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    HOLDEN Monaro

    Nov 08, 2020 3 minutes

    Model Holden V2 Monaro CV8

    Engine 5665cc V8 (90°), ohv, 16v

    Max power 225kW @ 5200rpm

    Max torque 460Nm @ 4400rpm

    Transmission 6-speed manual

    Kerb weight 1640kg

    L/W/H/WB 4789/1841/1397/2788mm

    0-100km/h 6.9sec (tested)

    Price $56,990 (CV8, new)

    LOOKING BACK back from an era on the cusp of large-scale electrification, the Holden V2-VZ Monaro (2001-06) seems like a dream. A large two-door coupe almost exclusively V8-powered, born in a Melbourne design studio determined to match the best in the world, fuelled by the enthusiasm of an

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