1996 HSV GTSR* From The Race Track To The Streets Its A True Aussie Beast (Replica)

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Welcome to another Episode of Ross Reviews AU on this weeks Video ‪@ClayWong‬ & Myself Drive this 1996 Mint Replica HSV VS GTSR! with only 85 original cars ever made.. just the chance to drive a very well done replica had to be taken.. with a 5.0L V8 in this one over the Stroker 5.7 in the original.. it is a little lighter on power but modified nicely with a decent cam and tune.. the exhaust note is infectious. Did you enjoy this Review let us know in the comments below and thank Full Throttle Empire by visiting there socials and following them also!
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1996 HSV GTSR* From The Race Track To The Streets Its A True Aussie Beast (rep)
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[@petermanuel7128]

Really enjoyed the review of the GTSR. It maybe a replica but it’s a very good replica. I love the sound of it. I bet you guys wished you could have opened it up on a quiet country road somewhere. It would be a really fun car to drive and a real head turner. Good to see Clay doing the review with you too. Thanks for the review.

[@RossReviewsau]

Cheers Pete! Would be nice to do another review with clay but out on a proper road.. glad you enjoyed the video

[@ClayWong]

AUSSIE POWER🇦🇺🔥 We need to own a GTSR one day my brother!! 🥰

[@RossReviewsau]

Absolutely 💯 keen to do it again

[@slyonme]

Young kids have no idea about special holden vehicles

[@excalibur2038]

The hdts and walkinshaws were the special ones, pretty much everything hsv up until the e2 was just a body kit and suspension, when the vl walkie came out with that first fuel injection, that was something special

[@da22a]

How's the bloke thinking it was an LS 😔

[@Hsv1556]

​@@excalibur2038 not really depends what hsv's your talking about

[@excalibur2038]

@@Hsv1556 everything up untill the ve e2 series was nothin special, same engine as the base ss and a few suspention upgrades and a body kit and tune, it was only in the e2 when they adopted the ls3 over the base ss's ls2 that hsv started doing stuff cool, and everything from then on was good.

[@Hsv1556]

@@excalibur2038 well also had better interiors and were a bit more unique,really the hdt cars were the same,parts just switched up,the vz and vf hsv's especially are sic

[@olik9388]

When these came out it was all I could dream of. I loved this GTS and you just reminded me that I still love it.

[@RossReviewsau]

amazing cars

[@JP-ry9ob]

I remember this from back in the day. Had this dork on the ad saying 'when you retire and have a few bob left over' or something to that effect. I remember '215' was a huge number back then lol.

[@RossReviewsau]

crazy how much the "normal" power has gone up

[@craigsampson3386]

I remember that ad 😆 you can still find it on KZbin. Max output was 226kW and 507Nm on the blue printed version. Thats only 63nm and 78kw less than an LS3 in a VF SS series 2, plus weighing around 150kg lighter aswell as the GTSR's power being available way earlier/sooner in its rev range would actually make it still a pretty comparable track car to a modern LS3 V8 powered car like in the VF 😎

[@PANTHERSVGTS1]

Real stroker, manual here in Melbourne waiting for your review 👍

[@RossReviewsau]

Keen!!! Shoot me a message

[@mattyvella6669]

Mint stroker there Mr Ross complete with 6 speed. Can vouch for that one and my blood runs blue🤙

[@Carcyclechronicles]

I've driven one of these, the gear ratios are quite close. At full noise I couldn't keep up the gear shifts, the clutch friction point is also pretty high!

[@fullthrottleempire8037]

Hey boys, we are so glad you both had a great time. It was such a great pleasure meeting you both. Ross we will be seeing you at the end of next month!!!

[@RossReviewsau]

We will see you again soon 😈

[@hihackerwerto1795]

I’ve been waiting for this and it finally came out

[@RossReviewsau]

Was a great time

[@Alanst1xx]

I remember when they came into nz seeing the wharfies take turns thrashing them up and down the wharf

[@RossReviewsau]

That would have been a sight 😍

[@D_J_G88]

Hahaha I bet the gears are long coz it's still got an auto diff in it. Reps were commonly made from calais chassis Wicked cars regardless of "purity" or not the engine was a stroked 304 Holden 355 it was technically a 350 though, but Holden wanted bragging rights over the small block chev.

[@RossReviewsau]

not sure on the diff set up

[@pete508]

That's a bloody top replica brah what a machine & like you said it sounds tough too,all I can say is your channel just keeps getting better Johnny so 100,000 subs lezzz F gooo lol.

[@RossReviewsau]

cheers pete! we will get there

[@MartinJones123]

Love the sound of a 304!

[@RossReviewsau]

Goes hard!

[@zXennVS]

I love the sound of these over any LS, but I really like the LSA...

[@MartinJones123]

@@zXennVS Well I do love the sound of an LS as well... It's hard to pick which one is better sounding...

[@adam_vswags]

up the iron lion

[@adam_vswags]

Absolutely love me a vs, gtsr even more. Thankfully happy to of had a 5.0 and the sound of that v8, slow but damn they sound good. Swapped that for a ba xr6 turbo and now im confilcted, love em both in their own ways, Now to enjoy the daily life of a turbo barra xD

[@RossReviewsau]

gotta love em both

[@tommyvercettygt]

I found originals ones with about 80k kms that got sold on auctions for about 180.000 AUD. Probably the one that got sold for a million had very very low kms and was owned by someone important, otherwise it doesn't make sense to sell it 5 times the price of an already original one

[@RossReviewsau]

Probably right

[@dw2176]

best thing about it being a rep is you can actually drive it! hot car!

[@RossReviewsau]

It loves to be driven

[@zXennVS]

One of these and a VS Grange is my dream garage.

[@RossReviewsau]

That would be awesome

[@georgecupac1202]

didn't the original GTSR come out with a 6 speed manual ?

[@RossReviewsau]

I’m not actually sure possibly

[@da22a]

Yes

[@romemancer7905]

Yep and it was a ford box to boot...gm still had no 6 speed at that time !!!

[@user-ManIwish]

Also the original GTSR is a 6 speed manual.

[@RossReviewsau]

Yes this is a rep

[@shuankelly100]

Sounds awesome, whats the exhaust set up on this?

[@GTFORDMAN]

i remember when this came out back in the day, every 16 year old kid wanted one!

[@gdawwg1125]

I remember seeing it at the motor show The yellow interior trim blew my mind I was around 16

[@RossReviewsau]

This would have been one of the hottest cars around back then 🇦🇺

[@gdawwg1125]

@@RossReviewsau it was for sure

[@gdawwg1125]

From memory the original had yellow door cards and rear seats as well with the hsv pattern

[@RossReviewsau]

this has that

[@steveallen1340]

On the plus side you can drive and enjoy the replica rather than just storing it.

[@RossReviewsau]

Absolutely and this was great fun to drive!

[@benkeyte8187]

Hot, something sneaky going on in that 5l pulls to hard for stock 💦

[@A_Tremo_0817]

Looking at the exterior you wouldn't even know it's a rep. Kudos to the owner

[@craigsampson3386]

The replica larger diameter rims than the originals give away easily I'd say, but to the average person sure.

[@giovannitodaro589]

Sik car jono! Great review. Can’t beat the old school cars they are the best!!

[@RossReviewsau]

Clay & I both enjoyed this beast

[@Bourkos-Garage]

I was 18 when these came out,, I soooooo wanted 1

[@RossReviewsau]

Hot Car 🔥

[@jimmyp1433]

bit curious why they wouldn't build a stroker to make it a more complete replica

[@RossReviewsau]

They might be down the line car wasn’t finished yet

[@lmc7233]

"its yellow" absolutely died, you talking bout the car or yourself clay haha

[@RossReviewsau]

🤣🤣 clay the banana 🍌

[@bernzie001]

no way thats worth 80. build a stroker and put a 6 speed in it and you would make more sense asking that for a replica.

[@RossReviewsau]

If you look up replicas they are all around 80k +

[@Fellafoe69]

The original had a 6 speed Manual

[@RossReviewsau]

Cheers for the info

[@steve3511]

Hey Ross can you come to Sydney and review my 2017 Vf ssv redline it’s got full exhaust and extractors and cold air intake and custom tune it’s pushing 300kw at the wheels and it’s automatic

[@RossReviewsau]

thanks mate! hopefully be back soon

[@Patmcn1987]

Hey ross loving the reviews try and do one with a 215 manual then you will see the difference

[@RossReviewsau]

hopefully i get the chance

[@craigsampson3386]

Or better yet the blue printed 226kw 507nm version, old Aussie muscle flexin 💪

[@goz7569]

Such a cool car. It’s so different ❤

[@RossReviewsau]

Awesome machine

[@deltaforceshuttles3749]

Sydney f***ing sucks to drive cars in :(

[@RossReviewsau]

It was very hard to find good roads to drive

[@ytthecommunistplatform.2675]

Holden should have had the grp A manifold . 355 manual grp A manifold = hold the fuck on

[@missinglink4205]

Very Nice 👍🇦🇺🍻

[@RossReviewsau]

gotta love it

[@steve_troy]

Those massive wheels look ridiculous.

[@RossReviewsau]

?

[@craigsampson3386]

Less obvious when hidden in black paint lol but yeah the real original VS GTSR wheels were 17", these look like replicas in 20" or around that size.

[@paulkarwacki7119]

the 5.6L Windsor makes these things look stupid, only a Holden person would be nieve enough to differ.

[@mattyvella6669]

5.6 T3 Rocks! I know I have one. But in fairness it came a few years later to go toe to toe with the LS which was giving Ford one hell of a bloody nose. Thankfully the 5.6 gave as good as it got! Yes Johnny it’s a stick 1 of 1 TS with all the fruit😎

[@paulkarwacki7119]

@@mattyvella6669 Mate... The WINDSOR is an older design than the 304. In its last VT reincarnation it had all the gear that a 302w had & still couldn't match it. 😉

[@RossReviewsau]

i think they are both epic. still yet to try the 5.7 so cant say

[@issikkingston8988]

Ken oathhhhh

[@RossReviewsau]

Let’s go

[@user-hq5vx8il9o]

5.7l thought they were all 5.0 until 1997

[@rodrum7478]

No 0-100

[@RossReviewsau]

Sydney traffic 🥲

[@wooloongabba]

Collectible car sure but ugly as sin and original car got as much power as a camry

[@355sle]

Why advertise it as a GTSR review when it’s a replica running a bog stock 5 litre , that’s like putting lipstick on a pig mate.

[@RossReviewsau]

If you read the title it says (Rep)

[@dw2176]

there's one in every comments section....😴

[@rubinmike-litt1068]

I remember watching Bathurst when 2 of these heaps were in one of the races..... both caught fire from the same typical holden garbage fault.... they can't even make a fuel cap that doesn't break off 🤣😂

[@coopsnz1]

You crash it you buy it $300000

[@rc70ys]

It’s a Rep worth about $60-$75k. There’s a couple for sale in OZ.

[@RossReviewsau]

not original lol