GO
GoAutoLogo
MENU

Make / Model Search

New models - HSV - W427

First drive: HSV launches mighty new flagship

Wild: Walkinshaw-badged HSV flagship is sold out for 2008.

HSV's wicked W427 finally races in and shows itself to be an everyday supercar

22 Jul 2008

HOLDEN Special Vehicles this week officially launched its new flagship model – the 7.0-litre W427 that first appeared at the Melbourne motor show in March – and announced a final price of $155,500 (including the increased luxury car tax).

Customer car production started at HSV’s new dedicated W427 assembly area in Melbourne on Monday as the media launch commenced at and around Calder Raceway with a handful of pre-production cars.

As we reported last month, production will be limited to 427 units over the next two years or so and the initial batch of 90 – determined by the availability of the LS7 engine from Detroit – will be finished by the end of this year.

20 center image HSV managing director Scott Grant said that the first 90 orders were processed with $10,000 deposits in the past three weeks, so the first batch is a sell-out.

Built to celebrate HSV’s 20th anniversary, the 375kW/640Nm Chevrolet-engined W427 is “the car HSV has always wanted to build” and has been the focus of the organisation, said engineering manager Joel Stoddart.

Although the core of the engine is shipped complete to HSV in Clayton, all of the externals – including the dry sump, the exhaust system and the cold air induction system – were developed for the engine in Australia.

The standard Corvette engine computer and the electronic stability control systems have also been modified after more than a year of local calibration work.

HSV sales and marketing chief Darren Bowler said that the W427 is being targeted at more expensive European performance cars including the Audi S6 (5.2-litre V10), BMW M5 (5.0-litre V10), Mercedes-Benz AMG E63 (6.2-litre V8) and Maserati Quattroporte (4.2-litre V8).

Mr Bowler said that vehicle security had long been an HSV focus and, having pioneered the use of DataDot technology seven years ago, the company was upping the ante with the latest level of the Australian-developed system.

He said that the new DataDot ‘Platinum’ system employs “nano technology” that was developed in conjunction with the CSIRO to provide a second layer of parts authentication and is only available on the W427.

HSV claims that the DataDot system has reduced HSV thefts by 84 per cent.

GoAuto can help you buy a new W427

Customer Terms and Conditions – New Car Lead enquires

Agreement

This is an agreement between GoAutoMedia Pty Limited ACN 094 732 457 of PO Box 18, Beach Road, Sandringham, VIC, 3191 (“we/us”), the owner and operator of the GoAuto.com.au website (“the website”) and the person wanting GoAuto.com.au to provide them with a lead for the purchase of a new car (“you”).

By completing a New Car Lead Enquiry, you agree to the terms and conditions and disclaimers and acknowledge the policies set out below.

Terms and Conditions

  • In order for us to effect a lead you must you must complete a New Car Lead Enquiry (“Enquiry”).
  • We will call you as soon as possible after you complete the Enquiry and certainly no later than the next business day. When we call, we will discuss with you your new car requirements.
  • You consent to our passing on the Enquiry and your requirements to an appropriate authorised motor car dealer as a lead.
  • We will contact you again in approximately eight days following your initial enquiry to check on the progress of the Enquiry.
  • While we will provide the dealer with the Enquiry and details of your new car requirements, we take no responsibility for what happens after passing on that material as a lead.
  • You acknowledge that we are a new car information service providing new car editorial information, pictures and prices to our customers as a guide only. Any new car prices published on the website are the manufacturers’ recommended retail prices and do not include delivery charges and on-road costs. Any authorized motor car dealer to which we pass on your Enquiry as a lead will provide you with full details of the price at which the vehicle will be sold to you.
  • You acknowledge that we do not sell motor vehicles. Any sale of a new car to you by a dealer after we have passed on your Enquiry to that dealer as a lead, is a sale by that dealer not by us.

Privacy Policy– New Car Lead Enquires

  • We take privacy very seriously. We understand that you will only complete an Enquiry if you can trust us to protect your personal information and use it appropriately. Our policy is to ensure that the personal information collected when you make an Enquiry is only used for the purposes of connecting you with an authorised motor car dealer.
  • We do not on-sell information collected from you or any other customer.
  • From time to time, we may email you with information or promotions that may be relevant for car buyers. You will continue to receive communications from us unless you tell us that you do not want to receive any advertising or promotional information in the future by unsubscribing from these communications.
close
* Denotes required field
** Australian inquiries only

Click to share

Click below to follow us on
Facebook  Twitter  Instagram

HSV models

Catch up on all of the latest industry news with this week's edition of GoAutoNews
Click here