IN EARLY APRIL, Holden Special Vehicles advised that enthusiasts and collectors eager to get their hands on a future classic would need to pull out the cheque book by April 28 to make the cut.

That day now long gone, HSV has announced that the last order to be filled, W427 number 137, has rolled off [...]

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If you’re one of the moneyed-up few who’ve got little compunction about paying AU$155,500 for HSV’s self-proclaimed ‘Aussie Supercar’, the W427, then you’d better hurry up.

Holden Special Vehicles has announced that prospective buyers have until April 28 to place their order for one of the 375kW V8 monsters, before the books close for ever.
“We announced [...]

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Having thrown its unveiling punch at the Melbourne Motor Show earlier this year (the W427), HSV’s Sydney stand was a little lower key than we are used to. However, the performance brand has some impressive metal to display nevertheless.

The W427 was once again on show, this time the production model (Melbourne featured a concept). As [...]

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Holden Special Vehicles has today officially unveiled its 375Kw 7.0-litre W427 and at the same time announced that this year’s manufacturing run of 90 W427’s has already been pre-sold. Production of the W427 is now underway along with sales in Australia and New Zealand.

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When the covers first came off the HSV W427 at this years Melbourne Motor Show, the limelight was stolen by Holden’s Coupe 60 concept. The first production ready 7.0-litre LS7 powered HSV sedan ran a distant second to the sexy new coupe in the level of interest that was shown.

But that has all changed today, [...]

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Autoexpress are reporting that HSV’s W427 will be heading to the UK, where it will become the high-priced headline act alternative to the VXR8. We were lucky enough to see the W427 at its Melbourne Motor Show debut and while first appearances might fool those not in the know, it is under the hood where [...]

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Last year we saw a mint example of a 1971 Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III set a new sale price record for an Australian car, a massive $750,000. Not bad you might be thinking. Well, that record has been comprehensively smashed with the $920,000 sale of a Monaro based HRT 427, one of only two [...]

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Holden Special Vehicles unveiled their new W427 at the Melbourne Motor Show last Friday, the car they claim is the final instalment in the company’s 20th anniversary celebrations.

The W427 is finished in the same Panorama Silver as the car that started it all for HSV, twenty years ago, the original Group A SS VL Commodore.

HSV [...]

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Once again Holden and HSV have trumped the opposition at the 2008 Melbourne Motor Show. First the covers came off the oft rumoured, much anticipated LS7 7.0-litre powered VE based hard charger. No, its not being called the GTS-R - HSV have dubbed it the W427 and then the Coupe60…more on that next.

HSV are suggesting [...]

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