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From: Yarra Valley Victoria Australia
Default Re: Top Gear: HSV Walkinshaw - Some serious Competition to our SRT6s!!!

Originally Posted by lacerdaschoon
This was on Top Gear Australia last night and it looks like one hell of a car... Amazing specs but i'll let you decide for yourself. I would love to hear some comments from members. The "Holden Special Vehicles HSV Clubsport R8 by Walkinshaw Performance" in Australia is comparable to the srt6 brand new in terms of price.

Let me know what you all think. Watch Part 1 and Part 2 the results are quite amazing.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA-11m7YFyg

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_NYWyVHcl0
Specs as follows


SPECIFICATIONS
BODY 4-door, 5-seat sedan
DRIVE rear wheels
ENGINE 90-degree V8, OHV, 16v
MATERIAL alloy head/alloy block
BORE/STROKE 103.25 x 92.0mm
CAPACITY 6162cc
COMPRESSION 10.7:1
POWER 470kW @ 6500rpm
TORQUE 770Nm @ 4500rpm
REDLINE/CUT none/6600rpm
FUEL/TANK 98 octane/73 litres
KERB WEIGHT 1842kg
POWER-TO-WEIGHT 255kW/tonne
TRANSMISSION 6-speed manual
RATIOS 3.01/2.07/1.43/1.00/0.84/0.57
FINAL DRIVE 3.70
SUSPENSION struts, A-arms, anti-roll bar (f), multi-links, coil springs, anti-roll bar
LENGTH/WIDTH/HEIGHT 4943/1899/1468mm
WHEELBASE 2915mm
TRACKS (f/r) 1592/1590mm
STEERING power pack and pinion
TURNING CIRCLE 11.4m
LOCK-TO-LOCK 2.9 turns
BRAKES 365mm ventilated discs, four-piston calipers (f), 350mm ventilated discs, four-piston calipers ®, ABS, EBD, ESP, TC
TYRES Falken ZR22
SIZE 245/30R22 (f), 285/25R22 ®
PRICE $97,160 (as tested)
FAST TIMES
0-10km/h 0.39sec
0-20km/h 0.81sec
0-30km/h 1.21sec
0-40km/h 1.61sec
0-50km/h 2.04sec
0-60km/h 2.41sec
0-70km/h 2.79sec
0-80km/h 3.45sec
0-90km/h 3.84sec
0-100km/h 4.24sec
0-110km/h 5.28sec
0-120km/h 5.95sec
0-130km/h 6.68sec
0-140km/h 7.33sec
0-150km/h 8.38sec
0-160km/h 9.30sec
0-170km/h 10.28sec
0-180km/h 11.24sec
0-190km/h 12.26sec
0-400m 12,53 @ 192.71 km/h
Only running 8lb boost so underdriven can easily get 100+KW for A$97K = US $72K Given that SRT was A$95 and a new Camaro/Challenger A$175K ZR1 Vette $450K cheap motoring
 
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