The Australians sure know how to build a muscle car.
This red and angry looking beast was created by HSV – Holden’s official performance partner – to celebrate its 25th year of transforming Australian Commodores in complete Clubsport monsters.
Officially called the Holden Commodore ClubSport R8 25th anniversary, the car comes packed with a plethora goodies and tuner mods.
It has a limited slip diff, it can be ordered with a TR6060 Tremec 6-speed manual gearbox or an optional 6L80E 6 speed automatic (with paddle-shifters) and it boasts an Australian tweaked 6.2-Litre LS3 Generation IV Alloy V8, which outputs 340 kW and 570 Nm of torque. That’s 456 HP and 420 lb-ft of torque. Oh, and it makes a racket thanks to a hi-flow exhaust system with x-pipe intermediate and Bi-Modal mufflers.
The AP Racing ventilated disk with forged 4-piston calipers ensures some serious stopping power, while the 20-inch rims exposes them through the double 5-spoke model.
Design-wise, the car comes with a HSV performance body-kit and hyperflow front and rear spoilers, a lot of LED lights, quad exhaust outlets, “pitch black” accents and an optional phantom black roof.
Only 108 units will be built for the price of a regular Clubsport R8 and all of them are garnished with plaques to remind you of the car’s exclusivity. If you want to buy one, it will cost you approximately $73,290 Aussie dollars – $54,281 US.
Unfortunately, the ClubSport R8 – on which this awesome car is based on – will remain in production only until 2017 when Holden will officially cease engine and vehicle manufacturing. Maybe this 25th anniversary is the swan song of the naturally-aspirated high-performance Holdens.
Contrary to popular belief, the Commodore is not a re-badged Chevrolet SS. In fact, the Commodore VF SS is exported to the United States where it gets a new engine and Chevrolet badges.
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