Model Release Dates

hsv timeline

Complete HSV model listing with release dates from the beginning...

March 1988 VL Commodore SS Group A SV
May 1988 VL Calais SV88
September 1988 Astra SV1800
October 1988 VN Commodore SV3800
June 1989 VN Commodore SV89
August 1989 VN Commodore SV LE
September 1989 VN Commodore SV5000
June 1990 VN Commodore SV Club Sport
October 1990 VG HSV Maloo Ute
November 1990 VN Commodore SS Group A SV
October 1991 VP HSV Club Sport
October 1991 VP HSV SV91
April 1992 VP HSV Senator
September 1992 VP HSV GTS
March 1993 VP HSV 5th Anniversary models
May 1993 VP HSV Club Sport 5000i
July 1993 VR HSV Club Sport 185i and Senator 185i
September 1993 VQ HSV Statesman SV93
May 1994 VR HSV Senator 215i
October 1994 VR HSV Caprice 215i
April 1995 VS HSV Manta 185i, Senator 185i/215i, GTS 215i
February 1996 VS HSV GTS (optimised) Special
October 1996 VSII HSV Grange 185i/215i
September 1997 VT HSV Manta 195i, Clubsport 195i, GTS 220i, Senator Signature 195i and 220i
May 1998 VSIII HSV Maloo 195i
September 1998 VT HSV XU6 180i Supercharged
October 1998 VT HSV 10th Anniversary models
March 1999 VT HSV XU8 195i
June 1999 VTII HSV Clubsport 250 LS1, Clubsport R8, Senator Signature, SV99, Grange
March 2000 VTII HSV GTS 300
September 2000 VTII HSV Clubsport 255 LS1 , Clubsport R8, Senator Signature, XU6 180i, Grange, GTS 300
March 2001 VU HSV Maloo 255 LS1
April 2001 VX HSV Senator 300
September 2001 VXII HSV SV300
December 2001 V2 HSV Coupe GTO 255 LS1 , GTS 300
May 2002 VXII HSV Clubsport 15th Anniversary
October 2002 Y Series HSV Clubsport 260 LS1
February 2003 V2 Series II Coupe GTO 260 LS1, GTS 300
September 2003 Y Series 2 HSV Clubsport 285, WK HSV Grange 285
February 2004 V2 Series 3 HSV Coupe 4
March 2004 Y Series 2 HSV Avalanche XUV
October 2004 Z Series HSV Clubsport LS2 297, WL HSV Grange LS2 297
August 2006 E Series HSV Clubsport 307, Clubsport R8, GTS 307, Senator 307
October 2006 AH HSV VX-R
January 2007 E Series HSV Grange 307
October 2007 E Series HSV Clubsport 20th Anniversary, HSV Maloo 307
February 2008 E Series HSV Sportwagon

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