HSV Brings Back ClubSport and Maloo, Updates the Rest of the Range

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/hsv-brings-back-clubsport-and-maloo.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776933677364477826" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SG-VbfT32rE/UCvKknJM_4I/AAAAAAAIlhU/4kIxaubysEQ/s800/Maloo-front-34--01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Holden Special Vehicles, or </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/HSV"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">HSV for short</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, is the high-performance arm of the GM-owned Holden brand in Australia. This week, HSV released details on its updated MY12.5 range that coincides with the company's year-long 25th anniversary celebrations.</span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The big story for the new model year is the re-introduction of the most affordable </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Holden%20Commodore"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Commodore based</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> V8 models, the ClubSport saloon and the Maloo ute, which is Aussie talk for a car-based utility vehicle (think Chevrolet El Camino). </span> </p><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A6b0mUgCyOQ/UCvKoukShMI/AAAAAAAIlhg/hx7MYkWQ9vE/s1600/ClubSport%2Brear%2B34%2B-%2B1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="111" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776933748076610754" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A6b0mUgCyOQ/UCvKoukShMI/AAAAAAAIlhg/hx7MYkWQ9vE/s200/ClubSport%2Brear%2B34%2B-%2B1.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51);" width="163"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Both models sit below their respective R8 level variants in terms of equipment missing out on HSV’s Enhanced Driver Interface (EDI) and in the case of the Maloo, the remote locking hard tonneau and performance sailplane as well, but do keep other goods such as the 20-inch wheels, performance seats, satellite navigation and Rear Park Assist with reversing camera. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/hsv-brings-back-clubsport-and-maloo.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Holden Special Vehicles, or HSV for short , is the high-performance arm of the GM-owned Holden brand in Australia. This week, HSV released d...

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Chevrolet Caprice Police and Detective Patrol Cars Appear on eBay

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/chevrolet-caprice-police-and-detective.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5740253525399159186" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9t80R2OesoQ/T6l6Kw4ZwZI/AAAAAAAHkn8/na8a8_oRP-I/s800/Chevrolet-Caprice-PPV-32.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">While General Motors never intended to offer the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/07/police-forces-in-georgia-and-iowa-sold.html">Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle</a> (PPV) to the public, used examples of the Holden-based and built large sedan can be found on eBay. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">As a matter of fact, there are three Chevrolet Caprice currently up for grabs on the popular online marketplace including two PPVs, one in white and the other painted in the traditional black and white colors (without any emblems, of course), and a <span style="font-style: italic;">stealthier</span> model with <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/07/2011-chevy-caprice-ppv-gets-stealthy.html">the Detective Package</a>. </span> </p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qBqiX9k42O0/T6l61uhJZjI/AAAAAAAHkoI/yqmIrW6Ig6Y/s1600/Chevrolet-Caprice-PPV-43.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5740254263499122226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qBqiX9k42O0/T6l61uhJZjI/AAAAAAAHkoI/yqmIrW6Ig6Y/s200/Chevrolet-Caprice-PPV-43.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); width: 103px; height: 79px;"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">All three Caprice models are powered by GM's 6.0-liter V8 engine with 355 horsepower and 384 lb-ft torque, hooked up to a six-speed automatic driving the rear wheels. </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The Chevrolet Caprice is based on the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/first-drive-holden-caprice-v-series-ii.html">Australian market Holden Caprice</a>, without all the bells and whistles. The Caprice itself is a long-wheelbase version of the Commodore and Pontiac G8 models. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/chevrolet-caprice-police-and-detective.html#more">Read more »</a>

Chevrolet Chevrolet Caprice ebay GM Holden Caprice Police Cars Chevrolet Caprice Police and Detective Patrol Cars Appear on eBay

While General Motors never intended to offer the Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) to the public, used examples of the Holden-b...

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