HSV’s luxo-barge has landed – the HSV Grange
May 22, 2007 by Paul Maric
Surely a Holden Statesman or Caprice would do the job for most. If the V6 unit wasn’t enough, a 270kW V8 variant may also be opted. If those two engines weren’t enough, HSV has developed the HSV Grange.
HSV has gone above and beyond with the new HSV Grange, offering the utmost of luxuries, whilst also catering for the enthusiast’s power needs.
According to John Clarke, HSV Chief Engineer, “We focused on enhancing this car, to improve driveability. Individually calibrated Magnetic Ride Control, an LS2 V8 307kW engine, a premium HSV four piston brake package and tailored Electronic Stability Control system, make WM Grange one of our best cars to wear the Lion and Helmet badge”.
The WM HSV Grange is being earmarked as a Long Wheel Base Senator, adding extra features such as: Tri-zone climate control; dual rear LCD screens with headphone inputs; Xenon headlights and Bose sound system.
Not surprisingly, fuel consumption figures were non-existent in the press release. But on that same token, buyers of the Grange are likely to care little about its fuel use.
Under the bonnet, HSV’s 307kW LS2 V8 engine powers the rear wheels through a 6-speed GM gearbox. The HSV Grange is available for sale immediately at $82,990.
Other HSV news suggests that 2007 is lining up to be another record breaking year for the Clayton body. The first four months of 2007 have seen HSV sell 1,685 vehicles, almost double the 2006 figure.
Although our invite to the launch never made it to the inbox, you will be sure to see a Grange road test in the near future.
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for pics of the AU COupe go to:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_1497/article.html
Wheelnut,
Remember when you said that Holden was planning or was posibly going to make the Torana and the Monaro and you said that holden cant afford to make the monaro i thought you said they were planning to!
Wheelnut,
Are you saying you have helped ford make cars?
wheelnut dont you mean closer to acid rush not citric acid?
i thought it was a cross between acid rush and tiger gold
When I said Holden couldn’t afford to make the Monaro.. I meant that if it was an Australia Only proposal..
Since then GM has announced plans to build the next generation Pontiac GTO and Camaro both of which will be built on the same Zeta platfrom as the one Used by the VE Commodore.
Then on a recent visit to Australia GM Design CEO Mike Simcoe who designed the last monaro indicated that because of the GTO we will most likely see another Monaro which is expected by 2010-12.
GM hasn’t yet announced where the Cars will be built .. yet its expected an announcement will be announced after the GM board meeting in January.
As For the Torana that is looking more likely due to the Fact that Bob Lutz is looking for a replacement for the Pontiac G6 and after seeing the Torana TT-36 on a recent visit to Oz has said that it’s the ideal car.. Yet where it willbe built is also unknown – They could possibly expand the factory at Elizabeth.. however it’s more likely to be Canada based purely on greater demand from the USA
It was Red………..I have a poster of it in my office! It was a Winsor 4.6 blown……..300kws! You may be thinking of another Wheelnut!
Here is the link….I have put a space in so it wouldn’t get moderated!
http://www. csiro.au/files/mediaRelease/mr2001/Prfordsicor.htm
damn it got moderated any way!
It was Red………..I have a poster of it in my office! It was a Winsor 4.6 blown……..300kws! You may be thinking of another Wheelnut!
You will have to wait for the link ………
The AU coupe looked more like a metallic 2-pack Sahara gold [an old XB colour]
The Hillier boys are true Ford Followers.. as is Their EL Ford Ute was in a deep Ford Burgundy Colour and their XP Coupe was in a nice Ford Pastel Green.. all works of art.
Then of course their Howard Astills creations [Rock Solid]
2010!!!!!!!!!! I cant wait that long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Could you please mail me the pic BM? Ta
ha ha ha
how many ways can we describe the colour.
but yes it was close to sahara gold.
ingrediants….
2L lightning strike
2L tiger gold
1 extra handfull of metalic
stir well and apply.
it was like a very week gold colour.
yep BM you must be thinking of another one.
does your poster have the XR headlights?
I remember seeing the Supercharged AU coup’e and the Raptor ute in Wheels mag, the Coup’e was red and the Raptor was silver.
The coupe in Wheels that I saw had a front end like the TS50.
On… trueblueford.com/AU_Coupes_Hillier.htm it has a green AU coupe with an XR front – Not the one I saw in wheels mag.
Yeah Andrew
but could you magine if car companies had colours like
Winfield Red – Blue – Green
Baby Pooh Brown
Vommit Yellow
Names like
Atomic; Ignition; Citric Acid; Acid Rush or Impulse sound far more evocative
Im sorry, that was a CGI. Here is the real concept…
trueblueford.com/AU2_300plus_Coupe.html
Thanks Oz. Not sure about the front bumper but I love the rest. Sounds like it had the performance to match the looks. I’ll have mine in Black thanks.
Have sent you guys a link to it!
Howard Astill…..Wheelnut your a real Street machiner! What was the name of the Coupe he did?? XA Pioneer down the side of it! Thanks for the link too Wheelnut!
OZ,
i thought the raptor was blue…….
Howard built – who owns Rock Solid Engineering in Broken Hill [and is a top bloke] built:
A Cherry Ripe XA Falcon Sedan called Rock Solid 1..
He then modified it painted it Blue called it Rock 2.. He Then built a 64 Fairlane Compact “Rock 3″
Then the Pioneer XA Coupe with the awesome graphics Rock 4.
Rock 2-3-4 won Street Machine of the Year Awards.
I still see Rock 3 on the Car Show Scene and I believe
he recently sold the Pioneer Coupe for approx $400k
The Raptor I saw pics of was blue.
watto,
phew im not going mad……
OZ tried to say it was silver
The pic of the Raptor ute I saw was silver.
The red AU coup’e has a 4.6L Quad cam V8!!! I didn’t know that was called a Winsor.
Reckless1………….I cant find the blog you were on me! Give me the post please?
H3R blog BM. Thanks for that link.
Thanks honey Im on it!
So……………………what does FPV have to averse against this? Nothing?