Introduction
HSV was an automotive manufacturing company based in Australia. The company is famous for producing high-performance vehicles. These vehicles featured enhanced suspensions, engines, and unique styling. Some of its famous models include HSV Senator, HSV Maloo, and HSV GTS.
Logo Details
Logo designed by: PerplSwet Design
Meaning
HSV is the abbreviation of ‘Holden Special Vehicles’ HSV logo is a representation of excitement, power, and high-quality.
Colors
Black, Red, White
History of HSV Logos
HSV never changed its logo.
This is the HSV logo. The logo has 4 nested circles. The first is a red layer, followed by a black layer, and the third is again a red layer. The last layer has black color filling. The center of the circle has two figures in white and black; a human’s head wearing a helmet and what seems to look like a cougar’s or a cheetah’s head with open mouth. Both of these figures are facing left. The eye of the cougar is black and has all white design and the face of the human’s head is black with white eye wearing a white helmet. These figures are designed to look furious or ready for a race showing that a driver can feel confident when racing in a HSV car. The head of a human is of the racing car driver Tom Walkinshaw who is also the founder of the company.
HSV: Company Overview
HSV was an automotive manufacturing company based in Australia which dealt in high-performance vehicles. The company was founded in 1987 by Tom Walkinshaw and was headquartered in Clayton, Victoria. HSV used to modify General Motor’s cars but not in mass volume. The founder did a joint venture with Holden which was the subsidiary of General Motors. This venture resulted in Holden Special Vehicles. The first car developed by the company was Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV in 1988 and was sold and badged by Holden and it won the 1990 Bathurst 1000 race. The second vehicle was SV88 and was sold and badged by HSV. In 2018, HSV started converting the Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD pickup truck and Chevrolet Camaro 2SS coupe from left-hand-drive to right-hand-drive according to the General Motor’ standards. The company was closed in 2021 and GM opened a new subsidiary GMSV (General Motors Specialty Vehicles). The remains of the company was Walkinshaw Group and it re-manufactures the Silverado 1500 of GMSV.
Fun Fact
HSV created the most powerful car in the world ‘HSV GTSR W1’ having a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine which produced 635-hp.
FAQs
What was the slogan of HSV?
The slogan of HSV was “I Just Want One”.
Who made HSV cars?
HSV cars were made by General Motors Holden.
What is the price range of HSV car?
The HSV cars price start from $1,380 to $168,630.
Which is the rarest HSV car?
The rarest HSV car is HSV GTSR W1.
What is the price of HSV W1?
The price of HSV W1 can cost from $350,000 to $470,000.
Which is the most expensive HSV car?
The most expensive HSV car is HSV W1 Maloo Ute which costs about $1.05 million.
