GM Holden has issued a recall for the 2014 to 2016 model-year VF Commodore, WN Caprice, and related HSV versions over concerns the power steering system could fail. The manufacturer reports "increased electrical resistance in a component within the Electric Power Steering system may result in a loss of power steering assistance"...
The last All Holden car show of the year was held in Canberra, only weeks before Holden's local manufacturing wrapped up, with a record 275 entrants. Hosted by all Canberra-based Holden clubs, it attracted a huge variety of cars and its owners, with some making the trip from Tumit, Albury, Cooma, and Goulburn...
Joining Mandy this week is Mike Costello and Dave Zalstein. Featuring in car news is the 2018 Volkswagen Arteon Australian details confirmed, Ford Fiesta Australian future in doubt, Hyundai i30 N to offer eight-speed dual-clutch for 2019, Ford CEO Mark Fields retires, and Michelin rejects the call to increase minimum worn tyre depth...
Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) has unveiled what will be its final-ever range based on the long-serving Zeta platform, with the main drawcard being the rumoured LS9-powered GTSR W1 – the most powerful and most expensive HSV model, ever...
Forza Horizon 3 is one of the most anticipated video games to be released this year, and – thanks to Xbox – CarAdvice got a sneak preview of the game and some one-on-one time with one of the key people behind it, all while taking in the gorgeous views and divine roads of Victoria's surf coast in a selection of performance-car perfection...
General Motors brand Vauxhall has uncovered its version of the HSV Maloo R8 LSA ute in the form of the Vauxhall Maloo LSA. The company has stated frankly that it positions the ute as a performance model, stating that "while our rivals will wow you with improvements in emissions and fuel economy in a CV’s (commercial vehicle's) new model year, our offering – the new Maloo LSA – is more likely to impress with the arrival of its all-new, supercharged 6...
An HSV Maloo driven by an Australian-born journalist has set a new record at the oldest motorsport venue in the world still in continuous use - Shelsley Walsh hill climb in Worcestershire, UK. Autocar magazine editor-in-chief Steve Cropley became the first person to send a light-commercial vehicle (LCV) up the 1000-yard (914...
Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the release of the updated ‘MY12.5’ range, which sees the return of two entry-level models and a number of modest specification enhancements across the high-performance Commodore-based range...
Holden Special Vehicles has taken the wraps off its latest limited edition range, the HSV E Series 3 SV Black Edition. The HSV ClubSport R8, ClubSport R8 Tourer and Maloo R8 will all be available in SV Black Edition guise. Just 225 SV Black Edition models will be built in total: 100 ClubSport R8s, 100 Maloo R8s, and 25 ClubSport R8 Tourers...
Holden Special Vehicles is celebrating 20 years of HSV Maloo ute sales this year, since the brute V8 debuted at the 1990 Sydney Motor Show. To mark the occasion the company has released this limited edition 20 Years of Maloo R8...
An unlikely winner has taken out the 2009 Global Green Car Challenge with the new HSV E Series 2 Maloo claiming top honours by achieving a 48.76 per cent reduction in fuel consumption when compared to its fuel rating label figure. Over the entire trip, the Maloo had a combined average fuel consumption of 7...
