Believe it or not it has been almost 30 years since GM built a Chevy El Camino for the American market, though in Europe a modern version of the car/truck hybrid called the Vauxhall Maloo has lived on. Based off of Australia’s popular Holden Ute, the Vauxhall Maloo has brought pickup utility and V8 power to Europeans who are often denied both.

With the impending demise of Holden’s domestic manufacturing operations though, the Maloo doesn’t have much time left. Before it joins the El Camino in GM’s Heritage Collection though, the Vauxhall Maloo has at least one more trick up its sleeve…or rather, under its hood. That trick is a 529 horsepower version of GM’s venerable LSA engine, the same mill that powered the previous generation Cadillac CTS-V and Camaro ZL1.

That 529 horsepower rating is down from the 577 horsepower of the Australian version of the Maloo, possibly having to do with differing emissions standards between the UK and its former penal colony. Still, the LSA-powered Maloo is good for a 0 to 62 MPH sprint of just 4.6 seconds while still offering the ability to carry nearly 1,200 pounds in the truck bed. A revised front fascia and new 20-inch wheels join a limited-slip differential and performance-refined suspension to make the Vaxuhall Maloo even more appealing.

With 495 lb-ft of torque to play with too, the Maloo is among the UK’s most powerful vehicles, a worthy final rejoiner for a soon-to-be-extinct model. It isn’t cheap though, coming in at £54,500, or about $81,165 at today’s exchange rates. With the end of Maloo production in 2017 though, so too comes an end of any hopes for a return of the El Camino in the USA, at least for now.