Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, Holden, Australia, Special/Limited Editions
Holden W427 limited to 427 units costing $150,000 AUD each
Click above for high-res gallery of the Holden W427
They are having a different conversation in Australia than we are having up here, and we want in on it. Holden has just announced that the limited-edition Holden W427 will have 500 hp and 471 ft-lb of twisty motion. Sure, we have the Corvette Z06 -- which donated its engine for the W427 -- but Australia's only got 20 million peeps. And a bunch of them don't live in places where you could give this Holden a proper whipping.
The car will be held to just 427 units, and these units and their screaming red interiors will be arriving at dealerships with an MSRP of $AUD 150,000... plus taxes. Dealer allocation will be based on sales figures from last year. The W427's limited run will help it, to be sure, but the price is more than double the price of the Ford FPV F6, which goes for $AUD 65,990. The Falcon is down about 80 horsepower vs. the Holden, but it's also down on weight. We think it might be time for Holden to invite Autoblog Down Under to settle this once and for all.
Gallery: 2008 HSV W427
[Source: Car Advice]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
hidden_hunter 10:33AM (6/20/2008)
Can't really compare Aus prices to US prices though, this costs slightly less than an m3 for comparison.
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Flashpoint 10:35AM (6/20/2008)
This thing is HOT. How do I get one in the states?
Flashpoint 10:35AM (6/20/2008)
This thing is HOT. How do I get one in the states?
BigMcLargeHuge 10:41AM (6/20/2008)
@ flashpoint,
Wait for a special edition 427 Pontiac G8.
Jared 10:42AM (6/20/2008)
"This thing is HOT. How do I get one in the states?"
You can't.
Dan 10:53AM (6/20/2008)
I really do like the Holden Special Vehicles. If GM would have been more successful at badge swapping, or even releasing, Holden branded cars here in the States, maybe GM wouldn't be bleeding through its nose right now.
They are sharp cars... and from what I can glean from conversion rates... offer a great performance bargain.
I think the only successful thing GM has done in a while (besides the ZR1) was release the 6.0 GTO as a rebranded Holden vehicle. I thought the Goat was one of the sharpest cars to come out of GM's ass in a century. Too bad nobody bought one.
MikeofLA 11:09AM (6/20/2008)
$150,000.00 AUD = $143,049.64 USD
GTRfan 11:09AM (6/20/2008)
@ Flaspoint
Buy a Pontiac G8 GT, replace the engine with a LS7 and you have one... well, almost.
CarbonBlack 3:06PM (6/20/2008)
"$150,000.00 AUD = $143,049.64 USD"
It is the price of a M3 (after dealer gouging)!
yacoub 10:34AM (6/20/2008)
Hot Holden!
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Jason 10:37AM (6/20/2008)
Holden front end > Pontiac G8 front end
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Chris 11:08AM (6/20/2008)
x2 if i was to buy a G8 i would get a Holden fron end imported and replace it.
Naveed 11:52AM (6/20/2008)
agreed, sexy black grill design
Mobius_1 10:51AM (6/20/2008)
If nothing else, America still has some of the world's greatest engines
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Aussie Wazza 8:23PM (6/20/2008)
uummm its not an American car.. hello!
TriShield 10:52AM (6/20/2008)
Roads filled with RWD muscle cars > Roads filled with trucks, SUVs and crossovers
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Soccer Mom 10:55AM (6/20/2008)
A $150,000 Pontiac? The gods must have gone crazy.
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Bah 12:05PM (6/20/2008)
Read the first post up there. An M3 costs more than this in the Australian market.
Cars and exchange rates don't work very well, just like cars and inflation rates don't work.
rouse42 11:03AM (6/20/2008)
yeah, a little bit steep.
just a few years ago the AU $ was about $.50 USD now their about even :(
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MikeofLA 11:07AM (6/20/2008)
Wow, that's cheap for a car that can make it to the Moon. Hell, i'll buy one and win the Lunar X Prize...
But seriously, that interior is too much. I had red interior in my 335i, but it was much classier then this.
BTW
$150,000.00 AUD = $143,049.64 USD
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