HSV Clubsport
| HSV Clubsport | |
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| Production period: | 1990-2017 |
| Class : | upper middle class |
| Body versions : | Limousine , station wagon |
| Previous model: | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV |
The HSV Clubsport is an upper middle class passenger car that Holden Special Vehicles has been manufacturing in Australia since 1990. It represents the entry-level model among HSV's sports sedans. The car has also been available in Great Britain as the Vauxhall VXR8 since July 2007 and as the CSV CR8 in the Middle East since 2008 .
The first version of the HSV Clubsport was based on the Holden VN Commodore SS . Since then, a corresponding club sport model has been launched for every Commodore series.
E series (since 2006)
| E-Series | |
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.jpg) HSV Clubsport R8 LS3 (2008) |
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| Production period: | 2006-2013 |
| Body versions : | Limousine , station wagon |
| Engines: |
Petrol engines : 6.0–6.2 liters (307–390 kW) |
| Length: | 4988 mm |
| Width: | 1899 mm |
| Height: | 1466 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2915 mm |
| Empty weight : | |
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The Clubsport R8 model is based on the contemporary Holden VE Commodore . It is the most important model in the HSV model range. Since April 2008, all HSV models have had the 6.2 l V8 LS3 engine instead of the previous LS2 model . The LS3 delivers an output of 317 kW and a torque of 550 Nm. HSV made this change because the LS3 is the first V8 to be equipped with Active Fuel Management, which guarantees significantly lower fuel consumption in normal operation. In September 2008 the Clubsport R8 Tourer came out. This is the station wagon version of the R8 and is based on the Holden VE Commodore Sportswagon.
Performance
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In the manual transmission version, the R8 accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 4.8 s. In the automatic version it takes 5.0 s. Its maximum speed is 282 km / h, in the export version for Great Britain it is limited to 250 km / h in accordance with European conventions.
Export to Great Britain and the USA
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350 HSV Clubsport R8s per year are officially exported to Great Britain as the Vauxhall VXR8 ; the retail price is £ 35,105. Of the 110 pieces that were ordered there before the first delivery, 100 pieces were the Loud Exhaust package (extra loud exhaust system) delivered by WORTEC was developed. It has a valve set that allows the exhaust gases to be routed either through the standard exhaust or the new Wortec exhaust. The V8 engine of the LS3 series is particularly popular with tuners in the USA, so tuning parts are widely available. The most spectacular conversion with a factory guarantee is the £ 7,000 compressor kit, which brings the engine output to 390 kW. Exports to the USA were sold there as the Pontiac G8 GXP until the end of the Pontiac brand .
F series (from 2013)
| F-Series | |
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_R8_sedan_(2015-07-16)_01.jpg) Clubsport R8 |
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| Production period: | 2013-2017 |
| Body versions : | Limousine , station wagon |
| Engines: |
Petrol engines : 6.2 liters (317-325 kW) |
| Length: | |
| Width: | |
| Height: | |
| Wheelbase : | 2915 mm |
| Empty weight : | |
At the end of 2013, the E series was replaced by the F series. Technically, it differs little from its predecessor. This version is offered as the Chevrolet SS in the United States .
Web links
- Holden Special Vehicles HSV website
- Official Vauxhall VXR website
- Website of Wortec, the designer of the VXR8 Carbon and VXR500
- `` Meet Pontiac G8's cousin: Vauxhall VXR8 '', www.edmunds.com