Corvette ZR1-Powered HSV GTSR W1 Hitting The Second Hand Market With Huge Mark Ups

If you weren’t one of the 300 people selected to buy the

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by Michael Gauthier

June 2, 2017 at 15:31

If you weren’t one of the 300 people selected to buy the HSV GTSR W1 get ready to pay through the nose as a handful of examples have shown up for sale with markups as much as $130,010 AUD ($95,920 USD).

Unveiled earlier this year, the HSV GTSR W1 is being billed as Australia’s last muscle car as it is based on the rear-wheel drive Holden Commodore which will soon be replaced by a badge-engineered Opel Insignia. Besides having rear-wheel drive chops, the GTSR W1 is an absolute monster as it uses the same supercharged 6.2-liter LS9 V8 engine as the sixth-generation Corvette ZR1.

Boasting 635 hp (474 kW) and 601 lb-ft (815 Nm) of torque, the HSV GTSR W1 is one of the most powerful sedans in the world and is a fitting tribute to the end of local Commodore production. The engine is connected to a six-speed manual transmission and reportedly enables the car to accelerate from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in around 4.5 seconds.

Given the combination of rarity and performance, it comes as little surprise the cheapest model found by Drive lists for a staggering $285,000 AUD ($210,350 USD). That’s a hefty mark up as the model originally retailed for $169,990 AUD ($125,455 USD).