The Holden Special Vehicles Maloo (HSV Maloo), is a performance coupé utility vehicle produced by Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) from 1990 to 2017. As Holden's designated performance vehicle division HSV introduced the Maloo model in 1990, based on the Holden Utility (VG), offered with the 5.0-litre Holden V8 engine. The VU Series Maloo was the first with the LS1 engine and introduced the Maloo R8 specification.
In 2006 a Z Series Maloo R8 driven by Mark Skaife set the Guinness World Record for the fastest production utility / pickup truck with an average speed of 271.44 km/h.
The 'Maloo' name comes from a word in an Aboriginal language for "Storm" or "Thunder".
History
The HSV Maloo was released in October 1990, with the VG Series Maloo. It used a 5.0-litre