HE HOLDEN MONARO OF THE 2000S was always an evo favourite, what with its hearty V8, slithery chassis and the likeable demeanour of a laid-back cartoon bear. In 2002, however, Holden Special Vehicles announced a plan to put some firecrackers up the bear’s bottom. The crux of its idea was the installation of a 560 horsepower, 7-litre dry sumped V8 based on the one from the Corvette C5R racer, but the mods didn’t end there.
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