Holden Special Vehicles, or HSV, revealed its last batch of Zeta-based Holden Commodore yesterday with minor nip-tucks across the board in the design department. The hottest news is addition of the LSA 6.2-liter supercharged V8, which will be standard across the lineup minus the Caprice-based Grange.
So, we’re here to ask you, is the Gen-F2 range hot or not?
We can’t imagine HSV fans hating the new additions to the range of souped-up Aussie muscle cars, but to each their own, as styling is very much subjective.
Every HSV vehicle receives deeper vents in the front clip to feed the LSA’s thirst for air, but it looks no less aggressive. In the rear, things are much the same, though, the HSV Clubsport R8 Tourer does receive the same very attractive LED taillights as its Commodore cousin (and looks mighty good in Slipstream Blue).
Inside, the interior remains much the same, but hawk-eyed fans will notice the absence of gauges at the bottom of the center stack. HSV says they were removed to add extra storage, and we hear from owners they felt they were a tad “gimmicky” for the price point of a new HSV.
So, where do you stand? Has HSV dropped the hottest batch of hopped-up Holdens? Or, do you prefer the outgoing Gen-F range? Tell us in our poll, and talk to us in the comments.
Comments
Can’t buy, can’t buy, can’t buy, oh, and can’t buy.
The XTS Vsport’s roaring sales proved GM right, and all of us wrong. Holden’s RWD is just ancient. We should all move on and buy XTS’s… it’s the future!
Does this prove people are suckered by gimmicks?
I like the refreshed looks of the Commodore/SS (SS minus the wheels, bleh). However, it looks like HSV absolutely got it all right in every way possible. Look at how stunning these cars are GMNA…you failed us.
Should bring the whole line to US. It kills me that I can’t get a (El Camino) Ute!
I’m from Australia…and I love seeing when Americans ask for the Ute to be exported there
I’m from Australia…and I love seeing when Americans ask for the Ute to be exported there,
honestly the SS is a pretty good car for what it is…
but with the american market…I could see the HSV range ding a lot better than the SS alone…
and also…I don’t believe GM have the common sense to export the HSV range to America because it is such a simple business decision…the U.S market would go wild for the HSV range…I don’t get it…
Strange comment (ancient) to make about a car you have not driven!
The front facades look so Pontiac.
In my opinion GM should payed HSV to expand its capacity and offered these to you guys and girls in the US instead of the SS, I have a gut feeling they might have sold in much better numbers.
for example
Rename Malloo ute to the new el camino
clubsport to anything fast and famous from pontiac
grange to a marque luxury pontiac model etc etc
Makes me wonder if GM ever really wanted to Holden to US export experiment to ever really work.
GM did not want a big seller from Holden, it was only done to comply with a contract between Canberra & Holden for au tax dollars,
Now that the exchange rate is where it needs to be it’s too late.
I believe what your saying mate but that just seems so counter productive, if they could have made Holden profitable while supplying their customers in the US with much loved and popular products why wouldn’t they? GM’s corporate planning really does my head in sometimes. No matter for me now really though as ive accepted the closure and moved on. I will be a Mercedes man post 2017 for my RWD 4 door V8 daily driver.