2001 HSV XU6 Reviews

The newest automotive engineering facility in the country is Walkinshaw’s huge south-east Melbourne ‘super site’, which has just been completed, according to the company.The facility will house production lines set to continue the company's work converting full-size American pick-ups like the Ram 1500, Chevrolet Silverado and Toyota Tundra to Australian-spec right-hand drive.“Our new Walkinshaw Automotive Group super site is finally finished and we have begun slowly moving in!” said Ryan Walkinshaw in a post on Facebook.Ryan Walkinshaw, whose father Tom Walkinshaw was a key architect in creating fast Holdens wearing his own name and the HSV badge, has continued leading what is now Walkinshaw Group in the automotive engineering and development space.Walkinshaw says the 100,000 square metre facility will “house up to 1500 employees”, and be “capable of manufacturing 20,000+ vehicles a year for Australia”. “It’s one of the top-five largest manufacturing facilities in all of Australia, home to the most advanced engineering centre in the country, six-plus production lines and our Supercars championship racing team Walkinshaw Andretti United.“Proud to be investing and committing our business to a long future here in Melbourne.”This morning, Ram Trucks Australia confirmed it is moving into its new home, securing “the jobs of more than 270 factory workers, warehouse staff, quality inspectors and engineers”.Production is due to kick off in November for the Ram 1500 at the new site, though neither Walkinshaw nor Ram confirmed how many production lines will be set for the American brand.Toyota and Chevrolet are yet to confirm the move into the new Walkinshaw facility at time of publication.

Ryan Walkinshaw himself explains how one of the brand's most controversial HSV models was the springboard for local re-manufacturing.

Australia's importance in developing dual-cab utes with global aspirations has never been higher, with our expertise now called on for almost every model from every major ute brand in the country.When Australia's manufacturing industry crumbled - taking w

Holden might not have been able to pivot fast enough in an automotive world that quickly moved away from passenger cars, but Walkinshaw Automotive Group (WAG) has not made the same mistake.WAG, who started Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) back in 1987, were

Predicting the future with complete accuracy has so far proven elusive, which is why it can be difficult to predict exactly which cars will be great investments - and which will cost you money.

Replacing a legend of any sort is a tall order. But when the legend in question is Chevrolet’s celebrated small block V8 engine (which ran from 1954 to 2003 in Gen 1 and Gen 2 forms, powering everything from Corvettes to pick-ups) then any engine family attempting to replace it has enormous boots to fill.

“The last real HSV” has its first owner, with Walkinshaw Group selling the secret HSV SportsCat V8 super pick-up to a lucky enthusiast via Llloyds Auctions

Episode 209 - The V8 Colorado we never got to see... until now

Cast your mind back to January 2020 and the rumour mill had gone into overdrive regarding the potential development of a factory-approved Ford Ranger Raptor V8. Little did we know HSV was actually going down a similar path at the time with a Holden Colorado-based SportsCat V8. In fact, it was mere months away from being released

Cars traditionally lose value as soon as you drive them off the showroom floor. But not all Australian-made cars it seems.