Thread: H.S.V. W1 474KW Supercar released.

You can buy LS9 crate engines for $20,000 Aus plus freight direct from the US,I don't know why GM would only release 300 of them because a two minute search found plenty for sale.In regards to it being from the ZR1 'vette,the engine in the ZR1 was made by Lotus in the UK and shipped to the US,the LS9 is just the LS7 with a supercharger.So if you want a W1 it's easy,buy a garish coloured HSV,buy second hand because they are worth nothing after 3 years,so 35K for a low millage HSV,20K for a motor,another 10K for everything else and your done,a W1 for $65,000. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

You can buy LS9 crate engines for $20,000 Aus plus freight direct from the US,I don't know why GM would only release 300 of them because a two minute search found plenty for sale.In regards to it being from the ZR1 'vette,the engine in the ZR1 was made by Lotus in the UK and shipped to the US,the LS9 is just the LS7 with a supercharger.So if you want a W1 it's easy,buy a garish coloured HSV,buy second hand because they are worth nothing after 3 years,so 35K for a low millage HSV,20K for a motor,another 10K for everything else and your done,a W1 for $65,000. Pat

I looked and couldn't find any low milage F Gen for $35K. Cheapest F Gen are Maloo utes all above $40K. HSV GTS F Gens start at $60K.

I agree it is very expensive at $170K plus but it is cheap compared to some of the other cars offering similar performance.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

https://www.motormag.com.au/news/170...sr-w1-revealed


Why call it the W1? Does this mean there will be a W2?

As a guess, I think it maybe homage to Tom and W2 may be an opening for Ryan.

Originally Posted by PAT303

You can buy LS9 crate engines for $20,000 Aus plus freight direct from the US,I don't know why GM would only release 300 of them because a two minute search found plenty for sale.In regards to it being from the ZR1 'vette,the engine in the ZR1 was made by Lotus in the UK and shipped to the US,the LS9 is just the LS7 with a supercharger.So if you want a W1 it's easy,buy a garish coloured HSV,buy second hand because they are worth nothing after 3 years,so 35K for a low millage HSV,20K for a motor,another 10K for everything else and your done,a W1 for $65,000. Pat

Still too dear for a Dunnydoor.

Originally Posted by PAT303

You can buy LS9 crate engines for $20,000 Aus plus freight direct from the US,I don't know why GM would only release 300 of them because a two minute search found plenty for sale.In regards to it being from the ZR1 'vette,the engine in the ZR1 was made by Lotus in the UK and shipped to the US,the LS9 is just the LS7 with a supercharger.So if you want a W1 it's easy,buy a garish coloured HSV,buy second hand because they are worth nothing after 3 years,so 35K for a low millage HSV,20K for a motor,another 10K for everything else and your done,a W1 for $65,000. Pat

The LS9 is an iimportant part of the W1, a VERY important part, but it's not the only part.
If you care to investigate the R&D behind not only the W1, but any car, if it is to be a car like it's predecessor, the GTS, which incidentally has been universally described by 100% of the Aussie motoring press, as the best Aussie muscle car, EVER,...not my words,...ya can read it anywhere, if ya want to, but if you did have any knowledge at all about what goes into a car like the GTS or the W1, or the Falcon GT with it's Aussie designed supercharged engine, ya'd know it ain't just about dropping in an engine, ..if that is your view, you are of course entitled to it.
The LS9 has a dry sump, the plumbing/installation behind that is complex, as are all of the additional coolers for the transmission, diff etc....check out how many additional coolers are involved,....ya can check that out too, but ya probably won't.
The GTS was driven around Winton by John Bowe & compared with the E63 AMG,..costing twice as much,..you can check what Bowey said,...and He is, if you know him, someone who says it how it is.
The W1 is a step up again from the GTS,..even quicker, and so it should be.
Mate, your comment "The LS9 is just the LS7 with a supercharger" is absolute rubbish, and exhibits that you have really done your research!!..Yeah right. The LS7 is actually a 7 litre engine, with TOTALLY different internals to the 6.2L LS9,...it's a different engine. You could check that out too....if ya're interested.
If ya're interested ya could also by Wheels magazine out today, Motor will probably be better when it comes out.
But Pat, ya know what, I feel that you won't believe anything I've said, or definitely more importantly than anything I have to say, what Australia's best motoring press has to say,... but I'm cool with that.
All is good, Pickles.

Just winding you up mate,it's all good.But seriously you could build one of these quite easily. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

Just winding you up mate,it's all good.But seriously you could build one of these quite easily. Pat

Lol!!
Thanks Pat.
And of course, you are right, you could build something up with similar, or even better performance.
But it's the fact that it's a "Factory" car that gives it "cred",...just like the GTHO I guess,..plenty of faster "Replicas" around, well not even replicas in some cases, just faster XYs, but it's the original XY GTHO that has the "cred". Hopefully people that buy this car will see some of that.
We've had a few V8s, the best one being our AMG C63, but if the supercharged HSV GTS had been around then we probably would've bought that,..at half the price.
We don't have a V8 any more but Wifey has an Audi RS3, which accelerates quicker than our C63!
What sort of V8s have you owned?
Pickles.

Just heard today (from the FIL of the manager of a local dealer) that the Driveaway price for these is $230k. He still sold 3 this week.