The guy I spoke with assured me they were genuine when I put the question to him, their is also a guy on ebbay selling them for about $1580 , mine is a V2 III CV8-R Pulse Red, the wheels are actually 18's not 19's. Wasnt aware the HSV Coupes arent badged as Monaros, dont mind some of them with the body kits like the look of the rear end of them, I imagine one day they could be sought after maybe in another 20 years not sure what they were new but still pulling good money from what I have seen, went with a CV8-R as I like the idea of it being limited and low build numbers.