48 hours in a HSV GTS-R W1 | Wheels Australia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ค. 2017
- So this is it, then. The HSV GTS-R W1, a 474kW, 815Nm, tyre-frying knees-up as the curtain comes down. It’s impossible not to feel a tug in the gut, though.
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0:24 to 0:34 just listen, one of the best sounds ever, oh my
mate coudnt agree more
Ford fan and Miami owner here, so no bias - that thing is pure perfection.
Larry Punter this is TH-cam, if you have something else it is mandatory to make disparaging comments about this car, please try to be less reasonable and more aggressive in future.
+Larry Punter it's well equipped but also well overpriced. The GT-F was $77,990 when it was released, just imagine how good it would have been if FPV charged it's customers $150,000 ?...
The new E63 S AMG will murder this car...
Murat Harman the ironic thing is plenty of people did pay 150k+ to secure a
GT-F, for the car that was supposed to retail for far less.
+R Soul that's true... but I think the GT-F could have been a better equipped car if FPV had a bigger budget.
Using the 5.8L 493kW "Trinity" motor from the GT500 with a proper suspension/tyre setup would have made the last GT something really special...
Murat Harman Ford Australia had a budget of about $3.84 when they developed that car, I totally agree that something more special would have been really nice, but an all new engine would have blown their development costs to smithereens. The poor old Falcon and its marketing was allowed to wither on the vine for many years before it was finally mercifully killed off.
The GTS-R W1 and the XR6 Sprint will go up in value over the years, no doubt about it. There’s demand for both cars.
i have a 2014 senator signature, also have my eye on a 2017 senator 410kw should do me
I would love to own a Lamborghini or a Bugatti but man I want to own this real FRICKEN AUSSIE HSV BEAST
Who's here after seeing one just sell for $1million, this was a bargain when new
Awesome video guys, 6 min 24 seconds of perfection!
Finally, a good Australian reviewer 👌👏
5:40 as much as it is painful for me to say it but there is not gonna be a next one
A truly special car for sure, so raw and aggressive, epic sounding superchared LS9, what more could u want?
My dream car is the C6 ZR1 but it’s nice to see the LS9 put to good use elsewhere besides the states!
People here don't understand value! To say it is overpriced would mean that they couldn't sell them. The fact that they sold out so fast would indicate they were underpriced. Pricing is based on supply and demand not 0-100 times.
socialism is taxes on the consumer . Only left bludgers see high taxes not a problem .
It sold out because of opportunists, people that saw a limited run end of the line model, and snapped it up with the specific intention of flipping it for a profit. When production ceased, they all started showing up for sale well above list price from both dealers and private buyers. We're now into the second half of 2018 and one car site I use has twelve W1's for sale with delivery kilometres, between $220k and $300k.
it aint no gtsr w1 but honestly the joy i have owing and driving my 2010 e3 clubsport is indescribable. the HSV line is just perfect.
I don't know why people are shocked about the price, the gts tops $100,000 so an upgraded, limited edition final run is no surprise it costs what it does.
they're shocked because they think their non-buying opinion matters. if they're sold out, the price was exactly what it needed to be. that is the definition of "the right price".
@@leloodallasmultipass Now, almost 2 years later, people are shocked at how much they need to spend to buy a car with similar power and performance as a Commodore SS. No matter what people say about Australian made cars, you just couldn't beat the power to price ratio.
Watching this in Canada, makes me homesick
GLORIOUS!
Hi I love the car and can yo please get a sound clip of the exhaust system with someone standing at the back of the car and the car revving to 5000 rpm please.
Not sure why HSV sourced the redundant LS9 when the wet sump LT4 is readily available in GM inventory with comparable power figures,take nothing away from this beast though this is a car all Aussies should be proud of.
Patrrick McGregor or they could've simply got the same power from the lsa. would've been much cheaper and easier
They could have but I think there would have been fitment issues.
Plus the ls9 is a stronger built motor with fully forged internals unlike the newer Lt engines.
It's so beautiful.
Where was this filmed?
I just want one!, wait I can't have one!
I hear a lot of ford falcon whingers on every w1 video.the falcon had zero export market with good reason. The fg was a fitting end to ford Australia's feeble attempts to compete with the commodore. The au falcon nearly sent them broke with its hideous styling ??? Eb ed El ef s all blew head gaskets and cost a fortune in warranty claims. The boss motors were a breathless boat anchor and not even ford fans that I know go within 10 kilometres of them. And the gtf is not even in the same universe as a w1. Fords tight arse philosophy is legendary. Sticking to leaf springs for YEARS to save money using the same tailgate pressing on the last ford Utes that they used 10 years previous, finally using twin spot calipers only because holden had used them for several models while the press were crying that the Falcons brakes were marginal. And the list goes on and on. It was always going to be that Holden built the last real muscle car while ford sent an fg six cylinder ute down the line and went out with a whimper. They gave up long ago even trying to build ANYTHING with any real presence or street cred.
Captain Kaos this is true in more ways than ever!
Ford Australia’s tiny budget for Falcon design > GM sending every single Commodore design from Europe until what, the VE?
At least the Falcons died with dignity and didn’t get their name out on an unfitting POS Opel Insignia.
Sure Boss engines aren’t the best known engines, but there is history there, Boss engines go a fair way back. Holden only imported LSs because they couldn’t beat a straight six N/A with their V8s.
Imagine the shame in the chief engineers voice at HSV every time he called the GM guys asking for a bigger V8 because they couldn’t beat a taxi engine.
Got chopped by an xr6 turbo I see
I’m sorry but this is not a modern GT-HO phase 3. The modern day version of it is definitely the FG X XR6 Sprint without a doubt!
Absolutely pissed myself laughing when he said that, last time I checked the GTS-R was nowhere near the worlds fastest 4 door car.
Maxx Damage 6:04 What are u smoking? He said there generation will look back on this as something special. Hahahaha yeah right. The Holden boys have always thought they’ve been better in most areas. Sure there better if ur biased and loopy, but in reality no. I’m 16 mate and sure as hell I want an XR6 Sprint in the future and I’m somewhat apart of that generation. A GTSR W1 just lacks something like the XR6 Sprint. Oh yeah it’s been the demand over the years. Sure people are advertising GTSR W1s for a very high price but those people are delusional boomers who think they can make a quick buck by sticking it in a garage and saying it’s worth more because it hasn’t done any Kms. Lol. Pretty much every W1 owner is doing that. That doesn’t give it a rich history compared to the Fords where there out and about. If anything people would probably try to find a W1 that’s run in because that would be rarer. Lmao. W1s are just a modern EB / EL GT. Then try and find an XR6 Sprint with Kms less than 10 thousand that’s goes for a under 55 grand. It’s impossible because a lot have done many Kms. The Barra has become a motor everyone wants because it’s so unique despite it having less power from the factory as the pushrod princesses over in the Bommodore wing. Plus Barras aren’t being made anymore and Falcons just felt more Australian in the end. That’s why there getting up there in price recently. But with that said the motor in the W1 can just be found in a regular Corvette or Camaro. There a dyme-a-duzin. Sure the W1 is still a good car but it’s kinda overrated. Everyone loves an underdog aka the XR6 Sprint. Let’s also not forget now that the XR6 Sprint holds the title for the most powerful production inline 6 motor to be ever made in the world. GT-HO worthy right there that everyone glimpses over. Whilst the W1.... holds nothing except for it being the most powerful Australian car. But yet I’m suspicious of that because Holden never really gave a honest power figure. They just lied. Wouldn’t be surprised if it made only 340 RWKW. Lol. Oh and I’m not that gullible to believe what the magazine reviewers have said because it’s literally paid to come out of there mouths whilst Ford never really paid them and thats why they were so negative about them. It’s just so obvious. I even showed my mate whose not a car person a review of an FG X Falcon where they were negative about the car and then from which I showed him a Commodore review and he instantly picked up on it. He said “u can tell it’s deliberate. It’s like they didn’t won’t to be there for the Falcon one.” His words not mine. I’ve even heard stories on Holden websites in which people did honest reviews and Holden forced them to take it down because they didn’t want them to ruin there reputation.
Sad that Holden and hsv are almost dead,only till the 3rd October till they stop production :(
Thats Governments 4 U.Fun out of V8s Elec/Hybird. NO Thanks. and im in UK
They dead now
Such a great but final, sad page in the book of Holden. Only to be followed by the eulogy of the tainted name Commodore
Such an amazing car!! Its faster around a TRACK than the euro counterparts (amg, m3, m5, alfa) etc. Beats them down the 1/4 mile, looks and sounds freaking amazing! The brakes are bigger than Bugatti Veyron, and comes with a forged, dry sump motor all from factory with WARRANTY... You cant compare this to some "spend $20k on this shitbox and it will beat it".
Amazing job HSV, should be very proud.
Best V8 exhaust note since the original Ferrari flat-plane quad-cam unit, and much, MUCH better than an AMG Mercedes.
Location please?
The W557 walkinshaw would kick it's arse
Nice video.
@WheelsAustralia Where abouts in Victoria was this filmed? Beautiful scenery! :)
Billy Byrnes i agree
On the way to Sydney the back roads basically and not the main hwy, or should i say the old road to Sydney. :) IMO at least. :)
Looks like Falls Creek.
They are charging so much for it because they can, its limited edition and the last hoorah of the commodore. Seeing as they sold all of them instantly, people are willing to pay it. Mechanically its probably not worth the money, and with sensible shoes on they are much better alternatives but this is something special.
Kurtis Nelson still a lot cheaper then the equivalent European equivalent
All you need to do is listen to the people who reviews the cars. Simple really
Every bogan's dream mobile lol
A Bogan could not afford a GTS-R let alone afford a W1.
Hi Guys .Im in UK HSV/GTS is Like Our Vauxhall VXR 8.Both Great Cars.Me ive Just got Hold of a Monaro VXR 6.0L V8 410 bhp. Love Your Ause. Muscle.. Long Live The V8 ?
How far forward does he want to tilt the seat
We won't use the term laid back.😅
I remember when we had a car industry.... now we have nothing and rely on the rest of the world for everything... that's worked out well especially since covid. Thanks do gooders
*Inhales Straya
Can I also have a ride in a w1 please.
5:47 Pretty sure it will sound like that thou ...
Why the hi country because its cold air all the time. :) Also your hi as well ? :)
They are not agressive tyres they have a high silicon content and that means danger as they have less give and when they let go you spin out especially if ya not on the track..
All that need is a hsv GTS Maloo rear bumper or hsv or hsv clubsport r8 rear with functional aerodynamic outlets
where about in Vic is this?
HYITHO, Falls Creek
thanks for that!
Why didn't they add paddle shift to it?
Manual box only, purely mechanical, no auto so no paddle shift. The regular GTS-R's with the LSA engine came in auto with paddle shifters though.
I noticed he said they'd hunted up 'almost' 300 x LS9 donks. I wonder what they used to make up the rest..
Got LSAs and changed the supercharger
1:34 tail lights already got swirl marks...
what is significance of those marks?
@@teller1290 Its been through a car wash or two most probably.
Just to think that was based off of a car you can get with a 3.0 V6 and a torque converter automatic, at $34,000.
People saying it’s a rip off but it doesn’t need a carbon body kit it’s a Holden hsv all you want is the power and control of the car that’s why it’s austarillan made @hsv I just want one
nice high country
If the Chevy SS had less chrome, think it would have done better than it, plus a chance of some of the exotic Holdens being exported.
There is no fucking way you stuck to the speed limit at all in the 48hrs! Don't blame ya
I want a maloo.
Half of them were bought by people looking to flip for a profit, if you still want one, you can still buy one, but you can expect an extra $30k to $130k tacked onto the price by both dealers and private sellers looking to cash in on a car that's now out of production.
I own one of these alongside an 02 CV8, a 1971 HQ Monaro LS and a 2000 VT executive all manual all in brand new condition even my commodore!😂
And the old walky still looks better.
What would happen if he crashed it? Serious question.
Sorry no parts, because in reality id theres only 300 biult you would need anything from at least 5 times as much as far as spare parts, and only the running gear and suspension is different, if you look at the seats they almost look like the GTS seats anyway with different rim thats all, so think about the insurance companies and those luck to have one, again mostly holden Ex Bosses and large dealer principals who would have got them in the first place, GMH should be sued for not allowing the general public to buy one ? Like anything its all GM in the states based anyway look at the NEW Cadiliac CTS
V same running gear, so parts is not the problem, its the body parts you will have an issue with and the new Cadillac has more power again close to 1,000HP ?
Your stuffed because the spare parts would have to come via the USA and also most of the parts HSV would have some spares, but it all depends on how many of the cars end up smashing while on the roads if any. so think about it basically HSV mad a car which cant be driven simply because for every KM driven your going to lose $$, but still i have seen people who have brought the car and then on selling it for over 70K more to make a profit at auction because the general public did not have the chance to buy one, with the exception of the one at auction?
the price Is way too steep $170 G lol Beast of a car thou !
Solidos Tso can’t get one for less than $230k now
Me dads got a gts gen f2, but he has upgraded it several times, it is now 700hp lmao I’m not even kidding
keep dreaming kid
Jack Workman o wait I meant 700hp not kw lmao I’m not joking mate
Sure thing mate
Jack Workman ask me any question about it bro I’ll answer it
SwiFT Wi11i4M that doesn’t prove anything
You could ask me multiple questions about cars and I could answer them
But it doesn’t mean I own the car 😂
Cant beat an ls3
Why why why didn't they give it a different colour like the original GTS-R's distinctive yellow?!?! Yeah it might not of been to everyone's taste, but on the very rare occasion I spot one of the original cars, there's no mistaking what it is from a distance!
Stuart Diver.
Its a pity you were unable to give it its head for a km or so.. Coulda used the drone to check ahead for cops...
they could have put 500kw in it , for the last hsv
itd be pretty easy to tune it up to that and more
Its nice but all Commodores to me are just Commodores. Look the same, make special versions by putting bigger V8s in them with fancy names, stickers and some holes in the bumpers.
“Huh”, So it’s basically a four door zr1?
Easy lad I meant no offense.
Eye watering $170k? Lol, $300k-$400k now.
Chevy ss in America right ?
Same donor car, but obviously quite a few engineering and cosmetic tweaks over the SS.
Only about 220 more hp than the ss with a lot of other differences as well
Since GM Is So Stupid & Wouldn't Bring This AWESOME & AMAZING Car To The US I Will Be Forced To Buy A Charger SRT8
Hq 1 eng
As a performance car - rationally speaking, every year it shows it’s age. But no one is here for the rational purchase of a performance vehicle. It would be interesting if this could steal the “slowest most powerful car award” from the other Australian invention - the Mustang R-Spec. If you can find a more powerful car that is slower 0-100 or across the quarter in a street setting - let me know.
Think Your Going 2 Price Yourself out The Market . 2 dear 2 Buy ?
its a 2013 vehicle that gets released in 2018.
to me it couldn't get any sadder, that the last Hoorah, actually sums up Holden:
1. Old Engines
2. Old Tech
3. Old Design
4. Old world charm
its a representation how sometimes big corps can't change and sometimes, death is the only way out!
i will miss you commodore, you were a true aussie icon.
LOL what a sad sack
I see a 170000 dollar Chevy SS with an LS9 & Alcantara steering wheel lol
Its Called Holden btw.
Nah I see an Australian designed and built monster.
i see a yank
A101 I see an LS9 out of a corvette just dumped into a Bommodore chassis which is then called Australia’s fastest car! Yeah right! 🤣 it’s America’s fastest 4 door sedan.
Ain’t see no ford building that
Ain’t seen no Holden win Le Mans or create the worlds fastest four door family car, which Ford Australia did with the GTHO Phase III.
@@mitchellnelson466 sure they did that I mean Ford america did 😂 but sure they created the fastest 4 door family car sure only to be beaten by a 6 cylinder Torana 😂🤣🤣
@@jordanfarrar9955 and despite the power to weight difference the XCs managed to get a 1 2 finish at Bathurst. Couldn’t even design a Commodore until the VE 😂
Just remember mate, it was a Barra that shut Holden down too 😂😂
2020 ford GT 500 would smoke this
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Falls Creek
Australia has never builted a car. The engine is the heart of a car, it comes from the US. Australia couldn't even build a two stroke engine, worth manufacturing.
Straight six’s were our forte, the Barra being the best engine ever produced in Australia.
Were we Chinese we’d probably just steal the design and call it our own.
Mitchell Nelson Chinese specialty, rip off every design ever, make it in the poorest quality ever, sell it everywhere for next to nothing.
Wanting !
I'm from Australia beast af engine but Australian's got an issue for the price the interior is legit trash a car from the euro above 60-70k had a better inside.
And hence why the company went under its stupidly overpriced for a car built in our country.
Also the ecu tune software hardware is lagging by at least 5 years people tend to buy and send it to a tuner to remap legit it's total trash cause after a tune the car turns godlike - Australia has potential but wasted it.
A swan song unfortunately... RIP Holden
30years........no they aren,t
30 years. Yes they are. We'll wait thirty years to find out. I'll be dead. but keep up the wait for me.
Its a pitty that Australians and Kiwi didnt buy more of the Aussie muscle cars to support the industry. Shame it is gone now .
I agree, I’m past the point of caring over Ford/Holden/Chrysler, local made cars were amazing.
Nothing sexier than an X series hardtop though.
"where does hsv go from here" uhh nowhere😂
170
170,000 my asshole can't be fucking serious
I will NEVER , I mean never, buy an electric car anything
It’s nice but it’s not worth the money. Buy a vxr8 Bathurst s for £35000 get it tuned by monkfish to the same spec as the w1 for £50000 all in. U park the Bathurst s next to the w1 and I know what car I would rather have.
Me to. This one.
Looks nice, but worth 80k at best.
Blame socialism , socialism is a tax on the consumer
Did you not hear what this thing is running? Not just the engine too.
@@coopsnz1 That is beyond nonsensical. Its like you watched a Trump rally and just parroted some shit you heard.
@@WorksOnMyComputer it was socialtist party that pushed up luxury car tax to 33% late 2000 . Under socialst bob hawke sales tax on a car was 58% in the 80s
I'll keep my Evo thx.
Cody Haddon get a better quarter mile out of my evoke over an evo
Great car and you saved a fortune. If you had driven this and liked it, you would have needed a second job. Smart move.
500 all sold out touch luck... just make another 5000 cause I just want one...
Lol
It's funny that the 100 thousand dollar GTSR Maloo ute was the better car and quicker than this car.
Yeah lol. Don't believe it for a minute. but lol mate. Pass the beer.
The price is wrong they go above 200 thousand now up to 300 thousand
There from 220 k . Below 300 k though
Men at work Land down under The GT-F and XR6 Sprint have gone up in value too.
A low km,pristine condition W1 in say 15 years could fetch what????
1 million??
2 million???
I will guess it'll be the same as the W427 and actually lose money, its not one of the classic, models they'll skyrocket even more, but this, its just a fast Commodore.
Nobody can own one, so who cares
Laura Warren lol
Pretty Much lol
$170,000 for this, WTF, I can get 2 ZL1 1le and some change
socialism taxes bro , welcome to hell down under . How else do you fund social security
@@coopsnz1 What the hell are you on about? HSV don't work for Centrelink.
@@WorksOnMyComputer luxury car tax is $30000 on this car bro .
@@WorksOnMyComputer in total $58000 in tax to government
socialism taxes , why overpriced
I used to work for GM
The GTSR Maloo was better value and the better lighter and faster car.
And better looking.
This car is not worth the extra 70k.
Wank factor!!!
Doubt it would handle as well as the w1.
Also the ls9 is a way better engine compared to the LSA.
$170.000 Your kidding who can afford that ?.
AustinPetDetective well it’s sold out lol
Still just a car
And still just a comment on TH-cam. Personally I would take the car if given a choice.
PITTY 300 CARS WILL BE SITING IN GARAGES TO SCARED TO PUT ON TRACK JUST MAKE MONEY SAD WORLD ISNT IT .I WILL PROBABLY NEVER SEE ONE UNLESS ITS IN A MUSEUM🤐
It's an over priced, over designed and under-engineered parts bin
cashed up bogans go mad for this crap mate
Gus Johnson right.. good luck with that champ
Ford au have the engineering know how to build their own motor with less cylinders, less displacement which is capable of just as much power as an LS. Buy an XR6t and do some work to make 640 whp for far less than it would cost to purchase this pos. I don't understand holden fanboys, the only thing to admire in them is the engines which are Chev engines anyways, may as well go and froth over corvettes and camaros.
Gareth Bennett Holden buy superceded GM engines and sell them in commodores to bogans at a premium..smart but not much ingenuity
someone doesn't seem to understand how the free market works.
phase III ? umm wrong car brand mate.
He's speaking metaphorically. Just as the Phase 3 was the iconic muscle car of its generation, so the W1 is the iconic muscle car of our generation. It's nothing to do with the manufacturer.