2005 HSV Clubsport R8 VZ review from Australia and New Zealand

Needs a wheel alignment, pulls to the left. I have been told most HSV's pull to the left from new in New Zealand. Getting mine fixed today.

There is a rattle in the dash.

Superb ride, lots of fun and handles just maginally less the the Coupe GTS.

I am glad I spent the extra dollars and got all the R8 upgrades, it takes the Clubsport into a much better catagory.

My only complaint is why the hell don't HSV give us a better exhaust system, if they did we wouldn't go hunting for after marked stuff to make the car sound and perform like it should. Non of us buy a V8 to have it choked up.

My last car was a Ford XR-8, previous to that I had new 2002 VX Clubsport, sory Ford guys I gave Ford a go, but the Holden, in my book, is a better ride. The XR-8 cost me loads of cash, electrics, spark plug leads, replaced the diff, the wiper motor, the steering rack, the radio, shocks and boot seals. You don't expect that from a new vehicle, but hey I may have got a dud to.

Once I, ve run the Chevy in I'm going to put a set of headers on it and that's about it, it's all fun. Mine is in sting red, one interesting thing, I initiall bought the demo, found out it had been damaged so returned it for an out of the box car, the demo's gearbox was notchy, my new car is like silk..isn't that amazing.

Safe driving to everyone, read my HSV R8 CLUBSPORT web page, it's a diary on the a to z from a purchasers point of view.

www.hsvr8clubsport.com.

Cheers,

Rodger.