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

 

With an engine twice the size i would hope so .

 

Looks like a Blown LS3.

 

I dont have to worry about one. Ill never see it.

 

Ha Ha Ha, yep not here.

 

Now that's a Pontiac G8 on steroids. Hopefully they make the G8 ZR1 package available here before pontiac goes away in 2011. I'd like to see the new camaro with that motor as well. Thanks for the vid, it was very entertaining.

 

A simple tune on the FPV FG F6 Tyhpoon and it would eat it alive lol.

 

Hahaha i was waiting for your reply, Ford vs Holden rivalry just got more interesting with this car. My only gripe is with 470kw supercharged weighing 1850 i would think it should be alot quicker

 

Haha what can I say I love my Fords, the new FG Thypoon does 0-100kms or 0-60mphs in 4.7 seconds flat! powerchip has a flash available to increase its power by around 30kws and torque by around 60 so just that in its self should be able to keep up if not just beat the "super clubby" haha I will admitt it looks unreal. I saw purple one yesterday and it sounds amazing!!!

 

Yeah. Me too. Among the Detroit's big three, I proudly choose Ford. I am planning to get the Escapade probably next year

 

isn't it just a pontiac G8????? i'd google it, but i'm too lazy.

 

I love that wine in that super clubby! It may be heavy, but it's got some serious HP!

 

Other way around. The G8 is built off the Holden platform. It's got the LS3 that was in the G8 GXP (awesome car), but the tuner supercharged it. FI is pretty standard with aftermarket LS motors, though not necessary IMO to make big power.

 

[QUOTE=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.
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Lacerdaschoon, just keep your "Super Clubbys" Down Under. Crossfire owners have enough to worry about from Toyota/Lexus, what with their "show room stock" NA 4 door sedans.

 

Yeah. I also love that stuff. I also called my friend about it. We'll probably talk about that ove the weekend,

 

Its a beast of a car and in terms of bang for buck its up there but i would expect the difference between the two cars to be larger than the distance it was considering it has a supercharger and an additional 140kw

 

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

 

Thanks for posting the specs up. I too saw these specs and times. What i dont get is how on earth does it take one second to go 10km in the speed range 100-110?

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[/quote]

 

Damn! thats a quick Q/Mile

 

wow, but, regardless of what country, these little SRT's are still a great bang for the buck....don't need to drop a 100K to have a lot of fun....I have played with twin-turboed porsches, and a SLK 65, lots of HP, but hard for them to hook-up, and faster, but not all that much faster through twisties, and get you on the straights but not all that much, but both are 150K more as well...I'll keep my little cheapy....for 25k and a few mods, I can run right on their tales so to speak...won't beat them, but make them think a little, 'cause if Chrysler or MB had continued the SRT platform, and improved upon it, who knows what could have been...