Scotland’s Tom Walkinshaw believed V8 power alone was not going to be enough for Holden’s VL Commodore to compete with the likes of Ford, BMW and Nissan at Bathurst and beyond. He turned to ...

Over 400m, the V8 stopped the timer at 15.41 seconds and the six a mere ... despite the fact that the SS Group A version wouldn’t appear until 1990. In most regards, the VL Commodore was a notable ...

A sought-after 1988 Holden Commodore VL Walkinshaw SS Group S Sedan (build ... Powered by an upgraded 4.9-litre V8 engine with twin throttle bodies, the car sent 178kW of power to the road through ...

The 1990 Bathurst winning HRT VL Commodore. The “Group A” part in ... Powered by an upgraded 4.9-litre V8 engine with twin throttle bodies, the car sent 178kW of power to the road through ...

The last Holden Commodore V8 SS was recently retired from the fleet, marking the end of the long standing use of Australian made vehicles within the force. The vehicle, partially wrapped in ...

The Holden Commodore VL was produced between 1986 and 1988 ... Several engine options were offered, including a 5.0L Holden V8 and a series of Nissan-sourced inline six-cylinders.

The VL became a favourite with touring car fans and helped cement the Walkinshaw name in Australia. The VP Commodore went through big changes including the introduction of Chevrolet V8 engines ...

A V8 Holden that was once dubbed “The Plastic ... Once unloved, the “Walkinshaw Commodore” could now be worth $400,000. The 1988 VL Commodore Group A SS, or “Walkinshaw” (after the ...

The first model offered by his new performance-tuning operation was the radical SS Group A based on the then VL Commodore. It is number 439 of 750 built, with a five-litre V8 engine, 1479km on the ...

And to hear the injected, Aussie-developed V8 is to remember what proper engines once sounded like. Buy a manual. 1986 – 1988 VL Commodore Turbo A lot faster than the same car with the V8 engine back ...