Car reviews - HSV - W427 - sedanHSV modelsOverviewHSV launches its wildest, most expensive model ever, the 7.0-litre W427 sedan22 Jul 2008 HOLDEN Special Vehicles had a crack at building a 7.0-litre (427 cubic-inch) V8-engined model in 2002 with the HRT 427. That car never got off the ground as a road-going vehicle, but did succeed in winning the 2002 and 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour races and giving Peter Brock his last major race victory. However, the idea never went away and when then-chairman of GM Holden Denny Mooney suggested to HSV owner Tom Walkinshaw a couple of years ago that he could get supplies of the 375kW (500 horsepower) LS7 engine from the US and that it would make for a special 20th anniversary model, the wheels started moving quickly. The result is the W427, a limited-edition model that is largely hand-built and priced at some $155,500 – the most expensive Holden or HSV model ever built. Model release date: 1 July 2008 to 1 September 2009 All car reviews![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Previous model![]() ONLY two road-going examples of the HRT 427 were ever built, one of which is owned by an enthusiast while the other has long resided in the foyer of GM Holden’s Fishermens Bend HQ. Named after the Holden Racing Team and based on the two-door Monaro, the ultra-expensive car had a unique front suspension, a carbon-fibre bonnet and lightweight magnesium wheels. Power came from a 7.0-litre Chevrolet Corvette engine that reportedly developed 420kW/780Nm and pushed it to a top speed of 299km/h. The car was unveiled at the 2002 Sydney motor show and won two Bathurst 24 Hour races, but the production program was canned because the business case was deemed to be unworkable. |
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