The Holden Monaro ( / məˈnɑːroʊ / Mon-AH-ro) is a car which was manufactured by General Motors ' Australian division Holden. It has a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout and was produced with a two-door coupé body from 1968 to 1975 and again from 2001 to 2006 and with a 4-door sedan body from 1973 to 1977. Holden HK Monaro Holden Based on the HK series, the two-door Monaro was launched in 1968 as a stylish, high-performance derivative. Offered with straight-six or V-8 engines, the Monaro.
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The Holden Monaro began life in 1968 as a coupe or sedan. The car resembled an American Chevy Nova of the time, which isn't surprising considering GM was the parent company to Holden. The car also housed GM powertrains such as inline six and small-block V8s. The Monaro was discontinued in 1977 and made a comeback in 2001 based on the Commodore VT. The Holden Monaro is an Aussie icon! Holden may have retired, but the Monaro will forever be part of the Australian landscape. The gen-3 models of the Monaro are impressive to look at, with a lot of turbo power to match. As the '70s faded, so did Monaro. The larger Commodore came out in 1978, and became Holden's new top-of-the-line. Fast-forward 20 years. The front-drive revolution that took America by storm in the '80s never really took hold in Australia. While GM's Australian subsidiary offers a range of front-drivers, they seem to do so almost apologetically. Holden Monaro The Goat Is Born Again: We drive Australia's famous muscle car, the Holden Monaro, which arrives in the U.S. next year as the reborn Pontiac GTO. Peter Lyon Published: Jul 1, 2002.
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The HK Holden Monaro was a massive step forward for Holden in terms of classic American sports car styling as well as a huge set of options that each car could be ordered with. The base-model Monaro was available with a puny six cylinder motor but things got racy with either the 5 litre (307 cubic inch) Chevrolet V8 or the top of the range GTS. Starting at $28,160 and going to $33,880 for the latest year the model was manufactured. The model range is available in the following body types starting from the engine/transmission specs shown below. See All Holden Monaro Pricing and Specs Holden Monaro Wheel Size The Holden Monaro has a number of different wheel and tyre options. NATIONS CUP MONARO 427C . When Holden launched its new Commodore-flavoured V2 Monaro in October 2001 it wanted to showcase its sporting prowess in motorsport. The Nations Cup category looked like a good fit, and work started on a V2 racing prototype in November 2001 at Garry Rogers Motorsport (GRM), with a plan to enter the Nations Cup sprint. The Holden Monaro was a sports car created by Holden. It was produced between 1968 and 1977 and again between 2001 and 2006. The Monaro was named after a region of New South Wales. The 1968 Monaro came in 7 different models, ranging from a straight-six cylinder engine up to a V8 engine. The Monaro had eight different models over two generations.
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The presentations covered a wide range of topics, perhaps the most appropriate of which was Norm Darwin's deep dive into how the Australian-market Holden Monaro became the U.S.-market 2004 to 2006 Pontiac GTO, the last iteration of that popular nameplate. Of course, the Monaro-GTO wasn't the only Australian export to the United States, and. The Monaro was launched in December 2001 in two forms. The $47,990 CV6 (above) featured the supercharged 3.8 V6 with 171 kW (229 hp) and came only with automatic transmission (as per all supercharged V6 Holdens) and 17" wheels.
New videos every Monday | Wednesday | FridayTop Gear Playlist ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjUe7eMGZRw&list=PLvy-UroOFYyThtgkD5NbrOEWwJHOQTbq2Patreon ~. Holden was slow in responding with a 4-door version of the Monaro in 1973, which immediately out-sold the coupe. Out of 485,650 HQ Holdens sold through its 3 year, 4 month run, just 13,872 were Monaro coupes. The 1974 HJ model introduced squarer front end sheetmetal for the Monaro (the One Tonner has the front end from a higher-trim Premier.
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It's 20 years since Holden's new-millennium Monaro arrived in showrooms. We take a lustful look back at how it was born, how it was built, how it made headlines and how it made more than just its own history Sydney Motorshow 1998: Holden lifts the cover from a VT Commodore two-door coupe concept/show car on the morning of the media preview day. Amid the euphoria of England's rugby world cup win, The Stig gets behind the wheel of the Australian Holden Monaro. Can the 160mph supercar restore some Auss.
