The Golden Hawk was produced from 1956 to 1958. It was powered by a Packard engine, a 4.7-liter V8 that developed 275 horsepower with a compressor. The Golden Hawk represented Studebaker's sporty model. The high price and an economic recession in the late 1950s partially compromised its success.
The Sun Star Group is an international conglomerate founded in 1981 as a company specializing in building construction and decorative fit-out. To meet its corporate diversification strategy, Sun Star entered the car model manufacturing business in 1989, including acquiring the Vitesse brand in 2001. Sun Star has wholly owned subsidiaries and joint ventures in Macao, Hong Kong, China, USA, UK and Japan active in many fields of trade and services.