Torana A9X

E438230

The Torana A9X is a high-performance, race-homologation version of Holden’s Torana, famed for its dominance in Australian touring car racing in the late 1970s.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Torana A9X canonical 2
Torana SL/R 5000 1
Torana SL/R 5000 L34 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf high-performance car ⓘ
homologation special ⓘ
touring car ⓘ
basedOn Holden Torana ⓘ
bodyStyle hatchback ⓘ
sedan ⓘ
brakeType disc brakes ⓘ
category Australian muscle car ⓘ
collectibility highly collectible classic car ⓘ
competitionSeries Australian Touring Car Championship ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Australia ⓘ
culturalSignificance icon of Australian motorsport ⓘ
symbol of Holden’s racing heritage ⓘ
designedFor Australian touring car racing ⓘ
drivetrainLayout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
engineConfiguration V8 engine ⓘ
engineDisplacement 308 cubic inch ⓘ
5.0 litre ⓘ
era late 1970s ⓘ
frontSuspension independent front suspension ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
homologatedFor Group C touring car regulations ⓘ
manufacturer Holden ⓘ
market Australian domestic market ⓘ
marketSegment performance car ⓘ
notableAchievement considered one of the most dominant Bathurst cars of its era ⓘ
notableDriver Jim Richards ⓘ
Peter Brock ⓘ
notableEvent dominated Bathurst 1000 in late 1970s ⓘ
notableWin 1978 Bathurst 1000 ⓘ
linked to: Bathurst 1000

1979 Bathurst 1000 ⓘ
linked to: Bathurst 1000
platform Holden Torana LX ⓘ
linked to: Holden Torana
productionEnd 1979 ⓘ
productionStart 1977 ⓘ
rarity limited production ⓘ
rearSuspension live rear axle ⓘ
relatedModel Holden Torana SL/R 5000 ⓘ
linked to: Holden Torana

Holden Torana SS Hatchback ⓘ
linked to: Holden Torana
specialFeature flared wheel arches ⓘ
front and rear spoilers ⓘ
heavy-duty racing components ⓘ
improved cooling system ⓘ
revised suspension geometry ⓘ
upgraded differential ⓘ
successorTo Torana L34 ⓘ
linked to: LH Torana
transmission 4-speed manual ⓘ
wheelDrive rear-wheel drive ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Holden LX Torana → introducedSeries → Torana A9X ⓘ
subject linked to: LX
Holden Torana → performanceVariant → Torana SL/R 5000 ⓘ
subject linked to: Torana
linked to: Torana A9X
Holden Torana → performanceVariant → Torana A9X ⓘ
subject linked to: Torana
Holden LH Torana → racingVariant → Torana SL/R 5000 L34 ⓘ
subject linked to: LH Torana
linked to: Torana A9X