Come 2017, Holden will cease producing cars in Australia, ending a decades long lineage of big, rear-drive, V8 powered sedans. But their high-performance HSV division is expected to survive the transition, albeit in a very different form.
The re-hiring of HSV Chief Engineer John Stoddart is seen as a positive move by the Australian Motor Press, who took his departure to be a sign of a bleak future for Holden's performance shop. But as Carsguide rightly points out, there is no V8 slated for the post-Commodore world, and Holden's next sedans are said to be front-drive models with four and six cylinder engines.
What could be in the cards? Apparently, an Opel Insignia mule with a twin-turbo V6 has been spotted, which would mean something like an Aussie Rules version of the Insginia OPC. I'm still holding out hope for something on the Alpha platform…even if it does come with two fewer cylinders than I'm hoping for.
from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA
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