HRT 427

[Jaime S.]

It was terrific. YOU BASTARDS HSV!

[MYSS94]

Ahhhhhhhhhh, yes. How sweet it would've been!
The Mighty 427.
Ahh well - I guess 300kW will have to do us all for now. hehe

[chuck]

WOULDV'E BEEN NICE HUH ,

[Darren]

The 427 should have stayed but I guess from a business point of view it just wasn't viable with escalating costs and all.

Now all of a sudden the blue oval crap badge has a car called the 427, geez they sure can't think for themselves can they.

I do recall reading that some or all of the researched technology used in the HRT 427 was going to flow down into the family sedan which is great. I could just imagine it, people only being able to buy an 8 capable of 300kW standard. That's the way things are heading that's for sure.

[VS Omega]

I could just imagine it, people only being able to buy an 8 capable of 300kW standard. That's the way things are heading that's for sure.

Old thread I know, but still fun. The power's getting there but I'm not sure about that prediction anymore, with fuel prices the way they are and stuff

[TheForgotten]

well someone who wants a machine like the 427 ain't really gonna give a shit about fuel prices huh? but anyways....

[wes_v8]

yea i rekon they should have kept it goin but in the new Street Machine Commodores mag it said it cost them more than $215000 to build the car, and a guy bought the show car off HSV. Don't know if anyone seen it in the mag

[1991_Vn2nV]

yea i rekon they should have kept it goin but in the new Street Machine Commodores mag it said it cost them more than $215000 to build the car, and a guy bought the show car off HSV. Don't know if anyone seen it in the mag

Yeah i saw that the other day....lucky lucky man...Woulda cost him a fair bit tho i would think...

[wes_v8]

yea i think so 2, looks like a good car but

[RebelSS]

The 427 is not dead.

In the Staes the latest Corvette has came out with the LS7, being a 427.

It develops 505hp, equivalent to 377kW.

Before you know it, HSV's will be comming out with these.

[1991_Vn2nV]

The 427 is not dead.

In the Staes the latest Corvette has came out with the LS7, being a 427.

It develops 505hp, equivalent to 377kW.

Before you know it, HSV's will be comming out with these.

Yeah most likely in the new GTS... Unless they decide to use the LS9 which would be absolutely awesome...

But the actual HRT 427 didnt use the LS7 engine.. And it was an awesome car.

[MBS206]

The 427 can a modified Corvette C5R engine, the exact same engine that ran in the 24hour Bathurst race badged the 427.

The car was going to be retailed for $215 000, and only 200 were being built, all 200 were "bought" with deposits laid, even before the car was fully finished.
Unfortunately, due to most of the interest being by those wanting the car as a road car, and HSV/HRT initially building it as a track ready car, the idea was decided to be killed off.
There WERE 15 of these machines built, of which, were shipped out to the UK IIRC.

If you're wondering how I know all of this. Friends of our family are VERY well off, and had paid a $20 000 deposit when they saw the car at the Sydney motor show. The exact same place they bought there last car, the number 003 VT Monaro...
Since the car was canned, HSV/HRT gave them a full refund, and as a "sorry" package, flew them to Bathurst for that year, and put them up in the HSV box.

It is for this reason I voted that HSV/HRT made a FU'CK UP by not producing it. I would have LOVED to have been able to touch/feel one of these fine beauties!

[Stretchomatic]

i heard on this forum somewhere that the bonnet was carbon fibre and wouldn't crumple properly in a crash, it more slid through the window and well yeah...dunno if its true or not, might have just been an early problem.