Holden Monaro GTS For Sale In South Africa

Holden Monaro GTS For Sale In South Africa

What is Holden Monaro GTS?

The Holden Monaro (/məˈnɑːroʊ/ Mon-AH-ro) is a rear-wheel drive coupé manufactured by General Motors Holden in Australia from 1968 to 1975 and later reintroduced from 2001 to 2005. It was also manufactured as a 4-door sedan from 1973 to 1977.

Holden Monaro GTS For Sale In South Africa

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a GTS Monaro worth?

A factory 350 HQ GTS Monaro is very valuable today, with a 350 sedan fetching as much as $50,000, and close to $100,000 for a 350 GTS Coupe. Reference. Model Designations. 80337. Monaro Coupe – 6cyl.

What does GTS stand for on a Holden?

In 1992, Australia first saw the release of the Holden HSV GTS (HSV stands for Holden Special Vehicles), a full-size sedan with a high-performance engine that the automaker initially based on the popular Commodore lineup.

What does GTS stand for Monaro?

Add a B for GTB and that means it’s a Gran Turismo Berlinetta or a two seater fixed head coupe. It is a nomenclature used to this day on Ferraris. The Monaro was often ruthless, never roofless. The Monaro gave GTS its own special Australian meaning.

What does GTS Monaro mean?

The 1968 ‘new generation’ of Holdens saw the release of their first two-door sports coupe, the ‘Monaro’ (from an Aboriginal word meaning ‘high plain’ or ‘high plateau’). It proved to be one of the most popular and enduring GMH cars.

Why are Holden monaros so expensive?

Prices of classic Holdens and Fords have skyrocketed since the end of Australian car manufacturing. Ford’s local assembly line fell silent in 2016 and Holden rolled down the factory shutters in 2017.

Who won the HG Monaro?

The Holden HK Monaro GTS 327 driven by Bruce McPhee and Barry Mulholland (who famously drove only one lap) was victorious. Long-time Holden engineer, racer and rally champion Bob Watson tells us what it took to turn the newly-released Monaro into a race winner.

What is the fastest Holden?

Powered by a 474kW/815Nm supercharged 6.2-litre V8, the W1 is the most powerful and fastest Commodore ever built and only 300 of the vehicles will be produced.

How much horsepower does a Holden GTS have?

The GTS features a 6.2 litre Supercharged LSA engine which provides a staggering 430kW of power and 740Nm of torque (DIN).

Is Pontiac GTO a Holden Monaro?

The 40,808th GTO built became the last Monaro-based unit built by Holden.

Who made GTS?

Holden first introduced the GTS nameplate in 1968 with the advent of its HK Monaro sports coupe. As an answer to Ford’s Falcon GT sedan, the first GTS models were pillarless hardtop coupes, essentially a two-door version of the General’s mainstay Kingswood family sedan.

What is a CV8 Monaro?

The Australian-made Holden Monaro CV8 was unveiled at the Melbourne International Motor Show in 2003. It was based on the short-wheelbase (SWB) VZ Commodore sedan and is a rear-wheel-drive car with a powerful 6.0-liter V8 engine.

What does GTO stand for?

This ritual is summarized by the three most famous letters ever worn by an automobile: “GTO” stands for “Gran Turismo Omologato,” which, loosely translated from the Italian, means homologated (recognized for competition) grand-touring car.