First unveiled this past May, Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) has launched the Tourer (wagon) variant of the ClubSport R8 sedan into the Australian market today. Equipped with the Corvette LS3 6.2-liter V8 engine producing 317kW (425hp) and 550Nm (405 ft-lbs) of torque, the ClubSport R8 Tourer starts at a price of $65,990 with manual transmission, which is just $1000 more than the equivalent ClubSport R8 sedan (a.k.a. Vauxhall VXR8 in the UK and Pontiac G8 GXP in the U.S.). Automatic transmission is an additional $2330. Optional full leather seats are available for $2490 and customers can customize their Tourer further with a 20 inch wheel and tire package for $2500. HSV has produced a handful of wagon variants over its 20 year history. Prior to the last wagon, the all wheel drive Avalanche in 2003, the company built 27 VT Senator Signature Estates in 1997. HSV will build around 120 ClubSport R8 Tourers for the Australian market in 2008.
HSV Clubsport R8 Tourer Launched (AU)
HSV Clubsport R8 Tourer
By Brian Potter
September 2, 2008 9:00 PM
Filed Under: Holden
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dmanero
September 2, 2008 9:39 PM
nott bad for station wagon. but one question though can they use R8?
davethepetrolhead
September 3, 2008 6:44 AM
@ dmanero HSV have been using the R8 name since 1999 long before Audi did
dmanero
September 3, 2008 8:36 PM
Then how did Audi get the rights to use R8, If my memory serves me right, wasn't there a legal dispuit a couple of months back about the use a letter abbrviation between two auto companies?
coopergt
September 2, 2008 10:55 PM
she is a very beautiful wagon. I would put my $$$ down now for that one.
BabyMilo
September 2, 2008 11:34 PM
nice, and for a decent price aswell only $10K more than the calais wagon... i like it. its a shame though holden killed the adventra and HSV the Avalanche
122
September 3, 2008 10:47 AM
A Shame? They were butt ugly, and full of crap. Holden's latest wagon offering is impressive however.
BabyMilo
September 3, 2008 12:22 PM
agreed their latest offerings are very impressive, but my dad has an adventra and he loves it, he is even thinking about extending his lease
Decypha
September 3, 2008 12:59 AM
n here i thot only audi n volvo could get away with an aesthetically pleasin wagon design...
Drag
September 3, 2008 5:44 AM
i know for a fact right now if that comes here to the US i'm buying my wife one thats all their is to it
wills2007
September 3, 2008 11:37 AM
Nice car, considering it's Australian. Likelyhood of a dog vomit-stained trunk = high. Likelyhood of kids getting school before anyone else = high. A lot cheaper than an RS6 Avant...if you can live without the image.
mechamynd
September 3, 2008 7:16 PM
Its back looks strong, but it may have some inspiration from porsche cayenne
andrewB
September 4, 2008 2:22 PM
the R8 in the clubsport has been around since the VT series two, which was about 1999 i think when the new chevrolet engine came in, the Gen III. thought they were going to work on the rear lighting to match the rest of other models, looking different to the commodore, apparently not the best lighting i have seen is on this model, the due circle on the sedans are easy to pick out and same with the Maloo R8 (another model with that name on it) from the basic utes
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