The final HSV Maloo GTSR ever built has come onto the market in Western Australia, with an asking price of $958,000. The high-performance ute (build plate 600 of 600) is listed by dealer Gardner Autos, which had the car delivered new in 2017. Rather than selling it for the recommended retail price of $96,990 (plus on-road costd) when it arrived however, the Cannington-based dealership decided to sit on its appreciating asset for almost five years...
An extremely rare Holden Special Vehicles Maloo GTSR W1 – one of just four built – is poised to set a new record for the price paid at auction for an Australian-made road car. Bidding for the HSV Maloo GTSR W1 has already passed the $1 million mark a full fortnight before the hammer is due to fall in the Lloyds auction in late January 2021...
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...
