2013 HSV GTS Gen-F Track Test Review
2013 HSV GTS REVIEW
What’s hot: LSA V8’s linear power delivery, massive 430kW, bargain pricing.
What’s not: Rear brakes get a workout, still a very heavy car.
X-Factor: Just like a V8 supercar, but with licence plates, four doors and cupholders.
Vehicle style: Large performance sedan
Price: $92,990 (plus on-roads)
Engine/trans: 6.2 litre supercharged petrol V8/six-speed automatic transmission
Power/torque: 430kW/740Nm
OVERVIEW
It’s the most powerful vehicle to ever roll out of HSV’s Clayton factory, and the most technologically advanced performance car ever built in Australia.
Yet, at $92,990, the HSV GTS is also something of a bargain. No surprise then that several dealers have already sold their entire GTS allocation to buyers who have yet to see one in the metal.
Can you blame them? Getting 430kW of power for less money than a mid-grade Landcruiser is surely one compelling reason. Another, that the HSV Gen-F GTS could very well be the ultimate Australian-made muscle car.
And unlike HSV GTS’s of yore, the Gen-F GTS is a most unique beast.
Don’t let the VF Commodore bodyshell fool you; beneath the skin lies a bespoke mechanical package that has little crossover with the rest of the HSV Gen-F range.
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