HSV Clubsport
HSV developing 375kW V6 for 2018 Commodore ‘VXR’ – report
Australians might be about to lose one of its favourite sports sedans, but it seems the next-gen 2018 Commodore ‘VXR’ variant, potentially branded as a HSV, could receive a new twin-turbo V6. According to an...
2017 HSV Clubsport LSA vs Lexus GS F: V8 sedan comparison (video)
Okay, so the 2017 HSV Clubsport R8 LSA and Lexus GS F aren’t perfect head-to-head competitors on paper. One produces around 20 per cent more power than the other, while one is priced around 80...
2017 HSV range revealed, 474kW GTSR W1 confirmed
After a shipload of speculation, enthusiasm, and excitement, Holden’s performance arm, HSV, has finally revealed the 2017 HSV range, including the much-rumoured GTSR W1 hero car. These are the last locally-made HSVs to hit the...
2017 HSV GTS-R W1 spotted? Official debut later tonight
Hours before the 2017 HSV range is revealed at midnight, pictures and details have been spilled on HSV Forums and Facebook, potentially showing the GTS-R W1 in all its glory. While it is unknown exactly...
2017 HSV GTS-R ‘W1’ spotted? To be revealed February
HSV’s final revision for its GEN-F range will apparently be revealed next month, before being replaced by import-based cars next year. An eagle-eyed snapper from HSV Owner’s Club Facebook page has caught the revised cars...
2018 HSV renderings show potential future for Aussie sports sedan
Even though Australian car manufacturing has one leg down the S-bend, you can’t expect thousands of enthusiasts touched by our industry to forget their passion and turn their backs on what they love. This is...
HSV’s future; where to go after local Commodore ends?
HSV has indicated it will have a post-2017 presence, consisting of modified, imported vehicles instead of the predominantly local offerings it has been known for since inception in 1987. Only a handful of HSVs have...
410kW HSV Clubsport R8 Tourer special edition coming
Holden will stop producing the Commodore in Australia late next year, and this means performance arm HSV will stop producing its range of V8 Commodore-based models. According to a source speaking with PerformanceDrive, who prefers...
HSV passes 85,000 production milestone, approaches 30th anniversary
HSV is celebrating the production of its 85,000th vehicle at its Melbourne-based facility. The milestone car was a blue Clubsport R8 LSA sedan. Holden Special Vehicles, or HSV as it is more commonly known, produced...
HSV announces special editions to send off LS3 V8
HSV has confirmed the production of three final limited edition models for 2016, sadly marking the end of the road for the iconic LS3 V8 powerplant. After its introduction in 2008, three upcoming models will...
HSV to continue on after Commodore production ceases – report
HSV has given the strongest indication yet that a hotted-up version of the next, imported Commodore will indeed be part of its future lineup and that it intends to continue doing the design and finishing...
2016 HSV Clubsport R8 review (video)
It started life as a humble Aussie icon. Now, the HSV Clubsport sits in the market as one of the most powerful production sedans in the world. Isn’t it a shame the MY2016 is going...
