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Orders Race In For HSV’s Hot W427
Neil Dowling
3 June 2008
www.carsguide.com.au
HSV's 370kW of thunder, the W427, starts production in July with a potential order book far outstripping its limited production run.
There is much interest about the car dubbed Australia's fastest production vehicle.
HSV managing director Scott Grant has 1500 expressions of interest and yet has production plans of only 200 of the hand-built special sedans.
Prices are now being crunched but Grant sees it falling in the $150,000 to $170,000 slot, a bit higher than the $125,000-plus hint dropped by HSV at the model's Melbourne Motor Show debut.
But the price could be even higher. What won't change is the 200 production run though Grant won't rule out a second-tier model line using the same drivetrain.
Only six W427 — for Walkinshaw and the imperial-measure cubic-inch capacity of the engine — cars will be made each week.
“We can only manage six a week,” Grant said. “We're saying 200 today. But when we fix the price, we'll also confirm production numbers.
“We'll stick at 200. But we could produce variations on that theme.”
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HSV W427 With $168,000 Price Tag?
Australian Car Advice
11 May 2008
www.caradvice.com.au
HSV has sent a letter out to customers who have lodged an expression of interest for the 7.0-litre V8 powered HSV W427 which outlines the expected price range for the ’super car’.
This letter confirms the production model will carry the W427 namesake as well as the red leather interior as seen at the Melbourne Motor Show.
However those eager to put their names down for the limited production W427 may be deterred by the price tag, confirmed by HSV as being between $148,000 and $168,000 plus on road costs.
This is well above the initial estimated price of around $125,000 and could potentially see it hit showrooms at a premium of almost $100,000 over the standard HSV Clubsport.
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Second Coming - HSV's W427
Jesse Taylor
22 April 2008
www.wheelsmag.com.au
HSV's 427 weapon lives again - but this time you'll actually be able to buy one. Prepare for a fundamental shift in the performance playing field.
Forget GT-HO Phase III, E38 Charger and GTS 350 Monaro – Australia has a new performance king. With its 370kW 7.0-litre V8, HSV’s W427 hammers every other locally-built muscle car and threatens to bloody the nose of European heavy hitters like BMW’s V10 M5 and Mercedes’ E63 AMG. With a claimed 0-100km/h time of 4.7-seconds it’ll have no problems running with the best European four-door super sedans.
“Since the original HRT 427 model, the core of the company has wanted to do a supercar program,” explained HSV managing director Scott Grant. “There’s been that simmering of interest. Once E Series was established in the marketplace we could start thinking about this.”
Like the HRT 427, the W427 is fitted with a 7.0-litre (or 427 cubic inch) V8 engine. Sourced from the Chevrolet Corvette Z06, the LS7 V8 produces 370kW and 640Nm – up 53kW and 90Nm over the 6.2-litre LS3 V8 that’s about to be launched across the rest of the HSV E Series range.
Unlike the stunning HRT concept, however, the W427 is destined for production in the third quarter of this year despite some mumblings from online conspiracy theorists that it could still go the way of the 2002 project.
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Neil Dowling
3 June 2008
www.carsguide.com.au
HSV's 370kW of thunder, the W427, starts production in July with a potential order book far outstripping its limited production run.
There is much interest about the car dubbed Australia's fastest production vehicle.
HSV managing director Scott Grant has 1500 expressions of interest and yet has production plans of only 200 of the hand-built special sedans.
Prices are now being crunched but Grant sees it falling in the $150,000 to $170,000 slot, a bit higher than the $125,000-plus hint dropped by HSV at the model's Melbourne Motor Show debut.
But the price could be even higher. What won't change is the 200 production run though Grant won't rule out a second-tier model line using the same drivetrain.
Only six W427 — for Walkinshaw and the imperial-measure cubic-inch capacity of the engine — cars will be made each week.
“We can only manage six a week,” Grant said. “We're saying 200 today. But when we fix the price, we'll also confirm production numbers.
“We'll stick at 200. But we could produce variations on that theme.”
Click here to continue article
HSV W427 With $168,000 Price Tag?
Australian Car Advice
11 May 2008
www.caradvice.com.au
HSV has sent a letter out to customers who have lodged an expression of interest for the 7.0-litre V8 powered HSV W427 which outlines the expected price range for the ’super car’.
This letter confirms the production model will carry the W427 namesake as well as the red leather interior as seen at the Melbourne Motor Show.
However those eager to put their names down for the limited production W427 may be deterred by the price tag, confirmed by HSV as being between $148,000 and $168,000 plus on road costs.
This is well above the initial estimated price of around $125,000 and could potentially see it hit showrooms at a premium of almost $100,000 over the standard HSV Clubsport.
Click here to continue article
Second Coming - HSV's W427
Jesse Taylor
22 April 2008
www.wheelsmag.com.au
HSV's 427 weapon lives again - but this time you'll actually be able to buy one. Prepare for a fundamental shift in the performance playing field.
Forget GT-HO Phase III, E38 Charger and GTS 350 Monaro – Australia has a new performance king. With its 370kW 7.0-litre V8, HSV’s W427 hammers every other locally-built muscle car and threatens to bloody the nose of European heavy hitters like BMW’s V10 M5 and Mercedes’ E63 AMG. With a claimed 0-100km/h time of 4.7-seconds it’ll have no problems running with the best European four-door super sedans.
“Since the original HRT 427 model, the core of the company has wanted to do a supercar program,” explained HSV managing director Scott Grant. “There’s been that simmering of interest. Once E Series was established in the marketplace we could start thinking about this.”
Like the HRT 427, the W427 is fitted with a 7.0-litre (or 427 cubic inch) V8 engine. Sourced from the Chevrolet Corvette Z06, the LS7 V8 produces 370kW and 640Nm – up 53kW and 90Nm over the 6.2-litre LS3 V8 that’s about to be launched across the rest of the HSV E Series range.
Unlike the stunning HRT concept, however, the W427 is destined for production in the third quarter of this year despite some mumblings from online conspiracy theorists that it could still go the way of the 2002 project.
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