2017 HSV GTSR W1 tech walk around 

I'm a ford dude but, holy fuck ls9 is bad ass.

what is with the stoppage of production for commodores and hsvs and all that ??

but still a very impressive bit of kit from hsv. well done to the team involved!! such a shame we will never see just how amazing the future cars would have become from either garage ( holden ford )

Without seeing it in person I personally think a standard GTS in better looking but what they've changed doesn't offend me. The alcantara interior is interesting and that exhaust note sounds particularly angry. Pity more are available but that's the way it goes I guess, nice though for those who've managed to secure one.

Can I have one or in the use version sent overseas?

Love it !!

imagine what the Maloo will look like 😍

Any to come to the u.s???

Did anyone notice the bend radius from carbon intake to the throttle body??? Looks outta place like it was shoehorned in

i already got one of these in my garage been sitting there for a good 20 years or so

Love to have one in Iceland ;-)

It still runs 12s on the 1/4 though? Surely with that much power it would be in the 11s. If more money was invested in the chassis i.e. weight saving and maybe traction issues resolved it would be a much better, more refined car. ZR1 has really good traction & take off and retains its FR layout.

Awesome 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😍👌

Just imagine getting lingerfinger get there hands on it to tune it and make it better, you would have a bulletproof engine and running gear and at least 600Kw at the flywheel running all day everyday without missing a beat at all, Or Calloway to do the upgrades, making a new 240 miles per hours beast with the right speedo and other dash requirements as well, having the extra gauges on the EDI system to match it as well ? Basically a new version of the hammerhead, but with the VF/ Zeta platform etc. :) All internals done in the engine, auto and diff, engineered right the first time, so that you could race it everyday, as long as you change the oils and filters, that way no matter what ford brings out like the mustang and even the shelby GT300 could not keep up with it, due to the gearing and other aspects of hte way the engines puts the power down to the ground, its not worth having 650KW at the engine if the power just goes to the rear wheels, basically even better why not use a AWD system made by the current HD GMC trucks and do that up with better stronger internals and then it would be a beast, if your going too go all out and make the last Holden / HSV, why not make tow version Rear wheel drive and AWD versions, so clients hav the choice, after all its about the clients and making cars to suit those clients which is to say if they are going to spend around 200K, it needs to be as good as say a pource or a Tesla as far as the speeds etc. :)

beast

Ancap 5 stars?

Also the seats, what the hell, you would think they would be 16 way adjustable, heating.cooling both front and rear, blue ray players in the back headrests, just like most euopean sports cars / luxury cars etc. :) yet cost so much less and get the W1 a run for its money as well. :) No change to the seats other then what its covered with ?

They went carbon fiber intake like the XR8 Sprint :)

aussie ZR1 very nice

As far as the breaks, its still squeals like a cat and the noise drives people mad, especially when cold days and just before you stop at lights it sounds like you have a cat that is stuck under the guards, lol :) thats the price you pay for performance brakes, but theres a quicks fix as well, just rubber sticky shims which gets put onto the rear of the pads stops all that squeaking noises, lol :) so a 25.00 part which is enough to do all the rotors and pads basically for one car, heres the link which if people want to stop the noise, cheers :) www.empoweredautoparts.com.au/ebc-anti-squeal-shims-for-disc-brake-rotors-large Which applys to all cars with performance rotors pads, like the redlines, GTS/R and HSV models etc. :) Basically all it is is the vibration of the pad when it makes contact with the disc, which is why if you drive a normal car with no performance brakes and you dog knows your home yet you dont drive a V8 at all, rumbling as you pull up in the driveway, just the frequency of the nosies which DOGs can hear thus they know your home, but you cant hear anything at all?. :)

I'm not a Holden man (tho definitely appreciate them & any car) but it is a huge shame that they're stopping production as well as Ford putting the halt on Aussie manufacturing. The biggest let down with this car is they didn't make it look like limited edition. Think of the VL Walkinshaw and more importantly the original GTS-R with its bright yellow paintwork and black wheels.... yes it was panned for its out there colour combination at the time, but if you see one out on the road or parked somewhere there's no mistaking it for a cooking model Commodore! This last model should of had a defining visual feature.

lord have mercy, the fuel bills

what is the point of spending approximately 37% more than a GTS on having that extra 66kw more power for no noticeable change in acceleration? It cant put it to the ground

mighty holden top class engine

Should have been bright yellow like the vs one

Why not just use the new LT4 engine?

I wish they sold these in America awesome car but they should've just went with the new LT v8 platform instead

One day I own this car

wait for the walky upgrade to 575kw for a cheap 35k hahahs ohh and still run a 12sec qt.

FG F6 310kw 80-120 in 2.7

Just wish they would make more than 300, because then i might have a chance...

u could probably ship a hell cat charger over here for less than 170, and that thing has 700hp

lt4 engine does not meet up with the tr6060 gearbox + lt4 is very expensive

Its a guard not a fender FFS.

would have been nice if they used an engine like the lt4 rather than the outdated ls9, and 170k for a tricked out commodore? no good

Horsepower?

Just dyno'd at 513rwhp... so that's 123hp lost through the drivetrain... sounds believable...

So 4.5 sec quicker, which is unreal when you think of what the GTS represents, it's supposed to be HSV'S top of the range sport model, yet all they needed to do is put the right suspension and the right tyre /rim combo and you have a quick track car, but most people who have a GTS, do not take it to the track to race at all, i have not seen one stock GTS at a test track at all never, other than owners driving that car to a track day ? also that they did not let the general public know about the car before all of them were sold is showing that those in the know brought one, way before anyone had the chance to know about it? Which is a monopoly, i cant wait till someone puts a ACCC complaint about the range and the fact that the average Australian did not get the chance to buy one, they were all sold and then the said that holden/HSV were going to release the GTSR W1 ?

stock f6 will still beat it

Would never pay the price tag for it but... I don't see how it can be so expensive. Oh right, I live in Australia..

Holden still make cars? Good luck.

If only we could get a new rival for the GTS-R W1 cough* cough* FPV.......

0-100 4.1 sec My stock ve ssv does 5.1

This is a pontiac G8.

I would'nt waste my money on this car, holden will be of the market soon here in australia and it will be hard to argue with the customer service when something does go wrong with this car. Holden is one of the company lacking in this department. Don't get me wrong they are good cars, fast, good design, and an aussie icon but reliability is the issue here.

170k is too much ls9 aint worth that much id buy just the normal gtsr or gtsr maloo the w1 doesn't make up the extra 50k

5:25 I can see orange peel in the paint WTF? $170k you expect a damn near perfect paint job

its okay forr 150000...

uhm uh uh uhm uh uh uhm like ah uhm ....... typical holden

Yeah and there all sold to mate of the bosses of Holden , the average guy with a bit of coin can't get one , I love commodores , but no one cares about this car you better off with a 2017 ssv redline its the real last funny dore ever

Lol...and parts falling off as you drive down the road because all the workers are loosing their jobs in a few months...

wtf is she wearing on her legs yuk

How can any self respecting bogan afford one? And how thirsty is it. What you saying about an old engine? There's a reason why the engine went out of production. Answers on reply please.

colours are shit. they need to bring out black, white with black roof or silver, gold. paying over 100 grand and they give you candy crap

its an American car

I love how they call it the fastest Aussie car but it has a Chevy American made engine?? Like what are you doing Holden please just stop your cars are not even Australian any more the falcon is the great Austrian car not the commodore Holden were great until they released the commodore in 1978

Only cashed up bogans will drive this car... Smart professionals drive euro ...