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With the introduction of an updated VF Holden Commodore pegged for early next year, HSV, official tuner to Holden, will be introducing its own new models based on the car in the form of the F Series range.
Prototypes for HSV’s F Series are already testing, and according to some reports the noise emanating from under their hoods has the signature whine of a supercharger.
With HSV’s direct rival FPV having won the local power stakes with its own range of supercharged Ford Falcon GT sedans, the decision to adopt supercharged power for its new F Series is a no-brainer for HSV, especially when Holden’s parent, General Motors, already has several supercharged V-8s in its parts bin.
According to Go Auto, the most likely option for HSV is using the supercharged 6.2-litre LSA V-8 found in the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, with which the Holden Commodore and HSV’s model range shares a Zeta platform. While output of the Camaro ZL1’s engine stands at 432kW of power and 753Nm of torque, for application in the HSV F Series the numbers will likely be toned down.
HSV’s current flagship, the GTS, only develops 325kW and 550Nm, so expect only a gradual rise in output initially, probably enough to just eclipse the 335kW/570Nm rating of its FPV GT rival.
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