If you weren't one of the 300 people selected to buy
the HSV GTSR W1 get ready to pay through the nose as a handful of examples have
shown up for sale with markups as much as AUD 130,010 (US$ 95,920).
The HSV GTSR W1 is being
billed as Australia's last muscle car as it is based on the rear-wheel drive
Holden Commodore which will soon be replaced by a badge-engineered Opel
Insignia. Besides having rear-wheel drive chops, the GTSR W1 is an absolute
monster as it uses the same supercharged 6.2-liter LS9 V8 engine as the
sixth-generation Corvette ZR1.
Boasting 635 hp and 815 Nm of
torque, the HSV GTSR W1 is one of the most powerful sedans in the world and is
a fitting tribute to the end of local Commodore production. The engine is
connected to a six-speed manual transmission and reportedly enables the car to
accelerate from 0-100 km/h in around 4.5 seconds.
Given the combination of rarity and performance,
it comes as little surprise the cheapest model found by Drive lists for a
staggering AUD 285,000 (US$ 210,350). That's a hefty mark up as the model
originally retailed for AUD 169,990 (US$ 125,455).
