels packaged in track-optimized rubber.
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An absurdly bulky engine isn’t the only thing the GTSR W1 will feature; HSV has revamped the suspension, brake, tire and wheel setup of the stock Commodore, with suspension specialist Supashock putting in stiffer dampers and springs while adding AP Racing four hundred ten mm front brake rotors for improved stopping power. The W1 Commodore will wear unique 20-inch forged alloy wheels packaged in Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tires optimized for the track.
To fit it all in, HSV has redesigned the fenders, manufacturing them out of lightweight plastic with carbon-fiber accents, in addition to designing a fresh front bumper and rear diffuser for the sedan.
Never mind the engine; we just want these seats. (Are they from the Enterprise-E?)
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Rumors of a mid-engined Corvette date back to the early years of the American sports-car legend — which happens to be celebrating its 63rd bday today — but several latest developments suggest .
The bad news, aside from Holden closing its factory doors later this year, is that this engine and suspension setup won’t be making it into any stateside Chevy. The good news is this engine and suspension setup won’t be making it into any state police Chevy, even however it would make for an amazing purchase at a government auction years from now. We’re not sure any police department would have ponied up the dough for one of these anyway; the sticker price is $130,000, and all two hundred ninety five examples have already been spoken for, even before production embarks this April.
It’s a shame that Holden is shutting down Australian production, but at least it’s going out with a bang.