Walkinshaw wants to build Australian Corvette fighter

fgpsi · 07-08-2021, 07:20 PM

The team behind HSV’s iconic sports sedans wants to take on the likes of the Chevrolet Corvette, Ferrari 296 GTB and Lamborghini Huracan Evo with an Australian-made supercar.

Having already made the fastest, most powerful production car in Australia, the HSV GTSR W1, Walkinshaw Automotive Group (WAG) believes it is capable of building a supercar capable of taking on anything the rest of the world can offer....

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https://www.speedcafe.com/torquecafe...vette-fighter/

fgpsi · 07-08-2021, 07:22 PM

Tonz · 07-08-2021, 08:25 PM

To dream the improbable dream, to get my name out there in the media. to make people think I am amazing(ly stupid) I had a dream once to build the best car in Australia as well.

slowsnake · 07-08-2021, 08:28 PM

Methinks Geoff Brabham has beat him to it

Cheers Billy

fgpsi · 07-08-2021, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Tonz

To dream the improbable dream, to get my name out there in the media. to make people think I am amazing(ly stupid) I had a dream once to build the best car in Australia as well.

Bossxr8 · 07-08-2021, 09:14 PM

Stick to modifying amaroks ffs ****ingforsure.

**Polyal** · 09-08-2021, 06:14 AM

The tech specs are amazing but gosh all "super/hyper" cars look the same these days.

jpd80 · 09-08-2021, 09:42 AM

Of all the projects they could choose, they want to do an exotic sports car…….
OK but what about increasing your new vehicle remanufacturing complex?

fgpsi · 10-08-2021, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

The tech specs are amazing but gosh all "super/hyper" cars look the same these days.

Agree. They should just redesign and build the zeta ve/vf monaro that was never put into production . cashed up bogans will be lining up for years to get one

bathurst77 · 10-08-2021, 08:23 AM

"New Aussie Super/Hyper car"
its one of those headlines that pops up every year or 2. Maybe 1 or 2 prototypes get hand built, then, crickets.
Like "flying cars are 3 years away" and have been for the last 50 years.

jpd80 · 10-08-2021, 09:03 AM

Anything to do with a factory RHD Corvette selling out 250 initial allocations in short time?

**FTE217** · 10-08-2021, 09:51 AM

EGO, is not a dirty word

fgpsi · 10-08-2021, 11:02 AM

check out the comments section at the bottom of the speed cafe article about this. they are gold. ryan walkinshaw even had a bit of a meltdown on there.

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Posted by Ryan Walkinshaw
4 days ago edited
Hi Mark.

Thanks for you’re remarkably ignorant comment regarding my business.

Walkinshaw Group has grown about 8x in size since I took over, and is now a $450m+ business group employing nearly 1000 people and producing around 13,000 units per annum for multiple automotive partners and for our caravan business. Bare in mind we only used to do circa 2500/3000 units per year in the HSV days.

Walkinshaw Automotive is now Australia’s leading, and largest, automotive design, engineering and manufacturing business. New Age Caravans is now the second largest caravan manufacturer in Australia, after Jayco.

Not bad for a DJ, don’t you think? As for not being in the same Universe as Brabham (who I respect), you’re right I’m not, as it would take a hell of a lot of hard work and investment for them to even get close to catching up with us. Other than producing their hypercar, of which I assume they have sold a handful of, I’m not really sure what else they do in this industry anyway, so the comparison you’ve made is utterly bizarre.

Have a great day though.

https://www.speedcafe.com/torquecafe...vette-fighter/

lra · 10-08-2021, 01:59 PM

New Age caravans. Just the thing Australia needs ... more caravans. Towed by ? Ohh, imported utes with a couple of Aus fitted accessories.

A hyper sports car ?? Something else Australia really needs now. To tow a caravan ?

I have an idea. Set a dealership that can maintain the HSV vehicles that were sold over the years. Would that work.?

**Polyal** · 10-08-2021, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by lra

I have an idea. Set a dealership that can maintain the HSV vehicles that were sold over the years. Would that work.?

Thats actually not a stupid idea, imagine setting up a business that specialized in Aussie performance cars helping source parts, tuning, servicing etc

fgpsi · 10-08-2021, 02:25 PM

build it and they will come

Franco Cozzo · 10-08-2021, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

Thats actually not a stupid idea, imagine setting up a business that specialized in Aussie performance cars helping source parts, tuning, servicing etc

That's like every tuning/workshop with a dyno

IE - GM Performance

Interceptor · 10-08-2021, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jpd80

OK but what about increasing your new vehicle remanufacturing complex?

The one out at Walkinshow station? gee..... I dont think their new project has the ground clearance for rural operations!

Poetic Justice · 10-08-2021, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by lra

New Age caravans. Just the thing Australia needs ... more caravans.

What's wrong with that?

I'd say get used to it in the post COVID world.

Nikked · 10-08-2021, 07:12 PM

I like the look of those renders.

It would be great to see another home-grown sports car. "Boutique" cars seem to be very much popular these days (amongst the rich) seems that just owning a Ferrari isn't enough.

Ryan is a good laugh though, tends to rip into brain dead comments on supercars articles.

slowsnake · 11-08-2021, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by lra

New Age caravans. Just the thing Australia needs ... more caravans. Towed by ? Ohh, imported utes with a couple of Aus fitted accessories.

Had to laugh, new age caravans, lol, how about old age drivers of new age caravans, they already drive one missile and you want to give them another to tow behind?

Most of em are pen pushers who when they reach 65 and retire, think that they can drive a monstrous 4x4 and a monstrous caravan?..they can't, and I know from watching them try, that's try to kill me and others, good post

Cheers Billy

zilo · 11-08-2021, 08:52 AM

Yeah...I got a dream...build an all aussie electric car instead of hanging on to a dying technology that nobody will buy shortly.

Sounds to me like the only people who haven't realized my grandmother can line up with anything they can produce, or ever have produced, and absolutely flog them in daily driving in her Tesla....is Walkinshaw.

Vesper Martini · 11-08-2021, 09:42 AM

5 Aussie super cars have already been made.. probably more. we're any of these a success?
https://www.carsguide.com.au/overste...to-shame-68780

The Brabham BT62 looks like a work of art but its not road legal

Vesper Martini · 11-08-2021, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by lra

I have an idea. Set a dealership that can maintain the HSV vehicles that were sold over the years. Would that work.?

Not silly.

In new Zealand Toyota have what's called a signature class. where they sell and support used cars with a 3 year warranty been doing it for years

https://www.toyota.co.nz/about-toyot...yota-business/

Its not performance based but the same principle, I guess giving a Holden another 3 year warranty might be the issue

Poetic Justice · 11-08-2021, 10:09 AM

It's good that they are thinking outside of the box in some ways

And I see that they still license product to modify - why can't they move in to more of this with existing cars in Australia?

I mean, for instance they did the HSV Colorado at one point and I believe they do something for VW Amarok - but unlike their Commodore products they weren't hugely performance orientated.

Why can't they go to certain types of cars, or a specific brand again, and make some out-there products?

Vesper Martini · 11-08-2021, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Poetic Justice

It's good that they are thinking outside of the box in some ways

And I see that they still license product to modify - why can't they move in to more of this with existing cars in Australia?

I mean, for instance they did the HSV Colorado at one point and I believe they do something for VW Amarok - but unlike their Commodore products they weren't hugely performance orientated.

Why can't they go to certain types of cars, or a specific brand again, and make some out-there products?

makes more sense than making a supercar nobody would buy

**Polyal** · 11-08-2021, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Poetic Justice

It's good that they are thinking outside of the box in some ways

And I see that they still license product to modify - why can't they move in to more of this with existing cars in Australia?

I mean, for instance they did the HSV Colorado at one point and I believe they do something for VW Amarok - but unlike their Commodore products they weren't hugely performance orientated.

Why can't they go to certain types of cars, or a specific brand again, and make some out-there products?

V8 dual cab f'kin that is not an overpriced RAM...that car needs some competition.

Franco Cozzo · 11-08-2021, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

V8 dual cab f'kin that is not an overpriced RAM...that car needs some competition.

Muscled up Agrale Marrua?

https://m.agrale.com.br/produtos/uti...arios-civilian

https://www.carsales.com.au/editoria...stralia-118569

https://premium.goauto.com.au/austra...brazilian-ute/

https://www.safescape.com/agrale/

https://www.army-technology.com/proj...lity-vehicles/

What about a civilian Thales Hawkei, like the Hummer H1 which was based on AM General's HMMWV

https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/globa...defence/hawkei

It actually comes in a ute variant too.

XRtowcar · 11-08-2021, 12:21 PM

Pointless if it’s not electric.

Franco Cozzo · 11-08-2021, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by XRtowcar

Pointless if it’s not electric.

Let's figure out how to make better batteries first before we discount the internal combustion engine