HSV plans GTS-R hot-rod with 476kW - Wheels Magazine
PERFORMANCE car specialist HSV is working on a secret project to deliver the fastest and most powerful Holden ever – a GTS-R with at least 476kW and 819Nm. Wheels has learnt the car would be powered by the same supercharged LS9 V8 found in the... The lacklustre demand for the $150,000 HSV W427 in 2008 (Clayton had planned to build 427 of these, but only 137 were sold) will surely be fresh in HSV’s mind. If given the green light, a modern GTS-R will go down in history as the most powerful Australian muscle car ever. Artist’s impression of the Holden VF Series II on which the HSV GTS-R will be based. The LS9 engine’s 476kW/819Nm output easily trumps the 351kW/570Nm of the FPV GT-F, and would bring a significant 46kW/79Nm jump over HSV’s current GTS flagship. Shoehorning the hand-built 6. 2-litre V8 under a Commodore bonnet should be easy as the LS9 shares the same aluminium block and cylinder head as the supercharged LSA engine used in the GTS. Source: www.wheelsmag.com.au
