The Holden HSV Maloo is an absolute standout vehicle, but casual car enthusiasts may wonder just what made it so very special in the first place.

A 2011 Holden Maloo R8 317 with an 6.2L LS3 V8, 6-speed manual transmission, and Poison Ivy Green finish has popped up for sale on the west coast of the U.S.

The Holden Maloo was based on the Holden Utility, a coupe based utility vehicle first produced in 1951, with production continuing in various guises until Holden’s shuttering in 2017.

Live photos ©2007 Siddharth Raja/ Weblogs, Inc. PRESS RELEASE: Holden Special Vehicles launch new Maloo Ute Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) has unveiled the hottest HSV Maloo R8 Ute ever as part of ...

HSV rolls out new 577-hp GTS Maloo ute [w/video] Last month, we brought you word that Holden was planning a new performance model that promised to be the fastest and most powerful ute in the world.

The standard Holden Maloo is the Ute version of the rear-wheel-drive Holden Commodore sedan, meaning that it replaces the rear seats and trunk with a covered truck bed. Hotted-up Utes aren't a new ...

Holden Special Vehicles, or HSV for short, ... The Clubsport and Maloo are both powered by HSV’s 6.2-liter LS3 V8 that delivers 425hp (317kW) and 550Nm (406 lb-ft) ...

This is the end of the road for the Holden Maloo – a pickup that’s been in production since 1990. If you baulk at the asking price of the Vauxhall-badged version you see here, the Maloo VXR8 ...

Given the nickname "Blackjack" by GM employees, the mid-engined Maloo was hand-built in 2014 at GM's Warren Technical Center in Michigan and served as the first C8 mule.

Holden Caulfield is a literary character that you probably wouldn’t want to hang out with, as honestly, he’s kind of a dick. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Commodore, on the other hand, is ...

GM’s Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) ... Maloo R8 and ClubSport R8 Tourer, which are the sports versions of the Commodore sedan, ute, and station wagon models respectively. ...

Following Holden’s demise, prices for rare HSV models have skyrocketed, culminating in a 1 of 4 GTSR W1 Maloo selling at auction in January for a staggering AU$1.05 million ($819,000). This ...