HSV GTSR W1 Maloo Sells for $1.2 Million, Setting Holden Auction Record

Overview

• Lloyds Auctions said the $1.2 million figure was agreed two days post-auction in private negotiations, and the buyer remains confidential.
• The vehicle is build number 001 and the only Maloo painted in XU3 Yellah, showing 26km, never registered and effectively unused.
• Its hand-built 6.2-litre supercharged LS9 V8 produces 474kW and 815Nm with a six-speed Tremec manual, a package touted as Australia’s most powerful production setup.
• Only four GTSR W1 Maloos were created off the limited-run W1 program by HSV and Walkinshaw as a capstone to Holden’s performance era.
• The price surpasses prior Holden road-car auction results, including a $1.05m W1 Maloo and a VK SS Group A, though higher sums exist for a Falcon GTHO Phase III (~$1.3m) and a Bathurst-winning VH Commodore race car ($2.1m).