From humble homologator to high octane horsepower hero, HSV’s rise to the top of the Australian muscle car hierarchy has been one hell of a journey. We trace its 30 year journey from its formation following the falling out of Peter Brock with Holden to the immense 474kW GTS-R W1, Australia’s most powerful road-going creation.

Holden Monaro CV8: Buyer’s Guide
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WE GET TO DRIVE THE HSV GTS-R W1… BRIEFLY – VIDEO
Scotty drives the last and most powerful Commodore-based HSV ever – the GTS-R W1

EIGHT-SECOND TWIN-TURBO 2003 HSV WK GRANGE
There were lots of blow-ups before the blown LSX went in to Josh Galgaro’s HSV Grange

NOSHOW TWIN-TURBO LS CLUBSPORT RUNS 7.80 – VIDEO
Street-driven seven-second twin-turbo 440ci Clubsport goes even quicker!

BLOWN 363 1995 HOLDEN HSV VR SENATOR
Jamil Moukachar’s genuine Holden HSV VR Senator lives up to its name

HSV GTS-R W1 in action on track – video
HSV’s new GTS-R sedan and Maloo and LS9-powered GTS-R W1 tearing it up on the race track

HSV confirms new GTS-R and GTS-R W1 hero models
HSV releases ballistic final Commodore-based range

Callaway C4B-powered 2000 HSV VTII GTS
Sacrilege or super-cool? This VTII GTS Callaway ‘C4B’-coded Commodore is in limited company

LS3-POWERED 1982 MITSUBISHI L300/FARGO REPLICA
Rod Garnett turned an ’80s Mitsubishi Express L300 into a horsepower-heavy little monster truck, courtesy of a mid-mounted HSV 6.2-litre V8

JESSE BOOTHROYD TAKES MPW’S NOSHOW CLUBSPORT FOR A SPIN – VIDEO
Jesse Boothroyd of Crusty Kingswood fame jumps behind the wheel of MPW’s wild twin-turbo LS-powered ClubSport

BLOWN MANUAL 6.2-LITRE HSV MALOO AT DRAG CHALLENGE
Kim Smith was the quickest woman at Drag Challenge – and the quickest self-shifter – in her manual supercharged Maloo

ADAM ROGASH’S STREET MACHINE DRAG CHALLENGE 2016 – VIDEO
Adam Rogash takes out first place in Haltech Radial Blown and second overall at Drag Challenge 2016

2010 HSV VE MALOO WITH TWIN-TURBO SMALL BLOCK AND IRS REAR END – PRO IRS
Michael Arnold’s VE Maloo is Australia’s quickest IRS Commodore

MCDONALDS DRIVE THROUGH IN A 7-SEC STREET CAR NOSHOW HSV
Adam Rogash takes us for a spin through the McDonalds drive through in his 7-second twin-turbo NOSHOW HSV Clubsport at Red Centre Nats

New HSV limited edition models
HSV launches limited edition range of LS3-powered weapons for its Maloo, Clubsport and Grange models

Justin Ellis’s KINGGM VY Commodore
It might not have steel bumpers, but Justin Ellis’s KINGGM Commodore is every inch a right royal kick-arse street machine

VIDEO: ADAM ROGASH’S STREET MACHINE DRAG CHALLENGE
Adam Rogash from MPW Performance talks us through his Drag Challenge experience

DRAG CHALLENGE CONTENDER: 1600HP LS-POWERED VT CLUBSPORT
MPW’s Adam Rogash and Powerhouse Engines’ John Pilla are set to make a big impact at Drag Challenge with their 1600hp Clubby

Gallery: HSV GTS Maloo
HSV has revealed official details about its thunderous limited edition GTS Maloo

HSV vs FPV Dyno Battle
Australia’s two most powerful cars hit the dyno for the ultimate power punch up