Holden Monaro

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The Holden Monaro is an iconic Australian two-door performance coupe produced by Holden, renowned for its powerful V8 engines and success in motorsport.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile model
coupé
assemblyLocation Elizabeth, South Australia
bodyStyle 2-door coupé
category cars introduced in 1968
rear-wheel-drive vehicles
class mid-size car
countryOfOrigin Australia
culturalStatus Australian automotive icon
designer Holden design team
engineType V8 petrol engine
inline-six petrol engine
exportVersion Chevrolet Lumina Coupé
Chevrolet SS Coupé
Pontiac GTO (2004–2006)
Vauxhall Monaro
fuelType petrol
generation first generation (HK–HT–HG)
second generation (HQ–HJ–HX–HZ)
third generation (V2–VZ)
introducedAt 1968 Sydney Motor Show
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer Holden
market Australian domestic market
Middle East
United Kingdom
United States (as Pontiac GTO)
marketedAs performance car
notableEngine 5.0 L Holden V8
5.7 L LS1 V8
6.0 L LS2 V8
notableFor Australian touring car racing success
Bathurst endurance racing history
notableVariant CV8
CV8-R
GTS
GTS 350
HSV Coupé
platform Holden HK platform
Holden HQ platform
Holden V platform
productionEnd 1977
2006
productionStart 1968
relatedModel Holden Commodore
successor Holden Commodore-based coupé derivatives
transmission automatic transmission
manual transmission
wheelbase 2819 mm (HQ generation, approximate)

Referenced by (21)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
CV8
Chevrolet Lumina Coupé
GTS
HSV Coupé
Pontiac GTO (2004–2006) ("Holden Monaro (V2)")
basedOn
Holden HK platform ("Holden Monaro (HK)")
Holden HK platform ("Holden Monaro (HT)")
Holden HK platform ("Holden Monaro (HG)")
usedForModel
HSV Coupé ("Holden Monaro V2")
HSV Coupé ("Holden Monaro VZ")
enhancedVersionOf
Holden
Holden HK platform ("Holden Monaro coupe")
notableModel
CV8 ("Holden Monaro CV6")
Chevrolet Lumina Coupé ("Vauxhall Monaro")
relatedTo
HSV Coupé ("Vauxhall Monaro VXR")
exportedAs
Holden Monaro ("Vauxhall Monaro")
exportVersion
Pontiac GTO
fourthGenerationBasedOn
GTS 350
parentModel
GTS
relatedModel
Holden HK platform
usedByBrand
HSV Coupé
wheelbaseSharedWith

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