Vauxhall Has Hiked The Maloo Up To A Bonkers 529bhp
The Maloo could never be accused of being anything other than a welcome dose of insanity in an ever-more sensible world. Packing an LS3 V8 and, with an empty bed, pretty much no weight over the rear wheels, its 425bhp was more than enough to earn it a reputation as a wild child. Well now we need a whole new dictionary of hyperbolisms, because the refreshed Maloo now gets a supercharged LSA V8 engine making 529bhp and 494lb ft of torque.
The unit is essentially the same as that found in the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 but with a slight retune. On forced-induction duty is an Eaton four-lobe supercharger, and a new high-flow exhaust system and a stand-alone water-to-air charge-air cooling system now also feature. To tame that extra kick, spring and damper rates have been stiffened to reduce body roll, and a unique rear suspension module has been fitted to improve rear stiffness. Launch control (in manual only) and a limited-slip differential now come as standard.
So if you like the prospect of launching from 0-62mph in 4.6 seconds in a pickup truck that could carry half a tonne of stuff in the back, you’ll need to find £54,500 for this updated Vauxhall Maloo. We can’t think of a more hilarious way to destroy rear tyres.
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Why isnt this in America? This is literally perfect for the US.
Its an Aussie car mate stolen from here and put in the US under the moniker of Vauxhall
Before the Chevy SS, the Pontiac G8 could have gotten a Ute conversion too, but no GM for some reason decided you guys can only have the sedan version
please stop calling it a Vauxhall it’s a Holden, or more accurately, HSV
I didn’t knew there was a Vauxhall Maloo
The Vauxhall rebadge has been around for nearly 10 years, look up Top Gear Vauxhall VXR8
Vauxhall haunts done anything, ITS HOLDEN!
DONT TAKE THE HSV AWAY FROM AUSTRALIA IT ALREADY HAD THAT MUCH HP IN THE FIRSTPLACE :(
i cri everytime
Ok sorry for keyboard screaming but there just putting their badge on a hsv/holden maloo taking it from australia:(
Err Vauxhall didn’t do anything. HSV in Australia did, and then Vauxhall just re-badged it.
Stop calling it a pick-up it’s a ute
Those aussies are mad.
They actually make fast vauxhalls.
Thats a point.
We don’t make fast Vauxhalls, we make fast Holdens then they over over to the UK and given a place in the Vauxhall family
haha in Australia we have hsv they do the good stuff for our commodores where getting 276 (i think) special ones that will have a better 0-100 kph time then a Porsche 911.
These are very over rated. The LSA motor makes good power on paper but when it was put up against the Ford Falcon GT-F with a 351kw supercharged 5.0l V8 on the Dyno the LSA lost. Holden have pumped up there power figures for some reason, where as ford have under quoted there power figures. The newly released FGX falcons with the same 335kw supercharged motor make nearly that at the rear wheels and has an over boost function which puts the engine output to 404kw. So anyone who thinks they are missing out don’t get your hopes up to much about it.
But the falcon doesn’t have the brakes, handling, interior or features anywhere near of the hsv. The hsv is the complete package. If just want a powerful motor then have your falcon.
You guys annoy me. You know the gts has larger drivetrain, nearly a 10” diff. Stronger box plus larger tires. All of which will take power from the engine. Keep bringing up the dyno sheet aswell, the gts is fostering a straight line and plenty fasteraroynd a track.