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Walkinshaw Racing tunes rare Holden Commodore VF

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The first, so the very first, so the very very first thought when looking at this car: "You are ugly"! But don't be fooled, with a subtle 748PS and a brutal 6,0-liter V8, this Holden pretty much shows everyone the (ugly) taillights.

Walkinshaw Racing tunes rare Holden Commodore VF

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Walkinshaw Racing tunes rare Holden Commodore VF

On your next vacation in Australia, it may be that in addition to various sea, sea and land monsters, this car monster with the full initials, Commodore VF Racing Edition, from the tuner Walkinshaw Racing scurries into view.

Walkinshaw Racing tunes rare Holden Commodore VFThe English tuner Walkinshaw Racing thought, we will make something extremely rare out of something rare! The 6,0-liter V8 with 360 factory horsepower, which was anything but weak ex works, had more than enough potential for double the performance, according to Walkinshaw Racing.

Walkinshaw Racing tunes rare Holden Commodore VFWalkinshaw Racing achieved the extra power by installing two large Eaton compressors. By default, this alone results in 680PS and 800NM torque.

Walkinshaw Racing tunes rare Holden Commodore VFHolden's in-house tuner is HSV and they have the models Commodore Clupsport, Clubsport R8, GTS, Maloo and Senator Signature in stock just like BWM's M-GmbH offers the M3, M5, etc.

Walkinshaw Racing tunes rare Holden Commodore VFThe power level of 748 hp and 980 Nm of torque is available for each of these types. A sports suspension, stronger brakes and an optics package were also installed. If you want, you can also bring your Vauxhall VXR8 to this level of performance.

Walkinshaw Racing tunes rare Holden Commodore VF

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