WALKINSHAW PERFORMANCE has announced a new addition to its product line-up: the new WP190 Supercharger. Developed for use with the GM LS3 V8 found in HSV’s V8 range, the WP190 succeeds the WP122 Supercharger.

Walkinshaw says the new supercharger is good for drawing up to 422kW and 727Nm of torque out of the LS3 V8. [...]

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HSV CEO Scott Grant has resigned from his role at Holden Special Vehicles, having spent just 14 months in the top job.

The sudden move by Grant was confirmed in a statement released by HSV, which referred to Grant’s resignation as being “effective immediately”. The statement also confirmed that Grant will be returning to Sydney, where [...]

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We all know that for the most part car values go in one direction and it’s generally down. However there are exceptions and I believe that it is possible to make money by buying the right car.

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Want a ute that’s got a bit more muscle? Walkinshaw Performance have tweaked the turbodiesel Mitsubishi Triton to enhance power and handling, giving the well-to-do tradesman a little more performance in their weekday workhorse.

The Walkinshaw Performance edition Triton, which is being sold in Europe as the L200, features a variety of Ralliart upgrades to its [...]

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Despite record high petrol prices and world wide panic surrounding carbon emissions, just over 25% of all new Holden Commodores are sold with V8 engines.

Holden’s performance arm HSV has more then enough reason to celebrate 20 years in the business this year, with thanks to all time sales records been broken for the last twelve [...]

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One of the stars of the Sydney Motor Show was HSV’s new Maloo R8. While the 20th Anniversary Clubsport was a let-down the Maloo R8 was the opposite and garnered plenty of attention.

Part of the HSV line-up for more than ten years, the Maloo in VE guise takes the concept of the sports utility to [...]

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Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) is set to take on Bathurst in a big way in 2007 with a convoy of five white commemorative HSV ClubSport R8s descending on the town next week - and as you can see from the pictures the folks on the mountain are unlikely to miss them.GALLERY » 20th anniversary e [...]

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If your passion is V8s, then Tom Walkinshaw will be no stranger to you. He seems to own everything that’s anything to do with Holden and V8s. Walkinshaw Performance is his aftermarket hot Holden V8 tuning house. If you want to make your V8 VE go, blow or slow better than the chaps next door, [...]

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One of CarUpdates favourite Aussie made cars is heading for the UK. The Elfin Clubman and Streamliner will go on sale in the next few months where they will be sold through two specialist Vauxhall dealers who are currently gearing up for the arrival of the Vauxhall VXR8 (E-Series HSV).

It is a logical move given [...]

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This will test the age and memory of Australian performance car fans. Yesterday, an Australian built Giocattolo was the fastest car in the Classic division at the Tempco Prologue in George Town. The Giocattolo powered past the Porsches to finish the 4.82km course in 3min 21.21seconds.The silence is deafening as the younger readers think to [...]

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We all got our first look at Mitsubishi’s TMR 380 late last year and were able to ogle it again at the Melbourne Motor Show in early March.

Granny put on her best frock and some bright red lipstick.

I have to admit that it is not one of my favourite cars, even fluffed and buffed in [...]

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Change has been in the air at Elfin since its purchase in late 2006 by the Tom Walkinshaw Group. The new owners have reacted quickly to requests from potential owners for a less expensive Elfin MS8 sportscar range.

Elfin MS8 Streamliner - Can now be yours for $99,990

This has led to a recent review of the [...]

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