Holden Special Vehicles and parent company Walkinshaw will show their first product in a world without an Australian-built Holden Commodore—and it’s going to be a pickup truck. HSV teased the hopped-up pickup on its official Facebook page and declared December 8 as its debut day.
HSV previously filed to trademark the “Wildfire” name, which could find a way to its modified Colorado. However, reports disagree over what the new pickup will focus on. Car Advice reported the HSV pickup will focus on off-road capabilities and boast a reworked design and special Continental off-road tires. Meanwhile, the standard 2.8-liter Duramax four-cylinder turbocharged engine will stick around.
Wheels reported otherwise and said Cadillac’s 3.6-liter twin-turbo V6 engine will find a home under the hood. It’s the same engine fitted to the current CTS V-Sport, which makes 420 horsepower and 430 pound-feet of torque. We certainly hope the latter report rings true.
It’s also unclear if the truck will sport an HSV badge or usher in the Walkinshaw name for future Holden-based products. Previous reports indicated HSV will go away with the parent company’s name tapped as a replacement. We’ll know more in a few short days.
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Hmmm appears to be a replacement for the HSV ute.
Hmmm also appears it may be priced like the HSV ute. In other words it will not be cheap.
So before someone says bring it here consider how much it would cost to buy and consider how many would really sell. Sure it would be a cool truck but a full size Raptor competitor would be easier to sell and more profitable.
I would love to see it but just not at the price they would have to charge.
HSV, erhm, Walkinshaw… certainly know how to CHARGE for their product!
It is not cheap to do what they do and if people will pay it more power to em.
With the imports it’s become $=HP if you want HP you have to buy the most expensive model,
Ex MB & BMW no V8 in a sedan unless you buy the amg/m models, starting price 170k
Holden & ford offered a V8 in an entry level car, the complete opposite of the other brands.
Holden to close and now also HSV to finish shows of unloischer model planning at GM and especially Holden.
The big V6 is already offered without turbo in identical GM models. So the installation of the Cadillac ATS-V engine with a special four-wheel is not necessarily expensive. Here GM and Holden only follow the laws of the market. A lot of HP is also worth a lot of dollars for the customer.
I will remain a Holden and SV fan for all models until 20 October 2017.
Switching model lettering is not my world !!!