HSV W427 with $168,000 price tag?
May 11, 2008 by George Skentzos
HSV has sent a letter out to customers who have lodged an expression of interest for the 7.0-litre V8 powered HSV W427 which outlines the expected price range for the ’super car’.
This letter confirms the production model will carry the W427 namesake as well as the red leather interior as seen at the Melbourne Motor Show.
However those eager to put their names down for the limited production W427 may be deterred by the price tag, confirmed by HSV as being between $148,000 and $168,000 plus on road costs.
This is well above the initial estimated price of around $125,000 and could potentially see it hit showrooms at a premium of almost $100,000 over the standard HSV Clubsport.
To add insult to injury, the price may be set to rise by a further 8 percent in line with the recent increase to the luxury car tax.
This prices the W427 among the likes of the Mercedes C63 AMG, BMW M3 and potentially the new Nissan GT-R.
The V8 Holden Commodore has always been revered around the world as one of the best bang-for-buck performance cars on the market even in its HSV guise, but has the W427 pushed customer loyalty too far?
Source: LS1 Forums
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lol how true, maybe a little more but not much.lol
I think the real joke here is this site and all the d1ckheads on it.
I like how every one is bagging out this one, and yet the HRT427 just sold for… nearly 1 million? MORE than your beloved GTHO…
oh, and didnt the GTHO get creamed by a bunch of 6 pot Toranas back in the day??? HAHAHAHAHAHA
me
I would like to thank you for joining in with all the “dickheads” in this forum.
How many HRT427 were made and driving on the road, better yet let us see how many people are in the HRT427 owners club??
HRT427 was a prototype you dumb nut, if a new GTHO prototype came out it would be priceless..
Just shows you how educated Holden fans are, your daddy told u Holden goes better, nothing compares, I still run into people (friends) who supposedly love em so much I have to educate them to the extent they can’t believe Daewoo is part of the line up and everything Holden decides has GM directing nearly every move…
arnt Holden out selling Ford?
awww, sucks to be FORD
me
I see the dickhead tag doesnt upset you
Toyota out sells both, go figure
Hey Ford G Series
Imagine what the EA 351GT or the 2 door 220kw AU falcon would be worth??????
Me, your not obvisouly the other me I used to know (on CarAdvice) because he liked fords alot and he was spelt Me. With the full stop. But your not that Me are you?
Me,
you have obviously never heard of the offers that fly around for the hens teeth phase 1111 GT then have you?
ill give you a hint, its easily over the 7 figure mark.
the HRT427 was a great car though. they truely proved themselves when they entered the fully race prepped 427’s in a production car series up against off the show room floor models.
gee that muct have made holden feel so tough they day they ruined true production car racing
holden build cars for fans, Ford builds car for enthusists or in other words those that respect cars for what they offer
i still cant figure out why they didnt offer the factory supercharger option on the GTS like they do in the states, rather then this
Yeah Andrew M! Its like in the UK, the Poms, Vaulxhall VXR8 can get a supercharger pack added and takes it to 397kW! And does 0-100km under 5 second mark! Why doesnt HSV get it?
“holden build cars for fans, Ford builds car for enthusists or in other words those that respect cars for what they offer”.
Sorry andrew M but Holden makes cars for remembering like the HRT427 like you said and to buy a affordable race car like the SS.
hahaha.what are trying to say Andrew M ? “holden build cars for fans, Ford builds car for enthusiasts” Where can I get that as a decal?
Better be fast saying that cause Wheelnut’s sitting about 20ft from me at the moment.hehehe
HAHAHAH WHAT A JOKE. As someone said its one of the uglier HSVs… yes abit more performance… but that price is ridiculous. Hell $125k was ridiculous… let alone $168k. Anyone who buys this should be committed.
TP,
i wouldnt say it is one of the uglier HSV’s,
i reckon it looks great, BUT not “$180,000’s Great”
for 180K it has to look more than great too
Duck,
cars for remembering?
well hell yes i remember the unsportsmanship entering of the HRT427 that ruined a category of motorsport
i remember the HRT427 for the wrong reasons, and any true motorsport fan will too
BM,
well they do dont they?
they try their damned hardest to impress the fans first.
“well they do dont they?
they try their damned hardest to impress the fans first.”
Just because people took orders and they couldnt afford to make it.
Hey TP, yor name has changed to Tp and not the same as TP, why?
well if they had orders, wouldnt that mean they could afford to make it?
and how many express orders did the cobra recieve?
and the duel cab falcon ute?
you’ve got the redneck bogans on ls forums going on about how the euro-jap driver is hating this car, then justifying that this car is actually worthy what not..
mate if you’re reading this and from the ls1 forums, seriously we’re in the 21st century now… get with the times and technology.
Sure this thing might be able to keep up with some of the fancier Euro-Jap spec cars, but lets wind that 7L down to something equal to those cars (that you compare with) and lets see how it goes shall we?
absolutely ludacris. Holden means a great deal to AUSTRAYLYA …
I’d want carbon fibre roof with aluminium bonnet and boot lid for this much coin…
…at the least.
Boss,
well if it came with that sort of stuff and weighed in at around 1200kgs, then perhaps you could see effort for your buck
What a fkn joke! Oh, im going to have to think long and hard between the Wank427, and lets see… M3, C63, RS4, or the king of kings GTR!!! Wake up you clowns, and stop Holden onto it!
It looks hideous both inside and outside. Particularly the inside with the red colours.
HSV are delussional… a bad case too.
- Nissan GTR
- BMW M3
- Lexus IS-F
- Audi RS4
etc
are about literally has it beat in every category by a significant margin… except engine size.. which is stupid, since usually, since the goal is produce as much power in as little engine capacity as possible….
again ridiculous.
Some dumb bogan will put a mortgage on it, because its a “holden”…
What A Joke – $168 000 Pushrod Commodore Says: – What an absolute ridiculous price for a pushrod V8 Holden and anyone who pays this sum of money is a seriuos freak of nature.
So Dingo when Toyota release a FWD Aurion with a spoiler and bling wheels with spinners for 160K that’ll OK.
However it is a waste of money. Fugly
Haha.
just ridiculous… HSV, delussional to max.
I dont even have to mention the better alternatives as its an insult to anyone with knowledge of performance, engineering etc.
There will be bogans out there who would mortgage it… Ughh!
Noname – what $168 000 Aurion are you talking about because i certainly don’t know of any.
However – for that price i could secure myself a 311kw/500nm 5.0 V8 / 8 speed paddle shift Lexus IS-F not to mention the impeccable quality, refinement and engineering that Lexus is respected and renouned for.
The W427 will go head to head with the likes of the IS-F and all the other impeccable performance machines from BMW, Mercedes Benz and Audi and will have to compare across all facets of engineering while not being able to claim ‘bang for your buck’ because that has gone out the window.
Infact – i believe not even the IS-F will be this expensive.
Lets face it … Holden are being a bunch of friggen morons for asking so much for pushrod driven tarted up Commodore and at the end of the day – that’s all it is !!
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NO, the W427 will NOT go head to head against the IS-F. Totally different target audience, totally different cars.
Just because a Mack Truck is worth $160,000, does it mean it’s directly competing against the IS-F?
The W427 is marketed as a limited number performance car, nothing else. Is it really that hard to figure out?
Oh, and maybe you can all tell us all WHY pushrods are so ‘bad’?
ChrisGT
Let me see… Mack truck and HSV W427… Similar handling characteristics, similar styling, similar engine technology, similar price.. Mack wins hands down every time!!
It can whatever marketing spin imaginable applied to it, reality is its competing in the marketplace against vehicles like the Lexus and others… where it will be exposed and embarrassed as a grossly overpriced Kingswood with Radial Tuned Suspension…. Ha Ha HA HA!
The only people with redder faces than those at Holden will be those sucked in and stupid enough to buy one.
Idiots!
GT – WRONG!!
Trucks are trucks and cars are cars.
Be serious and get real … the W427 is a performance car priced directly against prestiage performance arms such as Audi, BMW, MB and Lexus and as i have already mentioned – the W427 with have to competed directly across all facets of engineering to even remotely justify itself and fact is – it is gonna fall flat on it’s face and for HSV to be so ridiculously stupid will deserve every harsh critism that comes it’s way.
Is it really hard to figure that out !!
This car would be a seller @ 100k. Unfortunately HSV hadnt done the numbers when they went and slapped this thing together.
It IS the worst looking HSV money can buy.
I WOULD rather spend 40k on a mock up.
And WHY THE F*** do HSV continue trying to be a luxury brand?
*************MESSAGE TO HSV*************
This car should have been stripped of all its weight, charged and put out in black, silver and red.
Why? Because thats why people buy HSV’s. For the power… Not for the class. You dont have us fooled, we all know its an omega underneath it all.
HSV, its time to wake up and smell the FPV.
Crouch I think you raise very good point. These will NEVER compete with the offerings from Europe, especially when priced against them, best to keep the costs down and produce roar grunt rather then try to make the vehicle something it aint
Yep agree with that – oading it up with goodies is just bumping the price up.
Hi TP
guys this car wont cost $168,000 it will cost 33% more then that so about and extra 5 grand with the luxury tax.
have guys heard that it will be limited to 200cars.. that why they are askin so much…..
Crouchy has pretty much summed it up – well put *everybody applause.
If you buy this car, or even consider it, you have rocks in your head. 168K?!?!? FOR A HOLDEN??? That breaks down half way to your house. I dont care how big they say the engine is, that in NO way justifies THAT much money for a piece of junk!
My god…does anyone realise the kinds of cars you could get for that much money? For example, the 2008 M3. A German luxury/sports powerhouse. The 2008 Maserati Gransport, a little more than 168K, but it’s a bloody Maserati!
Holden only make cars for taxis. They only have to last 2 years, they’re disposable. Maybe the new ones are different, but it’s unlikely.
“That breaks down half way to your house.”
John, mate dont say things like that because it can backfire and i can say PLENTY of mean this on your beloved fords!
My beloved Fords? Did I say that I a)drive a ford, b)like fords, or c) LOVE fords?
I wouldn’t buy either. They’re both the bottom of the barrel.
But out of the two, Ford ARE better. They’re classier, smarter, better looking, and don’t end up in the hands of a Bundy rum drinking, flanno wearing, mullet-sporting gimp a year after you pay 168K for it! The depreciation is ridiculous.
As long as it’ll last 2 years with taxi stickers all over it, Holden is happy.
reading many of your comments here you have confirmed the green eyed jealous monster is alive and very well….guys like me who can afford the W 427 and other cars in this price range just don’t care what you think, you see thats what money does because we can afford to enjoy these toys and then move on to the next one, I’ve had a new AU and a new GTP and a new clubsport R8 and GTS and presently own the rarest HSV built, on the other side of our garage is my wifes BMW M5 and she had a GTR before that…..
I can only deal with the facts after having owned many cars Holdens and Fords and some classy euro stuff, the funniest thing that ever happened to me was driving into a V8 supercar meeting in my brand new GTS and having the Ford fans yelling abuse at my boys and I, my 8 year old son yelled back “we have GTP in our garage at home you idiots”
I just love having enough money to have what ever toys I want….I am considering buying the W427 cause I can afford to, or I may import a Shelby 500 which I drove the other day, for what it’s worth it didn’t handle as well as my GTS…and most people in the business say I know what I’m talking about, but I sure like the look of the Mustang so who knows what I’ll do……….
Now I know some smart ass will pitch in here…..I’m expecting this, but while your are doing so I’m probably out having fun in my toys…..I know where I’d rather be….drive safely RJ
RJ, I think it’s awesome you can afford to buy these cars that right now, I personally can only dream of. Obviously, it is up to you, if you’re willing to spend this much money on an Australian built car, that’s fine, I guess it shows patriotism. My point, a point coming from someone who has never seen Holden as any kind of luxury/sports car, is that; that much money could be spent better on a different type of car, which you obviously don’t agree with, but thats cool. Everyones different. Dont you ever think, though, that 168K is a lot of money to spend on a Holden? Obviously, I havent driven any of the new SS commodores or HSV’s, but what do you think? No one here has said anything practical, about how they go/handle, so tell us, what makes them worth 168K?