Posts Tagged ‘ Holden ’

2008 Holden Coupe 60 Concept

Holden Fans Get 60th Anniversary Present GM Holden today marked the diamond anniversary of its first all Australian car by unveiling a stunning two-door performance thoroughbred called Coupe 60. Coupe 60 celebrates the six decades since GM Holden built the 48-215 at its Fishermans Bend plant in Port Melbourne, Victoria, and provides a glimpse of Holden’s future [ READ MORE ]

2009 HSV W427

Holden Special Vehicles have officially unveiled Australia’s true world-beater, the HSV W427. The HSV W427, which had the covers taken off at the 2008 Melbourne Motorshow in ’showcar’ format, is now in production. Sales of the seven litre 375kW ‘Supercar’ has begun in Australia and New Zealand. [ READ MORE ]

2008 HSV GTS 40 Years Edition

HSV is commemorating 40 years of the first Australian Gran Turismo Sportivo (GTS) with the release of a limited edition GTS. First appearing on a HK Monaro in 1968, the GTS nameplate has been part of the HSV lexicon since its return to the market in 1992 in the form of the 200kW VP GTS and [ READ MORE ]

2008 HSV Senator Signature SV08

Twenty years on from the SV88, Holden Special Vehicles has released a limited run of 50 HSV Senator Signature SV08. Production is limited to 20 manual and 30 automatic Senator SV08 models priced from $82,700. The luxury SV08 receives exclusive lower paint-outs, sill plates and additional chrome accenting on the side mirrors and door handles. The [ READ MORE ]

2008 HSV ClubSport R8 Tourer

Holden Special Vehicles has launched the new HSV ClubSport R8 Tourer into the Australian market, with all the performance characteristics of the HSV brand in a versatile and luxurious new package. The HSV ClubSport R8 Tourer is the company’s first wagon since the all wheel drive Avalanche was released in 2003. [ READ MORE ]

2008 Vauxhall VXR8

New Vauxhall supersaloon priced at £34,995 6.0-litre V8, 420bhp, 0-60mph in 4.9 secs. First VXR model available with an auto gearbox Motoring enthusiasts across Britain mourned the passing of the Monaro. The only Australian-built car to be sold in the UK offered raw and exciting performance thanks to its 6.0-litre V8 and rear-wheel drive set up. But the thunder [ READ MORE ]

Bathurst 1000

Known as the “Great Race”, the Bathurst 1000 is a traditional 1000 km test of drivers, teams and machines held at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales. It has been the premier domestic motor racing event in Australia for decades – well before the development of the V8 Supercar category. It [ READ MORE ]

2004 Holden Torana TT36 Concept

The Torana Legend Lives Again – Australian International Motor Show, 7 October 2004: Holden today revived a famous Australian nameplate when it took the covers off a sensational show car called Torana TT36. Holden drew on General Motors’ global resources to build the hot pink Torana TT36, which is powered by an experimental 280kW twin turbo [ READ MORE ]

2005 Holden Efijy Concept

EFIJY is a radical custom coupe shape boasting V8 Supercar power under the bonnet, Chevrolet Corvette underbody and state-of-the-art automotive technology throughout. The ‘Soprano Purple’ paintwork highlights its curvaceous 5.2-metre body, reinterpreting the classic design cues of the iconic 1953 FJ Holden.The technology matches the larger-than-life design cues with a 480-kilowatt, supercharged six-litre V8 engine, [ READ MORE ]

2004 Holden Monaro Marilyn Concept

Holden has solved one of the Australian automotive industry’s long-standing mysteries by confirming the existence of a convertible Monaro coupe. But the one-off vehicle, built by contractors TWR Engineering and Edscha in Europe two years ago, will never reach production. [ READ MORE ]