2016 HSV Gen-F2 R8 LSA Review: HSV’s Hand-Me-Down Hero
The skinny: HSV has snuck the fire-breathing supercharged 6.2 litre V8 from its GTS halo car into the Clubsport R8, Tourer R8, Maloo R8 and Senator Signature.
It’s lost a little power in the process and the undercarriage is a little less sophisticated than what’s in the GTS, but the resulting car is an absolute rip-snorting performance bargain.
Vehicle Style: High performance large sedan/ute/wagon
Price: $76,990 (Maloo R8 LSA manual) to $92,990 (Senator LSA automatic)
Engine/trans: 400kW/671Nm 6.2 supercharged petrol 8cyl | 6sp manual/automatic
Fuel Economy tested: 22.5 l/100km
OVERVIEW
What a time to be alive.
The Holden Commodore isn’t long for this world, but it’s only getting sweeter as it ages. The same applies to its more raucous cousins, manufactured in Clayton, Victoria, by HSV.
With just two years left in their lifespan, HSV has turned up the heat on its non-GTS models by gifting them with the supercharged LSA V8 from the HSV GTS flagship, detuned to a slightly-less-insane 400kW and 671Nm.