Holden Special Vehicles is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a V8-powered show car that redefines Australian muscle machines and will become the fastest car ever produced in Australia.Revealed at the Melbourne motor show, the HSV W427 is a Commodore based four-door with a 7.0 litre engine producing 370kW of power, which is almost 500 horsepower in the old scale.
A mildly different production version of the W427 show car – a one-off concept created for the motor show – will go on sale towards the middle of 2008 priced somewhere between $A140,000 and $A170,000, The Unique styling gives the HSV W427 a more aggressive nose characterized by a V8 Supercar-inspired bumper and larger grille designed to feed more air into the engine.The HSV W427 can accelerate to 100km/h in about 4.7 seconds, matching similar explosive acceleration figures from more expensive vehicles such as the BMW M5, Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG and upcoming Audi RS6.
The HSV W427 is fitted with a US-sourced 7.0-litre V8 which is also used in the Chevrolet Corvette and a unique two-mode exhaust system is designed to improve the characteristic V8 engine sound. The 20-inch alloy wheels partially hide even bigger six-piston AP brake calipers said to provide supreme stopping potential. The HSV W427 is also fitted with the latest Holden safety features, including an electronic stability control system and six airbags."W" InW427 is a reference to Tom Walkinshaw who was the HSV (Holden special Vehicles) Founder, And the number 427 relate to the size of the engine in cubic inches.
The interior is all covered in leather, Including, Seats, Steering Wheel, Parts of the dashboard, Door handles and gear lever surrounds.There will only be Four HSV W427s produced per week and each is made to order only. They will all be individually numbered and accompanied by a unique customer loyalty program.
There’s little doubt in my mind that the HSV W427 is destined to become the most desirable, and one of the most exclusive HSVs ever built. I'm sure the Ford fans will beg to differ though.
2 comments:
Very nice looking. I look forward to it coming out.
Looks really great...
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