Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) is celebrating its 20th birthday this year at the 2007 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. As part of the celebration, HSV has unveiled the new Maloo R8 Ute.

My experience with HSV is a 0 out of 10 I am afraid extremely difficult company to deal with and resolve any real issues. The rear compartment of my Maloo has leaked like a river. HSV didn't want ...

The Clubsport and Maloo are both powered by HSV’s 6.2-liter LS3 V8 that delivers 425hp (317kW) and 550Nm (406 lb-ft) of torque with prices starting at AU$64,990 and AU$58,990 respectively for ...

The Maloo R8 tested is $61,450 and gains cross-drilled brakes, leather upholstery, hard tonneau cover and extra instruments in the cabin. Both prices are for six-speed manual or four-speed automatic.

Interior highlights cover special edition sill plates, Onyx leather trim, matte black badging. Production will be limited to 100 ClubSport R8s, 100 Maloo R8s and 25 ClubSport R8 Tourer’s.

The Maloo R8 also gets automatic headlights, HSV sports instrument cluster, an upgraded Blaupunkt 6CD MP3-compatible five-speaker sound system, suede/cloth-trimmed sports seats (with leather option), ...

Meanwhile, the other HSV products now fitted with the engine get a slightly tamer 536-hp output. They include the ClubSport R8 sedan and wagon, the Maloo R8 ute and the Senator Signature sedan.

HSV (that's Holden Special Vehicles) has been giving Holden’s humble Commodore-based Ute pick-up truck the big V8 treatment for decades, with each model carrying the Maloo (meaning thunder in ...

The queue for a new Maloo is out to May. The five-month wait reflects the instant success of Holden Special Vehicles' new load carrier. Not that anyone who buys a Maloo R8 is likely to be carrying ...

1 HSV wound back the price The Maloo R8 SV Black Edition starts at $62,990 plus on-roads — $7000 less than a year ago. The last time a Maloo was this price was in 2009.

Holden's fire-breathing SS ute is an impressive take on the sports-ute phenomenon. HSV's Maloo R8 version – unofficially, the world's fastest ute – launches the concept into another realm.