HSV E Series 2 launched. Nov 09

Managing Director Phil Harding said, "We decided to make a major investment in new product, features and performance, in a time of unprecedented economic turmoil."
"The new E2 range is yet another opportunity to demonstrate the engineering and design excellence of HSV," he said.

E Series 2 highlights include;
-The return of the GTS to the top of HSV's performance pedigree with 325kW of power, hi-flow intermediate exhaust system with bi-modal mufflers, recalibrated Magnetic Ride Control with stiffer springs and 8.5 inch wide front wheels as standard,
-The addition of stunning Daytime Running Lamps throughout the range, giving HSV owners greater differentiation than ever before,
- Fuel economy savings of up to 4.5%,
- A new frontal shockwave graphic, with different interpretations across the model line-up,
- A number of new driver enhancements including 'Competition Mode' Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Launch Control (manual only) and

Extended Cruise Control,
- A range of new options under the banner of 'SV Enhanced' including six piston front brake calipers for GTS, a new 'Performance Suspension' for Clubsport R8, bi-modal exhaust on ClubSport R8 sedan and Clubsport R8 Tourer, Maloo R8, Senator Signature and Grange,
- No price increase on ClubSport R8, Clubsport R8 Tourer and Maloo R8, while GTS and Senator Signature rise by just $700.
Phil Harding said HSV's new 325kW GTS continued the forty year tradition of the nameplate being at the pinnacle of Australian performance motoring.
"To be able to deliver a sophisticated, striking modern day interpretation of the GTS performance saloon - at an accessible price - is a tribute to our entire team," he said.
The HSV engineering story behind E2 began not long after the release of E Series in August 2006. The VE architecture gave the HSV Engineering team a wonderful platform to work from and in the three years since, a number of refinements, revisions, updates and upgrades via the release of Grange, Maloo, Tourer and model year changes have brought HSV to the release of E Series 2.
E2 introduces a number of driver enhancements, as well as an increase in the power output for the HSV GTS to 325kW, but not at the expense of fuel economy.
Chief Engineer Joel Stoddart said one of the goals of the E2 development program was to improve fuel economy."We have achieved up to 4.5% improvement in fuel economy, with an auto ClubSport R8 now returning 13.9 litres per 100km," he said.

Model range
- Clubsport R8
- Clubsport R8 Tourer
- GTS
- Maloo R8
- Senator Signature
- Grange