HSV W427 on sale in August (375kW and 640Nm)
20 Jun, 2008
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It is finally confirmed, the HSV W427 is coming in August and will cost $150,000, plus on road costs, under the current Luxury Car Tax regime.
Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) has just issued a press release announcing the program for the seven litre W427 program, including pricing, volume and distribution strategy.
Not surprisingly, only 427 W427s will be built, however all will be built to order at the Clayton production facility. HSV will give each Australian and New Zealand HSV Dealer (64 in total) one W427 (as long as they have a firm retail order) while the rest will be allocated to dealers based on 2007 sales figures.
The all important figures? Tom Walkinshaw has just confirmed the final power output figure for the W427 will be 375kW and 640NM of torque.
From the outside you can tell its a W427 thanks to its all new exclusive front fascia, all new 3 piece rear spoiler in carbon fibre and all new 20 inch wheels.
The interior is treated with HSV E series performance seats in full red hot trim with W427 logo plus HSV steering wheel, gear shifter and console lid in full red hot leather trim.
Suspension is also different over the GTS with the new springs being 30% stiffer than the GTS, while the car sits 20mm lower than GTS as well. The rear gets stiffer suspension bushing, plus HSV has had to rework the Magnetic Ride Control calibration to suit new springs, ride height and bushing.
The W427 comes to a stop using 6 piston front braking system (50% increase in pad area) with 2 piece floating front rotors (380 x 35mm) compared to 365 x 32mm one piece on GTS.
Engine details:
- 7.0 Litre, LS7 Engine with HSV specific calibration
- 375kW @ 6500 rpm
- 640Nm @ 5000 rpm
- Over radiator style cold air induction system – with high flow air filter.
- Dry sump lubrication system with 2 stage pump.
- Hand fabricated aluminium oil reservoir, with baffles for high G loading.
- Front mount, 13 row engine oil cooler
- Ceramic coated, high flow 4 into 1 extractors
- High flow catalytic converters and exhaust system (3” into 2 ¾”)
- Active bi-modal rear mufflers
- Exhaust back pressure management
- Improved noise quality
- High strength limited slip differential
- New high strength 6 speed manual gear box (TR6060)
- GMPT LS7 Clutch with new actuator and pedal assembly for high clamp loads
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June 20th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
What a waste of $150,000 for a push-rod commodore!
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Thankfully they are only building such a small number.
It’s such a kick in the balls to the world the engine sizes (especially in Oz) seem to keep growing, even though fuel is becoming more and more expensive and the world is wakeing up to global warming.
Oh well maybe when this car can be bought for as much as a VS is now, they will have finally figured out how to retrofit combustion engines to use liquid hydrogen.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
150K for a Dunnydore thats as fast as 60K F6 funny as,
Go Ford
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
640Nm? And at 5000RPM??? I know it is a lot of torque, but I was expecting more from a 7 litre engine? Isn’t the F6 in the high 500s?
I can’t think of a rational decision to buy this car, though often at these prices, it isn’t necessarily a rational decision that makes you lay down your hard earned!
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I cant help thinking the front of this car looks butt ugly. But thats what you get when you design a car for the “aspirational bogan”.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Ra – the intelligent know that an increase in engine displacement does not necessarily equal an increase in fuel consumption and emissions.
When holden went from a 5.0ltr V8 to a 5.7ltr V8 they in doing so acheived a 20% improvement in fuel economy and a 25% reduction in emissions.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Richo – As Dlr1 Says: “aspirational bogan”
Vote:I’m intelligent enough to see you are one of these :)
June 20th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
I like it. Great concept, but way way way way too expensive!!
If it cost maybe no more than 20k more than a GTS, it would be justifiable.
As for the comment “no quicker than an F6″, I’d say thats false.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
What a beast! Bring it on. Ford fans can go sit on their thumbs and drive volvo powered cars
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
I’d rather buy the new Merc C63 AMG for that money!
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
What ever. At least only 427 of them are going to be sold/made. The figures look good but don’t impress.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
“I’d rather buy the new Merc C63 AMG for that money!”
Given that the price of the 427 is probably going to go up by delivery date if Holden’s history is anything top go by, I’d be driving my new C63 to CAPA for the same money ;-)
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
No one in their right mind would pay for this. That’s why it’s advertised on the moon! :-)
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
The Bogans/Westies will be wetting their Ugg boots with this one.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Im a ford fan i placed my order for an f6, but hey the W427 is a nice car and looks great if you have the dow for it. Im sure its not a lemon and better than the other HSV’s by far there not going to release a car for 150K if its junk. Well i hope not. We should support or loacaly built cars.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I’m a Ford fan as well, but I say good on HSV for giving it a go.
Hopefully this gets us a little closer to seeing a GTHO.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
I think its a great effort, and people will buy them who just have to have the best commodore.
How much longer will we be able to have cars that run a 7.0L v8 making 500 horsepower?
The days of the performance large sedans are drawing near, and this may very well be a future classic.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
If can afford this car u wouldn’t be a westie/bogan.
Don’t u know westie/bogans are all driving Totota especially TRD.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Needs a nudge bar to push Toyotas out of the way!
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Tom wins lotto
Tom has 150k to spend on a car of performance nature
Tom looks at the options
Tom does not buy one of these.
They will sell out, because half of them will be die hard fans, the other half will want a car they think will be worth 500k in 20 years time.
Not my cup of tea, but I have no doubt it will have little trouble reducing tyres to smoke with ease.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Lol Realcars, u seem to have a thing against toyotas lol,
back to the topic, It will be a collector for sure.
As for a bogan, if a bogan one the lottery im sure he’ll be up for this car.
You might buy this car, wait 10 years or more and sell it for a million or so… :S
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
I doubt it would be much faster to 100 than a F6, the F6 is at the limit of its rear grip with 565nm, ford have said themselves the tyres are what limit the performance of the F6. The W427 might be just a tiny insignificant bit faster but it should be for 150k.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
In that price bracket, you could buy an M3 sedan, C63 AMG or RS4. I’d rather have any one of those cars!!!
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
I think the new Chevy Corvette is better value and it will definitely appreciate.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
I’m glad it’s pictured on the moon, cos you’d have to be off the planet to buy that. Sure, it’s OK for competition buyers or collectors, but in my opinion, it’s down right anti social for general road use.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Didn’t think it was that obvious Joober?
Going by the prices got for Old Monaros and Falcon GTs /HSVs this should be a good investment.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Greenroom: I cracked up when I read your comment.. totally agree.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
i wunda if i can afford the fuel
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Realcars – :),
Joe – Even a GTR which outperforms all. As for Class yes a M3 or an AMG would be better choice.
But as said, this may well be a collector in years time whilst the others would probably not.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Gimme an F6 and a block of land for the same money ….have as much fun and a certain investment return
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
$150000 +orc i would have expected a little more for a car costing this much, appears to be another hsv with an engine upgrade and a different body kit, they should have went down the lightweight path got some serious weight out of the car and a much more aggresive body kit, im a ford man but i would have like to have seen the 427 monaro built now that was different.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
At B///M3:
Pushrods aren’t such a bad thing. If anything, it’s a technology that is as efficient as it can be. I mean BMW is still making straight sixes…. that is soooo 20 years ago… And yet they are smooth and refined. Just as this car is a torque monster.
Tried and tested technology is a good thing.
Unlike those dang hybrids. Dang them right to hell.
Diesel all the way.
Or Diesotto…..
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
For $150k, the W427 must compare in every aspect of engineering and craftsmanship that are trade marks when purchasing performance cars from Mercedez Benz, BMW, Audi and Lexus.
As nothing more then a 7.0 HSV – it’s won’t … PERIOD !!
Lexus is reported to be releasing the new 311kw / 500nm 5.0 V8, 8 speed paddle shift IS-F in Australia in October with an expected asking price of between 140 – 145k and not only would you get impressive performance that is directly aimed at the M3 but the impeccable biuld quality / craftsmanship of a Lexus.
Would the ‘Holden’ W427 compare … NO !!
Holden has got to be kidd’n themselves.
In the past, Holden has been able to hide behind the fact that a typical HSV costs less then a performance car from a prestiage brand but with the W427 – it will be directly compared to such cars in every aspect of engineering, refinement and quality and this time, without excuse from Holden.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Looks absolutely terrible.
The interior is ghastly circa-2000s HSV style, the outside has cookie cutter wheels designed by a 5 year old and a massive big black slab.
Thank goodness you’ll be going adequately fast enough for no one to see…
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Realcars – when you purchase a Holden W427 … you will need to purchase a mechanic as well.
Or you could spend similar money and get yourself a Lexus IS-F without the necessity of a mechanic.
With the IS-F, you will get impeccable quality, reliability and dependability.
With the W247, you will get impecabble expense to maintain the car as ’serviceable’
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
$150,000 ????????????????????????????????????
Holden are kidding themselfs dressing up a dunnydore then attach a ridiculous price tag, just makes no sense, next they will put a turbo in a rebadged Daewoo Epica making the public pay $100,000 for it.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
$150k and every time you use the (poxy) handbrake you go… “Why did I spend all that cash to get the same fittings as a Omega again ?…” More money than brains, that’s why !
May be not quite as big, rare or fast but my money would definately be going on a C63 or something similar…
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
I reckon a TRD Hilux with a nudge bar would do a good job pushing the Commodore out of the way. $150 000 for a pushrod Holden, ridiculous is not even the word for it. We will soon find out who the crazy people are when they actually pay this amount for a Commodore.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
So thats 150k, and you still get a commodore!
“When holden went from a 5.0ltr V8 to a 5.7ltr V8 they in doing so acheived a 20% improvement in fuel economy and a 25% reduction in emissions.”
Richo thats very unexpected, but that could mean the 5.0ltr in question was just appalling to begin with. We would need to see the actual emissions figures to compare with the competition to know if thats actually any good.
Then again the green credentials of this car are kinda irrelevant, but it would be funny to see a race between this and the Tesla roadster!
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
My money will go on the IS-F but either all – a performance car from Lexus, Benz, BMW or Audi are all great machines unlike a $150 000 crapodore from Holden
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
i think they should have spent time refining the current donk, make it light weight, and throw a super charger at it
that would have been a bit more special i feel.
whats going to be so special about the 7.0L when in 2yrs time the SS will have a 9.0L
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
^I dought it Andy! I can’t see the SS having a 9.0 Litre in 2 years time! I could bet!
HSV though I am a big fan of yours, I’d have to say the car is over priced for what you get. I was expecting 130k MAX! The interior is very nice though! Very good, like that to be the interior in a GTS! Should have more power specially from a 7 Litre. Probaly 400kW I would think would be quite good or generous! Though the car won’t compete with Euro’s it was never meant to be but don’t worry HSV will sell the cars they’rve already got tonnes of orders.
For some of you people saying “Why pay $150,000 for a commodore or who would?” Well plenty people look at the HDT427. Sure HSV never sold it but they already had 80 orders costing 200k for the tarted up Monaro!
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Andrew M, maybe 7L MAX as the possibility, but I’d dought it to get a big 9L.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
TRD Hilux now that IS funny Ha Ha Ha!!!
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
^In 2 years time for the SS.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Sorry to burst your bubble NEAL but I don’t think a TRD Hilux
will ever be a classic. Ha Ha Ha.
You Toyota lovers crack me up.Ha Ha Ha.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
I think point of this car is being missed. It is supposed to be outrageously expensive.
Vote:The people who are in the market for this type of vehicle will buy it because not every man & his dog will have one, or can afford one.
True, it should be only $20K more expensive than a GTS, but the exclusivity would be lost.
June 20th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
I’ll buy a second hand one next year for $50K no worries.
This car is ugly, overpriced and “so what?”
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Would take M3 anyday….150K for a commodore u got to be kidding
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
if i paid that price for a car i would definatley want a much better looking interior than what has been dished up here. Cheap and nasty plastics that look straight from a Daewoo and that horrible handbrake doesnt cut it…..it doesnt look any better than a standard commode and the extra bits look out of place because the overall dash\interior design is so flawed from the start. The exterior looks ok but as with all HSV cars the bits look stuck on rather than nicely integrated with the body. Just another average car with a huge price tag……
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
^Straight from a Daewoo! You got to be JOKING! What the hell just cause Holden puts name plates on a few Daewoo’s does not mean the Commdore is! Geeeeezzzzzz!
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
W427 Daewoo Dunnydore reminds me of a thunder box painted with red flames skidding down Toorak Road, $150,000 worth of sewage.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
What a pile of pants. Only an out & out Holden twerp would buy such a thing. Let see how badly it will do on top gear against the decent similar priced motors.
Donkey 666 – My little fluffy Badgers and Bunnies hate these behemoths. No need
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
the quality of the plastics is woeful compared to other cars such as the FG Falcon, Mazda, Honda etc…….and the ergonomics of the interior is also way behind…….
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
The quality and design of even an FG XT Falcon interior\dash looks more quality and luxurious than this $150,000 piece of mutton dressed up as lamb……….
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
…but Lexus look like shinny Camrys.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Realcars, I agree……shiney even !!!! lol and Aurions look like Camry’s !! Arion……the NAME has changed !!!!! But unlike this overpriced Holden they are at least priced for what hey are….cheap shit Jap cars….
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
DID PM K.RUDD DO COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGE (CGI)? A COMMODORE ON MOON SURFACE LOOKS LIKE IS ABOUT AS RELEVANT AS RUDD DOING THE HARDYARDS……………ALL UP IN ARMS AS AINT MUCH DOIN THERE!
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
I would have my money on the GTR R35. This is way too over price.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Seems hard to beleive that people will buy this for that amount of money. Then again HSV sold the Coupe 4 for around $100 000 and they were snapped up.
Vote:June 20th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
It all looks not to bad but the front bit looks but ugly.I mean thay are just trying to hard.Look how slick the german cars are and enginered compared to a commodore and its way over the top 150 grand thay must kidding.just buy gts spend 20 grand on motor and it will be Quicker and save over 50 thousand if thats your thing
Vote:June 21st, 2008 at 1:44 am
ridiculous….
Give BMW, Audi, Nissan, Toyota etc 7 liter capacity engine… they give you a Machine that can tow a NASA rocket.
Give GM a 7 liter engine and you get a car with the same performance as some 2.5 liter engines these days.
Seriously…. its ridiculous…..
Vote:June 21st, 2008 at 1:50 am
Lexus IS-F
I dunno if Oz has the Lexus IS-F out yet
But we have the current M3 and the IS-F in the “lab” undergoing some performance comparo.
A couple of upper management also had their IS-F arrived this week, shame they both got the same color.
And as most said, only rich bogans would buy this. Collectors? You’d have to be the most enthusiastic holden enthusiasts to justify spending that much on it. Other collectors such as Lindsay Fox etc, well $150,000 literally drops out of there shirt top pocket…. so they can justify that amount…
Vote:June 21st, 2008 at 2:00 am
I’ll take a FG G6E Turbo in Steel Blue with a flash tune, exhaust and bigger cooler, and make a massive dent in my mortage.
Ta
Vote:June 21st, 2008 at 3:20 am
So Dingo’s latest name is “Lexus IS-F” hmmmmm.
$150K you are paying for exclusivity.
The initial estimates were $125K. You all now why it jumped don’t you? LCT in part, but mostly because HSV have to sell off 427 slightly second hand LS3/gearbox combos.
They cannot slap the 7Litre in on the assembly line and Holden require a car to roll out under it’s own power.
Therefore, the original LS3 and gearbox equipped VE sent to HSV for modification then has to have a transplant for the 7Litre.
Vote:June 21st, 2008 at 4:57 am
Just like the moom picture, a total joke.
But,,,,,,,HSV only have to find 437 bogans, not a big ask really.
You can get a PROPER pedigree vehicle for that, AMG, M3. GTR, etc etc
Should flop, teach them a lesson
Cheeers
F-0
Vote:June 21st, 2008 at 4:59 am
Just like the moom picture, a total joke.
But,,,,,,,HSV only have to find 427 bogans, not a big ask really.
You can get a PROPER pedigree vehicle for that, AMG, M3. GTR, etc etc
Should flop, teach them a lesson
Cheeers
F-0
Vote:June 21st, 2008 at 9:37 am
It’s exclusive guys, now stop winging!
Apparentaley it will do 0-100km in 4.4 secs
Vote:And will have a top speed over 300km.
June 21st, 2008 at 10:04 am
They could have changed the handbrake at least!
Probably should be different in the VF Commodore, we hope!
Vote:June 21st, 2008 at 3:25 pm
4.4 secs?
says who?
i hope its not holdens quoted figure or you can be sure to add a few easy tenths to that
i dont think it will flop.
i actually think they have released too many though (if that doesnt sound like a contradiction).
would have been better keeping it to around 200 i reckon
even if it is the rich bogans that will buy it, dont worry there are plenty of them out there, hence it wont flop
fair enough saying they priced it at 150k to make it open to the exclusive club (as someone said)
Vote:but you cant go and price a box of corn flakes at 2 times their worth and just say its so the elite cereal eaters dont feel like they are eating the same breakfast as others who are cash strapped individuals
June 21st, 2008 at 3:45 pm
I thought hsv said that its gts could do 4.8 to a 100 so for 60 thousand dollars more it can only manage 4.4 to 100 if it dose do those numbers thats a lot of money for just a few tenths quicker
Vote:June 21st, 2008 at 4:15 pm
topdog .i agree……alo to pay for a tiny increase in speed. Anyway the GTS doesnt do 4.8……you knowhow HSV lie about their figures. If 0-100 times are important to a person then just buy an FG XR6 Turbo and flash tune it and it will beat this 7 litre V8 anyway……for around 50 grand !!!!!! what a joke HSV !!
Vote:June 21st, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Just imagine a guy who pays $150,000 for a Commodore having a XR6 Trbo drag him off at the lights…….PRICELESS !!!! Anyway ……over a quarter mile the HSV would need to stop for petrol…….lol
Vote:June 21st, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Andrew M, I got the info off http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring.
Vote:It’s not from the Holden website. CarAdvice must have deleted my hyperlink I pasted then posted. I don’t know why. Probably because they have not got the information. Well carAdvice WebWombat has the info on performance of the HSV W427. So why did you delete it? geeeeeeezzzzz………..
June 21st, 2008 at 7:00 pm
As i said above a FG F6 will be as fast.
hey should Aus Car Advice do a evaluation of the 2 together.
cant wait to see the report.
Go Ford
Vote:June 21st, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Duck,
and web wombat would have gotten that figure from holden.
the only one that would be able to state a figure would be holden. its not exactlly like the w427 is touring the press fleet for anyone else bar holden to suggest a figure
Vote:June 21st, 2008 at 9:10 pm
I agree with wheel nut any figures hsv have given us has never been achived by any car tester ever .And with new falcon turbo i recone if you put fatter rubber on it it would do much quiker times as its the rubber stopping it from showing full potental. so just buy 2 cars for same money 1 for her and 1 for me good exscuce to con the misses over lol
Vote:June 21st, 2008 at 9:22 pm
^I’m pretty sure you mean Wheelstud, not Wheelnut, because I can’t find Wheelnut anywhere on this article Topdog.
Vote:June 21st, 2008 at 9:51 pm
lol yep thats it wheelstud
Vote:June 21st, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Say what you will, BUT it’s still a Commondoor,
manufactured quality for Exacting bogan standards.
Quality cannot match Euro Cars.
For 150k+ you get better engineering from Euro cars.
hhmmmm……
BMW 4 litres make 400hp sooooo HSV 7 litres should make how many ponies ????
Just another repackaged Donkey masquerading as a thorough bred.
The joke is on the purchasers.
Vote:June 22nd, 2008 at 1:25 am
“but you cant go and price a box of corn flakes at 2 times their worth and just say its so the elite cereal eaters dont feel like they are eating the same breakfast as others who are cash strapped individuals” not always…
Fiji water when it came out it was like 10 bucks for a small 300ml or so and only sold in selected stores / restaurants. Even though the elements were the same as any cheaper water it made the people think its special. Likewise with this car, buyers will think they are in an elite group of Holden owners..
Im pretty sure you go to the U.S. somewhere someplace they have expensive cereals, selling directly to numbskulled celebs making them think this is elite stuff.
Vote:June 22nd, 2008 at 2:25 am
Wow, that is one mega-exclusive, mega-expensive, mega fugly piece of sh*t!
Vote:June 23rd, 2008 at 1:38 am
How come Corsa Special Vehicles can put the same engine in a commodore and sell it for much less??? I know which one Id rather for bang for your buck. For $150k though I’d take the RS4 personally.
Vote:June 23rd, 2008 at 1:44 am
Even though I’m not a fan of the car to call buyers of them “aspirational bogans” is a bit much. Just cos someone likes Ford or Holden doesn’t them a bogan. I’ve seen plenty of bogans driving Toyotas, Hondas & even BMW’s. Some people like the performance and experience only a V8 can give and fuel consumption is quite low on the priority list. If fuel consumption is your primary concern good on you but to whinge because other people dont give a rats about it is just asking for an argument for the sake of an argument.
Vote:June 25th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
“Say what you will, BUT it’s still a Commondoor,
manufactured quality for Exacting bogan standards.
Quality cannot match Euro Cars.
For 150k+ you get better engineering from Euro cars.
hmmmmm……”
Say what you will, but not everyone likes the w@nk factor that only comes with owning Euro trash, cars for posers who say CIAO at the end of phone conversations and who have those stupid clamshell phones and loudly snap them shut then look around hoping people saw them.
“BMW 4 litres make 400hp sooooo HSV 7 litres should make how many ponies ????”
First of all, hp is not the most important thing you tool, the LS7 has torque where it needs it. hp is about marketing, torque is about getting the job done. hp/litre is irrelevant for the reason I just talked about, and also because it automatically favours the smaller displacement due to the law of diminishing returns.
Vote:June 26th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Not the best looking car but it grows on you
Price is alot but for holden fans looking for
something Unique this is it. No Stock Ford FG F6 will beat it.
(Quote) just buy gts spend 20 grand on motor and it will be Quicker and save over 50 thousand if thats your thing
Why would you bother? why not buy a 20k Commodore Spend 60k on it and smash everything? If you wanted a fast street car money would be better of spent elsewhere
Holden (GM) need to spend up and make a new V8
Vote:then make a lighter weight car
July 24th, 2008 at 8:17 am
Lets face it this car is awesome. For those die hard ford fans that keep comparing it to a F6 wait till it acually comes out then put side by side.I work for a certain dealer and the F6 is very over rated not to mention the normal ford problems that come standard.
Vote:August 29th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Why couldn’t the HRT 427 seen in the early 2000s be the base on which to build this? Wheres the carbon-ceramic brakes? Or the weight-saving? This may be a BIG sedan for a BIG country but it sure as hell is not any BIG thing. Its exactly like the Aston Martin DBS, trying to make something big out of something small. In fact its virtually dead-on being Australia’s DBS. A normal GTS but where everything is a little bit better. So as JC would say (besides what I already have said), it should of being called a “GTS-S” or perhaps in tribute to a previous car the “GTS-R”. Or maybe they should of just put the bloody 7.0L in the GTS in the first place and returned the GTS to its former glory?!?
Vote:September 16th, 2008 at 12:56 am
Too much for the asking price, if i bought one i would certainly have the grille changed other than that nice car . Yep i agree Falcon F6 is overated i own one, handle’s good but i get blown away at the lights by 70yr old granny’s in their Datsun 120Y’s. Took a trip to Goulburn recently in my F6, thought i’d open it up give it a quick blat got up to 250kmh and was overtaken by a toyota Yaris. That crushed me it really did…to make matters worse the Yaris was towing a Caravan ! Got to thinking theres something very wrong with the Falcon, so took it to the local Ford dealer, service dept opened the bonnet guy pointed and said yep thats your problem, i looked and said where is the problem ? Service bloke said right there see it says F O R D !
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