The HSV MANTA PROTOTYPE You Never Heard Of...

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Welcome to another Episode of Ross Reviews AU on this weeks Video we explore this VR HSV Manta Prototype! a true 1 of 1 with a stamp of 000... what do you think of this rare gem.
The HSV MANTA PROTOTYPE You Never Heard Of...
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[@dianawoods6985]

Manta was the entry level car below clubsport. I had a vs manta wagon which was one of 26 made. 203 sedans were produced for vs series making a total of 229 made. That’s pretty rare

[@KanyeKetchup]

1 VS Manta wagon made it to New Zealand

[@garrymcgaw4745]

All the 90's, Holden of Ford were tuff cool looking cars that's for sure. Thanks for the trip down memory lane bro.🏁.

[@mrdoiii]

Agreed mate Sweet spot for affordable muscle

[@RossReviewsau]

Any time!

[@aaronj4860]

How good are Australian cars. The little time we spent in the car game is such a shame but look at the beauty's that we produced.

[@stevenloynds3691]

In my 40s remembering back to my late teens, 5ltr was a big deal you could smoke a lot of cars back then. If not you had a blast with the noise it's still a win

[@RossReviewsau]

I still love em eh! Awesome cruisers and the noise is epic

[@airfreshna1]

I loved the 5l v8s my 1.6 corolla sx could smoke them it was really funny watching rich hsv owners get upset that a cheap corolla was a touch faster than them.

[@stevenloynds3691]

​​@@airfreshna1 bro WTF i owned a 1.6ltr high cam corolla spirit sedan 1986 last of the rear wheel drives and first that come with a 5speed YO that was a blast that was my P plate car....no mods just kidney rims they were out by then but I still rocked them with chubby tyres to fill the guards 😅 I wasn't no rich kid I earned my way to an 8

[@peterharris5953]

​@@airfreshna140 year old here. Owned a VS ecotec, exhaust etc, mates had 5 litres...this is around 99-01. Loved the 5 litre. Few years later I picked up a FWD AE88 with a 4AGZE Supercharged 1.6 litre...wolf 3D, LSD etc....used to dust the ol 5 litres lol. That Corolla was the absolute business. I beat on it and it never failed. Amazing little weapon.

[@psyighxd5777]

@@stevenloynds3691 I had one of them, was a good cheap run around, but would not even keep up with a 6 cylinder commodore let alone a v8 lol

[@zaamuro8408]

Original 17" trispokes with thicker rubber would suit this car to a tee

[@bengepp9314]

Have driven . I was 21 in '95 and worked at a dealership that sold these new , brings back great memories 👌🏼

[@RossReviewsau]

Very cool!

[@bengepp9314]

Thanks for all the 👍🏼fyi, I was a new car pre -delivery detailer and dealership roustabout. Senator 215i 6speed'beast', VNgroupA, VLgroupA heaps of 185i's experienced😉. After watching Ross Reviews I feel privileged 💙5000

[@bengepp9314]

@@RossReviewsau if I could take my pick ? VN GroupA SS WoW!👌🏼❤️

[@ACCELGarage]

No better sound in the world than an iron lion 💪

[@whyyes6428]

A worked 302 Windsor

[@thatfelladownunder9396]

The Manta was the Belmont of HSV. I had the VS Clubby with the same donk as a family car back then, the kids loved it, as did I. Nice to see them getting a run on KZbin. 👍

[@Twenty_Six_Hundred]

I remember the VS SS being a big deal back then. We used to think 185-195kw was some serious power, well it kind of was at the time. Wasn't till early 2000s power outputs went through the roof. Nonetheless the 90s era was an exciting time for innovation

[@scabootie]

No one thought 185 was a big deal, maybe 215.

[@triggeredleftyvegan6004]

@@scabootie 185 was 215 was for people with money that could afford a stroker!

[@nigelbaldwin2515]

Cool vid. Keep up the great work showcasing our awesome Aussie cars!

[@RossReviewsau]

More to come!

[@craigsampson3386]

Man those 5L sound awesome 👌 I've got a VR ute Maloo replica with an L67 swap running higher boost and T5 5sp manual, but I'd rather a slower stock 5L just for the sound alone lol but those engines are just so damn expensive these days!

[@thatguyben3128]

_Manta was entry level HSV, below Clubsport and the standard SS 5.0 we’re around 168kw(?) so 185kw (185i)was a bonus. Back in the day there was more for HSV to offer over the standard Holden but as we know in the last years the SS came with all the goodies(LS3) so HSV’s clear lines were a little more blurred_

[@trevorjohnston9504]

Correct Holden robbed hsv

[@OLDS98]

Thank you Ross for sharing the Holden. Please keep bringing them. The more you share the more interesting it gets. It is informative and educational.

[@Shoreliners.1090]

Absolutely agree with you bro.. I have never been in a hybrid or ev.. I guess people will say don't knock it till you try it. But especially Tesla's.. you take a look inside and it bare as. Just seats and a massive computer screen and a cut in half steering wheel. Not my vibe

[@AvenirRacing]

I didn't think I'd ever understand the hybrid thing, always been a V8 or turbo guy, but recently bought a GWS204 Crown Hybrid, and... yeah, I kinda get it now. They can be fun, but I'll admit, there's a lot less soul there compared to my old G6E.

[@rickzaccagnini9103]

The hsv VT was actually 195kw as the used the roller cam & sequential injection. In standard form Up from 165kw to 179kw 🤔👍

[@rickzaccagnini9103]

I guess by vt 185kw had been around for nearly 10 years and hsv and buyers of the product were starting to expect abit more from hsv after the same old motor for 10 years

[@GTRB00ST06]

Never seen a Holden like that ever but as soon as I noticed it had the old Holden 5 litre inside (perfecto!)

[@mrnicktoyou]

Wasn't the base 3.8 litre Buick V6 version almost as quick to 100kmh from this era? I remember my VN Berlina being a rocket off the line.

[@user-uz7qe4qp9o]

yep

[@jamesedkins2823]

No wrong, those 3.8 buicks were amazing for the time. I still love mine, but I'm swapping to the 5l because i you cant beat the sound!

[@_Bags]

My dad ordered a Manta VT back in the day. The day he was to pick it up, the dealership let a woman test drive it because she was going to buy one too and she reversed it straight into the pole outside the dealership and wrote the car off.

[@KanyeKetchup]

😮😂

[@olik9388]

Young people have a different perspective of fast given the advances in engines. 8 seconds was not slow for the time, but it’s one of the reasons that made the Subaru WRX such a success in this era. For roughly the same price you could put down a 6 and maybe just under 5 seconds in the STI… but you couldn’t smoke up the rears while eating a Big Mac.

[@RossReviewsau]

That’s very true!! We are to used to the crazy speed nowadays

[@CalinDee]

@@RossReviewsau The development advancement curve is less of a curve, more of a cliff face. Fast in '94 is trumped by Nanna's a-b shopping trolley these days - mad! My lad's P-Plate approved buzz-box would blow one of these VR/VS V8s doors off, point to point - just without any of the grins/soul!! 🙂

[@randomfpv22]

I have a vg Maloo wrapped up hiding away in a shed. Can’t wait to bring her out some day soon

[@jamesedkins2823]

Im currently swapping my vg from v6 to v8. Would be keen to see a video of yours when you pull it out.

[@randomfpv22]

@@jamesedkins2823 definitely dude. Hasn’t seen light of day in 15 years lol

[@geoffreyplasier2796]

And 30 years before that we EH Holdens with a 179 ci six, three on the tree, drum brakes and a bench seat and no seat belts!

[@macdouglas1087]

And 30 years on we no longer have Holden. What a sad day when Holden shut the doors. 😢

[@trevorjohnston9504]

i had a vs manta sedan same color build number 69, 5 litre 5 speed don't have it any more but have plenty of pictures I also had the Gray book from hsv with who built the car and inspected and signed it of after it was built which I past on to the next owner

[@numbvalley]

You just can’t beat these discontinued rare old school cars, love them inside and out and wouldn’t swap if for a Lambo or rrari. And yeah you’re exactly right, it is lame !

[@RossReviewsau]

Gotta love the old school cars

[@Oochya.]

Theres an VS HSV Manta manual wagon for sale in New Zealand at the moment

[@ryanarnold7515]

Gts /gts r was standard with the 215i, was an option on grange and senator only.

[@xstremcarsausz7727]

Love watching all these old cars Holden for Ford watever thay just have more class and u have to drive the things great review bro Vz Glenn 👍🏎

[@RossReviewsau]

Glad you like them!

[@mrdonny3501]

Vs commodore also had the SLR5000.

[@trevorjohnston9504]

Correct but not as good as the Torana and was discontinued dew to lack of sales so that makes them very rare now

[@russo187]

Love the VR/VS i daily a VR....wish mine had a manual 5 litre tho... maybe one day

[@RossReviewsau]

You and me both! I love em

[@alexk8719]

ahh 90s car scene is aus, unbeatable.

[@RossReviewsau]

awesome era

[@ianjack4917]

I always wondered if the Manta nameplate was borrowed from the GM Opel brand. As an Opel manta was a performance car, they even made a movie in Germany about it with Til Schweiger who was in Driven with Sly and Inglorious bastards called Manta Manta

[@michaeldelaveris3322]

You're exactly right, cars in this country now are shite. I wish Ford and Holden were still making 'aussie' cars. I drive a BA Falcon and I wont be getting rid of it for all the tea in China

[@kennethjones6650]

HSV manta was practically a hotted up better ss the manta when in production as you can tell with the body kit it has on it

[@RossReviewsau]

Very cool car

[@patrickhooper2843]

Dude! Love hearing that V8! So many memories. Thanks.

[@pete508]

Such a cool car man & must be worth heaps,I could listen to the back story about this car all day long,nice one Johnny It's a rare find indeed 👍

[@RossReviewsau]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@leskane8385]

VR FTW

[@RossReviewsau]

🇦🇺😈

[@79series]

Sounds spicy as. What beautiful car and special grill. 1 negative it was disappointing the manta never got the fog lights.

[@skitzvp1414]

Love the video on the manta you hardly hear anything about them My dad used to have build number 15 original one owner car but sadly he sold it before Holden close for next to nothing

[@jacksun_jack]

I think if the OG Manta wheels were made in to 20's they would look amazing or 19's

[@RossReviewsau]

Definitely would look better then eh

[@Brandonmurray236]

was selling a white VR clubsport on behalf of a gentleman in perth, it was a tough sell, although i have my masters in marketing, the right contacts ect, it was such a hard sell, people dont give the VR the love they deserve! the guy ghosted me for months so no sale went through then he was selling it for himself so i just left it alone, but long story short people truly dont give the car the love they deserve.

[@thewinky01]

That sound!

[@RossReviewsau]

😤🤌🤌🤌

[@paulcamilleri1784]

I would swap the wheels for 16 inch Slr 5000 wheels would look pretty

[@phantompower6839]

Homage to the opel manta I believe

[@perpetualgrin5804]

A Holden Magna I just have to watch this one.

[@RossReviewsau]

Need to do a Magna soon 👀😈

[@perpetualgrin5804]

@@RossReviewsau Or a 380, a what ?

[@hilipoplo]

Nice

[@RossReviewsau]

Thanks

[@petermurgatroyd2002]

I liked that one and a good story on that Manta.

[@bigal878]

Nice car 👍🇦🇺

[@RossReviewsau]

Thanks 👍

[@stevenlonsdale1154]

It's max powers project thunder😮

[@slotxz9859]

How many pre production hsvs are out there ?

[@RossReviewsau]

No idea

[@craigdavid6519]

I had a camry once and i took it down the road and travelling at 62 it was just sweet as so if your reading this buy a camry they are great...btw was this story just as boring as most others on here?

[@saphirerose5031]

My dad has a vt manta

[@RossReviewsau]

Awesome

[@schoona90]

Heard of *** There’s an epic skid from Calder park if you search hsv manta burnout. 2 cars in a minute and a half End the clickbait titles for views lol

[@RossReviewsau]

How is this click bait?

[@schoona90]

@@RossReviewsau making assumptions about an audience just to get a view to see if they have or haven’t heard of it…os clickbait lol

[@Vtorious123]

Killa find

[@RossReviewsau]

Very cool car

[@psyighxd5777]

*heard of

[@petezappa8748]

Not a fan of the VR-VS Commos, & those wheels look hideous. Sounds nice though.

[@13illyxmaze]

Those ordinal wheels look better in my opinion

[@RossReviewsau]

Each their own

[@andy2906]

Lol 5.0 with a WHOPPING 185kw....less than a hybrid camry ....wow 😂

[@lancecooper4646]

The Aurion is basically a V6 Camry & yeah..they're quick...but still an east/west fwd pos & a nightmare to work on

[@andy2906]

@lancecooper4646 easy to work on actually, faster quite more fuel efficient and far more reliable body components and electronics but yeah be a dinosaur 🦕

[@lancecooper4646]

@@andy2906...... easy to work on.....hmmm.....ok...I'll do plugs & water pump on the VR & you can do plugs & water pump on the Aurion....easy.... 😜👍

[@andy2906]

@lancecooper4646 then when your finished replace diff. Bushings and rear main seal because it's leaking at 150k lol sure ha ha

[@lancecooper4646]

@@andy2906 woteva...i still wouldn't drive a Camry....id sooner put a set of wheels on a refrigerator & drive that

[@andy2906]

A HSV V8 slower than a hybrid camry. What a joke of a car...185kw wow anyone need a new lawnmower engine 😅

[@RossReviewsau]

You mis the point

[@jamesedkins2823]

There are a lot of Ferraris and lambos, E type Jags that are slower than modern econo boxes. Whats your point? Bit like a 5 yr olds perspective. This cars faster than that car so that cars dumb... Grow up

[@09berniemoore]

Agree total rubbish cars in 2024, need rear wheel drive V8's again

[@paulkarwacki7119]

Why would anyone waste your time with junk like this? 🙄

[@RossReviewsau]

This is a gem mate