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HSV W427 pricing, volume and distribution strategy

June 20th 2008 06:05

Holden's performance arm HSV has released the pricing, volume and distribution strategy of its 7.0-litre W427 monster sedan today.

Powered by a 7.0-litre LS7 engine, the W427's final power output figure is 375 kW of power at 6500 rpm and 640 Nm of torque 5000 rpm.

The flagship W427 will be priced from $150,000 plus on road costs (and up to $156,000 should the new Luxury Car Tax regime go through) earning it the trifecta of most powerful, most expensive and fastest Australian built car. Only 427 vehicles being built to order at the Clayton production facility.

Each Australian and New Zealand HSV Dealer (64 in total) will be allocated one W427, as long as they have a firm retail order. Remaining W427s will be allocated to dealers based on 2007 sales figures.

The Holden Special Vehicles W427 will go on sale in August.

[Source: Holden]

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Posted By: charles - Category: Australian cars, Pictures, Holden, High Performance cars, Saloons, Sedans

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Revealed: Ford FG01 V8 Supercar

June 6th 2008 06:00

Ford have unveiled the FG01 V8 Supercar - based on the FG Falcon XR8 - ahead of its first public outing at Sandown in Melbourne this weekend.

The new Ford V8 Supercar, seen here in 'Nitro' blue livery was designed and built by major Ford V8 Supercar teams Ford Performance Racing (FPR) Triple 8 (T8) and Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) and took 18 months to develop to ensure it met specific Ford design requirements and the Touring Car Entrants Group (TEGA) ‘Blueprint specification’.

The 'Blueprint specification' by TEGA controls all dimensional aspects related to V8 Supercar length, width, height, weight, wheelbase, wheel track, suspension mounting points, front bumper and rear wing positions, plus a number of secondary mounting point positions. The FG01 is set for a mid-year homologation.

"Aside from the obvious lines and aesthetics that we’ve inherited from the FG Falcon XR8 road car, the adjustments to create a unique and functional V8 Supercar have come together into one extremely well rounded vehicle which we are very pleased with."

"The ‘Nitro’ blue colour is distinctly ‘Ford’ and our Blue Oval dedicated livery – which was created especially for the FG01 prototype by a Ford employee in our design studio – is in line with our ongoing commitment to V8 Supercars."

The Ford FG01 V8 Supercar will be piloted by Craig Lowndes with associate Ford driver and Channel Seven pit reporter Grant Denyer riding shotgun at Sandown Raceway this weekend.

[Source: Ford]

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Posted By: charles - Category: Australian cars, Pictures, Ford, High Performance cars, Saloons, Sedans

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