W427 won?t hit 427

The fastest car to emerge from the hot Holden shop is now pegged at a production run of 200 cars, and not the 427 optimistically forecast when the car was launched earlier this year.

HSV believes the 200 cap will be a better deal for its owners, as it has held limited-edition numbers to a similar level in the past.

"Today's announcement clarifies the final build number for this ambitious, ground breaking program," says HSV's managing director, Phil Harding.

"With the W427 we have designed, built and sold our most exclusive vehicle ever.

Production has already reached 95 cars and there are up to 40 orders in the pipeline at Clayton, where HSV created a special mini production line to create the 7-litre monster.

Final orders will be taken in June and Harding confirms the price will be held at $155,500.

While the W427 program will finish by the end of '09, Harding does not rule out something similar in coming years.