How the Corvette ZR1 Will Inspire the Final Holden Commodore - Torque News
To bid the fondest farewell possible, Holden is reportedly working on a Commodore named the GTS-R, which will be the most powerful Commodore ever, packing the supercharged LS9 V8 from the previous generation Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. The LS9 Commodore. Here in the United States, the General Motors LS engine series is in its final hours, as the 5th generation Camaro will follow the trend of the C7 Corvette and the newest GM trucks, using new LT V8 engine architecture. There is still some speculation that the LS7 will live on with the Camaro Z28 or a premium high performance Cadillac, but the LS9 hasn’t been used since the 2013 Corvette ZR1 and the LS3 will be gone when the last of the 2015 Camaros rolls off of... The new LT1 is seemingly better than the LS3 in just about every way, while the new supercharged LT4 should eventually prove to be better than the LS9, but it seems as though the high performance Holden Commodore GTS-R will use the LS9 from the... Reports indicate that the shape of the LT1 or LT4 won’t easily slip into the Commodore engine bay, but since the Holden sedan has been using the LS engines for the past decade or so, the LS9 will fit right in without any major changes. Source: www.torquenews.com
