Holden Commodore HDK VK SS Group A
The ’80s marked the absence of proper muscle cars in America. But in Australia, the trend lived on in a different form. Cool-looking coupes were gone, and manufacturers turned to performance versions of regular sedans. The muscle cars produced in this period were all homologation models for Australian racing championships. GM’s 1985 Holden Commodore SS Group A was the perfect example (via Drive).
The SS Group A was built to comply with a new set of FIA rules, making it eligible to race in Europe. Under the hood was a high-performance version of the 5.0-liter V8 which delivered 260 HP, a high number considering the ’85 Corvette had only 245 HP on tap.