WE THINK the VE Calais is Holden’s best luxury sedan, beating the WM Statesman and Caprice that sit above it in size, price and features. But now HSV has had a go at righting the few wrongs that hold the long-wheelbase Holdens back, with the sports-performance focussed WM Grange. To lure new-to-the-brand luxury car buyers, HSV has turned up the dynamic base and toned down the rock and roll, as well as the cabin glitz and body-kit glam.

HSV WL Grange
Released: September 2004
Ended: July 2006
Family Tree: GrangeTHE HSV sedan flagship was the first of the last-of-the-line VT Commodore-based long-wheelbase luxury cars to receive the virtually all-new GEN-IV 6.0-litre OHV V8 from Chevrolet in America. Married to a four-speed automatic gearbox, and costing almost $90,000, the Grange delivered its 297kW of power and 530Nm of torque smoothly in a straight line. Cornering was another thing, however, as the 1978-era platform lacked the finesse of the big local Fords – never mind the expensive German opposition – to channel all that performance with the finesse buyers these days expect.
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