HSV has built its final Commodore-based model as the
275th Australian market GTSR W1 rolled off the assembly line earlier today.
The final model features a Light My Fire orange
exterior and a number of carbon fiber components. The car is powered by a
supercharged 6.2-liter LS9 V8 engine that produces 635 hp and 815 Nm of torque. It is connected to a six-speed manual transmission
which sends power to the rear wheels via a limited slip differential.
The move was inventible as Holden built the final
rear-wheel drive Commodore in October and that marked the end of mainstream automotive
production in Australia following the exit of Ford and Toyota.
While HSV will stop building Commodore-based
vehicles, the company has big plans for the future as it recently introduced
the Colorado SportsCat. It will be joined by the Chevrolet Camaro and Silverado
HD later this year.
