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[Vectracious]

Also Holden only do gas setups for the V6, there's still no factory gas support for the V8, only aftermarket stuff!!

in the latest top gear australia magazine there is a write up on the dual fuel Clubby HSV are mucking around with - only a prototype but if it becomes a reality then it might extend to factory support of LPG on the V8's as well.

[rjastra]

Seems they were looking at it as a possibility for export only. Current car market will most likely scuttle that.

"At the moment, with the way taxes are here, it's difficult to see the benefit in (it) for Australia, but certainly we have to look at it for export.

"For export you need a diesel. If you're going into Europe ... you need a diesel. That's what drives us to look at it.''

However, HSV's managing director, Scott Grant, says that trialling diesels engines doen't mean there'll definitely be a diesel HSV in the showrooms.

At this moment there is no program for a diesel, but we are evaluating it,'' Mr Grant says.

"In the large car market diesel hasn't really happened, so potentially there's local market upside to complement what we're doing. But obviously for Europe diesel is mandatory,'' he said.

"At the moment there's the budget to go and do the research,'' Mr Walkinshaw says.

"We have no program at the moment because you're not going to do a car line in the hope of export, you have to know there's a core market here at home.''

However, he said the option of using LPG fuel was also seriously under consideration and this could come on stream as soon as late 2009.

Joel Stoddart, HSV engineering guru, explained that with LPG the company y was looking at a liquid port injection system.

“It’s a dual fuel system that we feel replicates the performance of petrol in the 6.2-litre V8 engine,” he said.
Mr Stoddart said that the system was duel fuel because at full throttle the engine management system would switch the engine to straight petrol operation, before cutting back to LPG as the engine load reduced.

[Shaun]

Seems they were looking at it as a possibility for export only. Current car market will most likely scuttle that.

Just been Reading your quotes . Scott Grant has been gone from HSV for some time now. Phil Harding is back in charge @ HSV since about Late October early November.

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[rjastra]

Just been Reading your quotes . Scott Grant has been gone from HSV for some time now. Phil Harding is back in charge @ HSV since about Late October early November.

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So, do you think that HSV totally change direction in a few months? Or that its one person's decision? As I state again, the current economic climate and the abysmal situation of the UK economy and car market I would think that developing a diesel drivetrain for the VE for export is unlikely.

[Shaun]

So, do you think that HSV totally change direction in a few months? Or that its one person's decision? As I state again, the current economic climate and the abysmal situation of the UK economy and car market I would think that developing a diesel drivetrain for the VE for export is unlikely.

What makes you think that its not a good reason to develop. Diesel cars in the uk are well accepted by the public and a Diesel VXR E Series could just boost sales. The VXR8 has a waiting list as it is in the UK .

The Diesel engine is said to be a GM engine and as ive already pointed out earlier in this thread its very clear cut HSV are looking to be an Export / Importer rather then just an arm of Holden for prefromance products. HSV sales have grown in strenght each year since the brand was created. Meaning HSV are very well established locally and have established them selves though there current export program.


Both Tom Walkinshaw and Phil Harding are very accomplished businessman .Phil Hardings Back ground before returning to run HSV for the second time round was in charge of HSV Export Programs based @ Walkinshaw Preformance in the UK.

And I would say there has been some market research conducted both by HSV and Vauxhall to export products there. The engine has been in the car for at least a couple of months. the down turn in the Motor Vehicle industry started at the start of the 2008 calander year.

[MatsHolden]

Tom Walkinshaw... ...

...very accomplished businessman.

Apart from Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR) going bust.

[Shaun]

Apart from Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR) going bust.

Considering he owns HRT again and is the major share holder in HSV as well as Walkinshaw preformance he have clawed back to a reasonable level of sucess