Tag Archives: HSV Reviews

HSV Grange LPI Review

The best automotive excuse to be gassy. Model Tested: 2011 HSV Grange E3; 6.2-litre V8 petrol/LPG: $88,900 CarAdvice Rating: Built on the Caprice platform, the HSV Grange has always sat at the top of the HSV pecking order (sans a few

HSV Maloo R8 Review

MODEL REVIEWED: HSV 20 Years of Maloo R8: 6.2-litre LS3 V8, six-speed manual transmission - $67,900 (MLP) Even when you stomp on the throttle from a standing start, and unleash the full force of 317 kW and 550 Nm, the new HSV Maloo R8 manages to

HSV Clubsport R8 Review and Road Test

Big, brash and in your face. Model Tested: 2010 HSV Clubsport R8; 6.2 litre V8; six-speed manual $65,990* Options: Bi-modal exhaust; 20" Pentagon Millennium wheels; Leather sports seats CarAdvice Rating: It’s hard to put th

HSV E2 GTS Review & Road Test

With more front than Elle and bigger balls than Rundle Mall, this is how Australia does Grand Touring. Model Tested: 2010 HSV E2 GTS; 6.2-litre, eight-cylinder, petrol; six-speed manual; four-door sedan - $80,990* Options: Six-Piston

HSV E2 Senator Review & Road Test

Understated, yet seductively powerful Model Tested: 2010 HSV Senator Signature Series; 6.2-litre V8 LS3; six-sped automatic - $82.990* Options: Bi-modal exhaust CarAdvice Rating: Let’s be honest. When the first images of HSV

2009 HSV Clubsport R8 Review & Road Test

2009 HSV Clubsport R8 Review & Road Test So wrong, but oh so right! Model Tested: 2009 HSV Clubsport R8 - six-speed automatic - $67,320 Options: Leather seats $2490; CarAdvice Rating: - by Paul Maric When Aussie

2008 HSV Clubsport R8 Tourer First Steer

Just what every bloke needs in his stocking, a 317kW family hauler, and Holden Special Vehicles has decided to play Santa by releasing its version of the Holden Sportwagon, the HSV Clubsport R8 Tourer. - David Twomey It’s always dif

HSV W427 goes 270km/h

“Crickey, that thing is so wicked, it ought to be illegal,” the first words uttered by an excited Kiwi V8 Supercar driver Greg Murphy after stepping from his first few minutes in Holden Special Vehicles range topping W427 sports sedan. Let

2008 HSV Maloo Review

2008 HSV Maloo Road Test CarAdvice rating: Recommended Retail Price: $59,990 (6sp Manual), $61,990 (6sp Auto). Options Fitted: Performance Pack ($3,750). - by Paul Maric Dinner with a lady friend and then back to my place for...drink