The First Maloo: 1990 HSV VG Maloo

In 1990 Holden released the VG ute. The first Holden ute in six years. The ute had been missed and the public was excited to see it back. Not long after, HSV revealed their Maloo (Aboriginal word for thunder) at the Sydney Motor Show.

The Maloo was a rear-wheel drive performance utility. It was manufactured at Holden’s plant in Elizabeth, South Australia as a v8 ute then sent to HSV’s factory at Notting Hill in Victoria. To keep manufacturing simple, HSV just bolted on different panels and engine parts. The Maloo has a nice neat body kit which i might say looks amazing. In the engine bay the Maloo has Holden’s 5l v8 which makes 180kw and 400nm of torque with the HSV cold air intake and dual exhaust.

The Maloo sat on 16 inch alloy wheels and Pirelli tyres. The suspension was also different from the standard ute. The front suspension was adapted from the VN SV5000 (Post will be done on this car) and the rear was a live axle set up with softer coil springs and a limited slip differential as standard. This made the utility handle like a sedan. The Maloo’s payload was reduced to 592kgs.

The Maloo was available in two colours, Alpine White and Maranello Red. It also came with three decal packs.

Only 132 VG Maloo’s were built. Due to this they are quite rare and go for a decent amount, approximately $34,000. If you want to know more let me know and ill try to find it.

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Darth Imperius/Anthony🇭🇷

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Awesome!

05/12/2017 - 11:33 |
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Dat Incredible Chadkake

now i know the holden ute wasn’t produced continuously

05/12/2017 - 04:36 |
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Haha yea the wb Kingswood was the last one for awhile

05/12/2017 - 04:39 |
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hummerinator (Suzuki samurai, lada niva & iveco daily lover)

The front looks like a citroen xantia!!

05/12/2017 - 05:11 |
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bruce (MUDD SQUAD)(mariner squad) (defender squad) (miata

That was awesome i really like the information could you do a few more utes and eventually the holden rodeo lightning and or colorado lightning

05/12/2017 - 06:31 |
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Yea I can mate and cherrs

05/12/2017 - 06:49 |
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Foolishness (TOYOTA 86 FANBOY)

My dads doing a job interview at HSV

05/12/2017 - 06:57 |
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Oh wow that’s awesome! Goodluck to him

05/12/2017 - 07:02 |
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Foolishness (TOYOTA 86 FANBOY)

Right now

05/12/2017 - 06:58 |
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Anonymous

How very interesting, Chane :)

05/12/2017 - 17:35 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

:)

05/12/2017 - 21:04 |
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Jamie Coshutt(HOLDEN SQUAD)(FORD SQUAD)

I saw one of this on the road the other day, coolest thing I’ve seen in a while

05/13/2017 - 04:36 |
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Anonymous

Never knew about the decal packs, I like the one with the black bottom for some reason

05/14/2017 - 21:31 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Wooo something you didn’t know 😃😃

So I got the Damo tick of approval?

05/14/2017 - 21:33 |
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