2012.5 HSV 25th Birthday Range Announced, Clubsport And Maloo Return
HSV has announced a raft of updates for the '2012.5' model year, celebrating the local performance brand's 25th anniversary. Accompanying the announcement is news of new Clubsport and Maloo models, the nameplates rejoining their higher-
HSV has announced a raft of updates for the '2012.5' model year, celebrating the local performance brand's 25th anniversary.
Accompanying the announcement is news of new Clubsport and Maloo models, the nameplates rejoining their higher-spec R8 stablemates.
Among the upgrades is a power hike for the Senator Signature and all R8 cars, climbing from 317kW in the 2011 cars, to 325kW for the new model year.
R8 Models
Along with the power boost, all three R8 models pick up the 'special-edition' 20-inch forged-alloy SV wheels as standard equipment, replacing the regular 19-inch wheel.
Leather seats are also now standard with R8 models, upgrading from the cloth trim of outgoing models.
But while the updates form part of HSV's year-long birthday celebrations, these 2012.5 upgrades come at a cost. The ClubSport R8 manual rises from $67,990 to $71,500, while the Tourer version is up from $68,990 to $72,500.