Hsv W427 Only 286rwkw?

[RapidF6]

The front end on these things is awful. The GTS looks much better.

Pretty disappointing dyno figure, but the reality is that's not too far from what it should be, right? 375 * 0.78 = 292.5rwkw

[Snaps]

150k is a bit of a rip off the w427 is more targeted towards Expensive Daewoo purists. There should be some easy power gains from the LS7. maffless tune and a few other goodies will see some nice gains.

[Under-Pants]

Basic LSX style mods like cam, exhaust, MAFless tune & the stage mods, these would be quite potent. IMO still wouldn't have the power modding BFYB of the Falcon 6T's...

If they become as cheap as they're meant to be in 3 years time I'll be buying one.

[Evil F6]

I cannot believe someone would actually pay C63 AMG or BMW M3 money (more actually!) for one myself.

As a car, give me either of the Germans anyday of the week and that is not from a one-eyed Ford perspective, that is from a drivers and car lovers perspective. I think you really need to be a die hard Expensive Daewoo man to buy one..........

Tune only into a C63 is seeing around the 500Hp (380kw) mark - basically the same as the other 63 engined AMG's, in a little C class. I follow the forums in the US about their mods and stuff, most are doing mid 11's, remember, tune only! Why would you buy a Expensive Daewoo instead is beyond me.

My next car is going to be a C63 for sure! And the sound...............

I like the C63, but I'll be waiting for the next RS4, TT 4.5l V8 making 345kW+ and AWD and still lighter than the C63. With twin turbos, the potential is enormous.

I wouldn't pay more than $90K for the W427 if I didn't care about money, but I'd rather spend the money on an R8 and mod it to suit.

[nang3]

You keep forgetting that they arent actually laying down 150K for 286rwkw. The power has got nothing to do with these people are buying the car. They want a "rare" big beefy V8 that sounds a million bucks that very few others have.

Same reason that I'd buy an F40 over F430 / 599 or that people pay 500K+ for a Ford which probably gets spanked by an XT.

You cant keep saying "tune only FG would beat it", cause that's like saying, haybusa will chop 99% of street fords. Comparing apples to carrots

yeah that is true, but you would still expect a $150,000 car from HSV which is purely a performance/modern day muscle car manufacturer to be a rip snorting beast that tears anything else from HSV or its rival FPV a new sphincter!!!!!

If FPV can build a similarly powered/ET'd F6 for $60-70k, imagine what they could do with $150k !

[tmac450]

For 150k, they don't look all that different from every other HSV, so they need to be something special in the power and go stakes, but compared to an F6, they're not. Then there's that damned awful interior. For the money, they really are an underwhealming car.

Given Holden's power claims, and their dyno results, the things are loosing around 25% at the wheels, either that or someone is telling porkies.

[envyxr]

I heard a rumour that Ford has given go ahead to FPV to start development on a GTHO these will have a supercharged 5.4 not unlike the engine out of the Ford GT (new 40 style) or the super snake . This will give these poor ba*stards @ walky talky some thing to think about,its like just when the Expensive Daewoo boys get a sniff of one up they get a kick in the back off the knees and get told to be back down on there knees were they belong, looking up in awe of the greatest producion sedans in the world ,lets just hope its true.

[Dagabond]

Do you really believe in the current climate they are going to build a GTHO...take your blinkers off...

It's a Myth.

[tmac450]

These guys can't even give us a new Territory, what's the chance of a GTHO.

If they do, let's hope their not silly enough to make it too expensive. I won't be holding my breath though.

[Ras351]

....just when the Expensive Daewoo boys get a sniff of one up they get a kick in the back off the knees and get told to be back down on there knees were they belong, looking up in awe of the greatest producion sedans in the world...

I LOL'D