Australian Corvette Equivelant

[FuryX21]

The first 3 cars at the top sort of resemble Pontiac Grand Ams, which just so happen to be another GM product.

 

[Dudebusta]

yeah HSV stands for holden special vehicle.

now that the TransAms and the Camaros are gone, holden is sending the monaros over to replace them.

the new pontiac GTO will also be a monaro.

 

[Shannon]

i saw the new monaro yesterday....it's pretty good

saw a camaro a few seconds later at the traffice lights

 

[Dudebusta]

i dont like the look of the new monaros...but i like the way theyve done the GTS up now. it should have always been a coupe.

 

[jag_man_v12]

Originally posted by Dudebusta
thats 5th gear. sixth still to come...

and he used nearly a tank full of petrol to get there

 

[jag_man_v12]

Originally posted by Dudebusta

Holden makes probably the best Australian made cars and most of em are V8's.

no most are the V6

 

[Josh]

Originally posted by Dudebusta
thats 5th gear. sixth still to come...

So, is it normal for people to take gears that far into redline?

 

[Dudebusta]

Josh - well not really but is a bit of fun. your S2000 would have a 9 or 10 g redline am i right?

Jagman -
theres the 2 coupes (GTO, GTS) \350,
1 of the 2 monaros (CV8) \350,
clubsport and the clubsport R8 \350,
the maloo ute \350,
the SS sedan and ute \350,
senator \350,
grange \350,
statesman \350,
sv300 \350,
the hrt ute (427ci LS6 chev),
the R8 response (the hsv boat 350 LS1 chev),
the calais \350
and...um...if theres one i missed oops.

but trust me theres more v8's than 6's in the commodores.

 

[Dudebusta]

Originally posted by jag_man_v12


and he used nearly a tank full of petrol to get there

nah i doubt it, look at the guage, its 3/4 full. thats his work car and if you go to this site www.3rotor.com and click clubsport in the non rotaries section, theres heaps of pics, movies and info on the car.

the 350's have gotten a little better on fuel...pitty about the v6's. leave em too long with out a tune and they blow goats.

 

[frestkd]

I think GM is going to bring in the HSV GTO 255 for the New Pontiac GTO. I think Corvette Z06 is using the HSV 300 Kw V8 Engine. I hope GM brings more Holden/HSV Cars over to the US. I think the UTE could sell in the US as an El Camino.

KDF

 

[jag_man_v12]

Originally posted by Dudebusta
Josh - well not really but is a bit of fun. your S2000 would have a 9 or 10 g redline am i right?

Jagman -
theres the 2 coupes (GTO, GTS) \350,
1 of the 2 monaros (CV8) \350,
clubsport and the clubsport R8 \350,
the maloo ute \350,
the SS sedan and ute \350,
senator \350,
grange \350,
statesman \350,
sv300 \350,
the hrt ute (427ci LS6 chev),
the R8 response (the hsv boat 350 LS1 chev),
the calais \350
and...um...if theres one i missed oops.

but trust me theres more v8's than 6's in the commodores.

what you have listed is the special models ..what about all the exutive models and and all the taxi models the everyday commodore is a V6 go find production numbers and then tell me

 

[jag_man_v12]

and by the way im not going to get into a holden debate the are good cars but buy choice I would not buy one they have no appell to me

 

[Dudebusta]

Originally posted by frestkd
I think GM is going to bring in the HSV GTO 255 for the New Pontiac GTO. I think Corvette Z06 is using the HSV 300 Kw V8 Engine. I hope GM brings more Holden/HSV Cars over to the US. I think the UTE could sell in the US as an El Camino.

KDF

your right about the GTO. they are also relpacing the camaro and the firebird with monaros. i have no doubt the utes will go over too. we need more export and the us wants it from what i hear. should be interesting to see the body mods they do.

 

[Dudebusta]

theres the standard commies (suck) and the exec's. i wasnt using production numbers i was using the engine size (350ci).

i doubt id ever buy a commodore. if i had the cash id get a GTS but nothing else. imagine working over a base 300kW...spells potential to me.

 

[frestkd]

I looked at www.3rotor.com and the owner of the HSV Clubsport R8. When he upgraded the suspension, it looks kinda like BMW 2002, 3 series (E21, E30, and E36) suspension systems. I want to see a GTO in ALMS GT class beatin up Porsches, but then Porsche will wine and cry to the ACO. Yeah I'm still kinda upset over the ACO ban on the BMW E46 M3 GTR.

Kristof Frestedt
frestkd@yahoo.com

 

[Dudebusta]

good site aint it.

 

[frestkd]

yup 3rotor is a very good site I want to see that 26b rotary finished

 

[Dudebusta]

yeah me 2. ill be expecting some good speed tests and skids. haha lance warren is a champ

 

[frestkd]

If i had the money I like to build a rotary motor for a Factory Five Daytona Cobra Coupe! Look at http://www.factoryfive.com/ it's a company that makes cobra kit cars. All the cars use off the shelf parts from Mustangs and T-Birds. I don't think they make right hand driven cars though.

Kristof Frestedt
frestkd@yahoo.com

 

[ALPHA]

HSV = Drool

*drip *puddle getting bigger* *drip* etc etc

 

[SandStorm]

Originally posted by LoudMusic
Did you say .... ass crack?

Nice looking cars.

FYI: 1kW = 1.36hp so the monster 300kW is 408hp. I think that could make me happy (:

~LoudMusic

I knew that!
BTW, nice job pasting from hsv.com.au, Dudebusta!

 

[SandStorm]

Originally posted by gigo
HSV = Drool

*drip *puddle getting bigger* *drip* etc etc

Ahhh, the simple effect of one when viewing the HSV! I have a bucket with me everytime I surf www.hsv.com.au to catch all the !

 

[trunks]

they sure are nice looking. And Holden is a division of GM? Amazing...I bet GM would really see a turn-around finacially if they somehow sold those things over here, i mean, i'm sure a lot of people would be intrested in buying one as an alternative to say a IS 300 or a 325. Or just to, at least, blow the doors off a M.

 

[F2002]

Well everyone one knows that Holden is the Vauxhall of Australia and that it dominates the Aussie V8 series...

 

[Dudebusta]

Originally posted by trunks
they sure are nice looking. And Holden is a division of GM? Amazing...I bet GM would really see a turn-around finacially if they somehow sold those things over here, i mean, i'm sure a lot of people would be intrested in buying one as an alternative to say a IS 300 or a 325. Or just to, at least, blow the doors off a M.

well next year the new pontiac GTO will be a 225 kW HSV GTO and because the V8 camaros and firebirds are going, holdens exporting the Monaro. theylle probably receive a facelift but it will still be sheer ozzie grunt under the bonnets.