Supercars Zb Commodore Engine

Supercars championship the zb commodore is used by teams running holdens in the supercars championship.

1977 porsche 911 s specs. Holdens factory race team triple eight race engineering branded as the red bull holden racing team was developing a. Supplied the latter driver gave the v6tt its first public demonstration laps at this years bathurst. Holdens two year contract extension with triple eight locks in the zb commodore and v8 engine as the companys supercars package until the end of 2021.

4 door commonly available sedan. Holden has postponed development of its v6 turbo supercars engine declaring it will stick with its current v8 for the foreseeable future. Control design from pace innovations chrome moly construction.

Here it is folks the last aussie built holden commodore v8. Yep the production car that provides the silhouette is sourced from germany in front or all wheel drive and powered by a four cylinder or v6 engine but the zb commodore that hits australian racetracks in the supercars championship is still a locally built rear drive v8 the only hurdle is this one will set you back 645000. Naturally aspirated fuel injected 50 litre v8 engine all engines use blocks native to the manufacturer ford holden nissan.

Holden has announced a halt on the development of a twin turbo v6 engine for supercars effective immediately. The companys marketing boss kristian aquilina has declared there is no question mark over the package going forward following thursdays surprise contract announcement. The zb commodore for the supercars championship is powered by the same v8 engine as was used in the vf.

A turbo charged v6 engine was under development for use in 2019 however that project was cancelled in april 2018. Originally scheduled to debut with the zb commodore in 2018 holden declared midway through last year it would enter the v6 as a wildcard in selected races this year before a wider rollout in 19. The surprising news means the racing version of the 2018 holden zb commodore will compete in the series with a 50 litre v8 engine for the foreseeable future.