Oz-some: HSV W427 launches Down Under
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the HSV W427
“She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts.” That’s what Han Solo says about the Millenium Falcon. You could apply the same saying to the HSV W427 super-duper sedan just launched by Holden’s in-house performance division. I mean, that front end has some serious issues, but the Corvette Z06’s LS7 V8 lurks behind it, and it’s no joke, giving the four-door 500 horses and 471 lb-ft of torque. Production is limited to 427 units total, 90 of which will be produced this year. All of those have already been spoken for at a heady $154,500 Australian dollars, including luxury tax. Buyers also get the opportunity to tour the cars’ production facility, and get a letter from Tom Walkinshaw, who started HSV some 20 years ago. The “W” in the car’s name is also a tribute to him. HSV says that the W427’s angry fascia emphasizes the cooling needs of the 7.0L V8. We think it mostly tells drivers who catch it racing up in their rearview to simply move out of the way…or be swallowed whole. We hear the car runs best when fed a steady diet of FPVs.
A slew of new photos have dropped in conjunction with the car’s production launch, all of which can be seen in the gallery below.
Gallery: 2008 HSV W427
[Source: HSV]
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