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Which Holden Commodore is the fastest? ›

Powered by a 474kW/815Nm supercharged 6.2-litre V8, the W1 is the most powerful and fastest Commodore ever built and only 300 of the vehicles will be produced.

It's official: HSV's Gen-F2 GTS is the fastest standard Austrailan production car we've ever tested. HSV claims 4.4sec 0-100km/h for its 430kW/740Nm range-topper, but this manual example managed 0-100km/h in 4.31sec and a 12.37sec quarter mile at 188.32km/h.

The GTSR W1 will be the most expensive production Commodore ever at $169,990, the most powerful with 474kW and the quickest to 100kmh at 4.2 seconds. Model: HSV GTSR W1. Price: $169,990 (before on-road costs). Engine: Supercharged 6.2-litre 'LS9' V8 from Corvette ZR1.

HSV launches the W1, its most powerful and last performance sedan ever. Its hand-built LS9 V8 produces 474kW, and the chassis is significantly uprated to deliver what HSV claims is racetrack performance for the road.

In our satellite assisted 0 to 100km/h tests, the XT stopped the clocks in 7.4 seconds – more than two seconds faster than the Commodore Omega and one second faster than the Calais. The Falcon XT has the edge in overtaking performance as well.

In the real world, the Ford is faster. But they're so close, we turned the Ford's a/c on and the SV6's off, and the Holden was quicker. On tour, the SV6 sips a touch less, using about $6 more fuel for the 1700km drive to Bourke and back.

In 2021, a HSV Maloo GTSR W1 ute – just four official examples of which were built and sold to HSV board members and the company's most loyal customers – sold for $1,050,000, becoming the most valuable Australian car sold at auction.

HSV had officially stamped its new range flagship, the HSV GTS, as the fastest production car ever produced in Australia.

Putting all that power to the ground will be a Tremec TR-6060 six-speed manual gearbox, and we imagine the sedan will actually get some traction in most instances. With 636 hp and 601 lb-ft of torque on tap, the HSV GTSR W1 will be Holden's final masterpiece in addition to Australia's most powerful production car.

WOULD you pay $300,000 for a Holden Commodore? This is not just any Commodore but a super-rare HSV GTS-R W1, the fastest and most powerful car ever built in Australia. Holden reportedly had about a thousand people in the queue to buy one — despite the $170,000 RRP — but only 300 are being made.

What was the best selling Commodore? ›

Holden's journey in numbers. 485,650: The biggest selling Holden of all time, the HQ Kingswood, made from 1971 to 1974. 303,895: The biggest selling Commodore of all time, the VT series, made from 1997 to 2000.

Torana A9X Hatch 1977

Only 100 Torana hatchbacks were manufactured with the A9X package, making this one of only two produced in Atlantis Blue with Tan vinyl interior, making it one of the rarest Holdens ever made.

Rarely, HSV-1 infection can lead to more severe complications such as encephalitis (brain infection) or keratitis (eye infection).

The GTS has represented the HSV brand's most powerful offering to date. With the exception of the Z Series, when it was not part of the range, the GTS has been built over the following series: In 1990, HSV built special V6-engined GTS models for New Zealand in the VN and VP series.

Last Friday night the full-street-trim VT Commodore ran an 8.79@156mph at Calder Park Raceway, making it one of the quickest street-driven V6 Commodores in Australia – if not the quickest!

Holden's new direct-injection 3.6-litre V6 is the most powerful naturally aspirated six-cylinder to be fitted to an Australian-made car with 210kW of power at 6400rpm. The torque rating of 350Nm outguns the Aurion but falls 41Nm short of the Falcon's 391Nm.

The most powerful Commodore-based product was the HSV GTSR W1, which coincidentally was powered by the dry-sumped LS9 engine from the C6 RZ1 Corvette, rated to 474kW/815Nm. The 'regular' C8 Corvette Stingray will be rated to 369kW and 637Nm, thanks to its naturally-aspirated 6.2-litre LT2 pushrod V8.