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Racing star Dale Earnhardt Jr. has to drive a Chevrolet SS-based race car in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series as part of his contract terms with Hendrick Motorsports, but it’s interesting to see that one of his personal rides off the track is the car that precedes the SS, the Pontiac G8...

A week ago we brought you the first teaser image of HSV’s new Gen-F range of high-performance Holden Commodores, which are based on the latest VF generation of the popular Australian sedan which itself will soon be sold in the states as the 2014 Chevrolet SS. Though full details on...

Holden tuner HSV has started its official launch campaign for its upcoming range of high-performance sedans based on the new VF Holden Commodore that goes on sale here later this year as the 2014 Chevrolet SS. To get the ball rolling, HSV released this single teaser image, which confirms that the...

About a week ago we brought you news that HSV, official tuner to GM’s Aussie division, Holden, was looking to establish a new one-making racing series in India using one of its tuned Holden Commodore sedans as the basis. HSV has now revealed some details about the project, including...

Holden’s performance division HSV is working on its own racing series together with motorsport firm Walkinshaw Racing, using the Holden Commodore-based ClubSport R8 as the basis for a new one-make series aimed at India and several other markets in Asia. HSV has now revealed that it is...

Following the introduction of its updated 2012 model range, HSV, official tuner to Holden, has now revealed its latest version of its GTS flagship based on the Holden Commodore sedan. Like the rest of the 2012 HSV range, the latest GTS is being introduced to celebrate the tuning firm’s 25th...

Official tuner to Holden, HSV has introduced a range of updates to its lineup of high-performance sedans, wagons and utes, with the updates coinciding with the company’s 25th anniversary taking place this year. HSV’s model lineup, sold primarily in Australia though available elsewhere...

Animosity between Australian performance brands Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) and Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) won’t be helped by the unveilings at the 2011 Australian Motor Show, which kicks off today in the city of Melbourne. We already saw the sinister FPV concept car packing a...

There's little chance they'll ever make the long journey from Australia to the U.S., but the muscle-car divisions of Detroit-heavyweights General Motors and Ford Down Under continue to churn out new, high-performance vehicles that we can only envy. The latest update from GM Holden's performance...

Even V8 performance groups like Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) cannot afford to ignore the new spate of environmental consciousness that’s sweeping the globe. Whether it’s a case of consumers griping about how much they have to pay for fuel, or a genuine desire for greener performance...

In the battle for supremacy in the Aussie performance saloon market, the respective performance divisions for both Holden and Ford have unveiled two new special edition cars at this week’s Melbourne Motor Show. Representing the Ford camp is the F6 E concept car, which the Blue Oval is using...

Earlier this week we reported that GM's Australian performance arm, Holden Special Vehicles, had capped production of its Corvette LS7-powered HSV W427 super-saloon at just 200 units. Now, the performance division is pondering a new halo car that would be price below the limited-edition W427 but...

When Holden Special Vehicles announced its W427 - essentially a Commodore decked out with a performance suspension and a 505hp (375kW) 7.0L Corvette engine - many declared it a relic, even before it hit the road. Such big-displacement brutishness had no place in a world of green mini-cars and...

Elfin sports cars has unveiled its Type 5 Clubman roadster at today’s Sydney Motor Show, using the event to confirm that the final production version will be almost identical to the show car. The Type 5 replaces the Type 3, the last four-cylinder car by Elfin, which ceased production in 2006...

Holden Special Vehicles (HSV), the official performance arm of GM’s Aussie subsidiary, has unveiled two new models at today’s Sydney Motor Show, commemorating the 40th anniversary of its GTS performance badge and reviving the SV nomenclature for the latest E-Series range of cars...

With the reveal last week of the LS3-powered Pontiac G8 GXP performance sedan at the New York Auto Show, it was only a matter of time until Holden announced plans for its own version of the car for sale in Australia. Today, Holden’s official in-house tuner HSV revealed changes to its 2008...

You’re looking at the first official images of the all-new performance variant of Holden’s VE Commodore. Developed by Holden's tuning arm, HSV, this new car will be the fastest Australian built car ever, with a 0-60mph time under 5 seconds, and distinguishes itself from its donor sedan...

Americans may dominate in their love affair for SUVs, but when it comes to the world’s fastest utility, Australia has the yanks beat. The HSV Maloo R8, based on an everyday work vehicle from GM’s Australian subsidiary, Holden, has set the mark with a 271.44km/h blast in the Aussie...

Many of our readers may have never heard of HSV or Holden for that matter, but what you see hear is General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] premium rear-drive platform, commonly referred to as Zeta, undergoing real world testing down in Australia. Holden is GM's local division in Australia and...