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Peter Car
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How is making the bonnet out of aluminium high tech?
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Peter Car
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![]() Its up there with the Alloytec, it was so high tech making an engine out of alloy in the year 2004? that they even had to say so on the badges. ![]() |
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09/00 VX HSV XU6 Build #0001 of 0171 http://fordforums.com.au/showthread....09#post5571209 -- Best E/T: |14.982 @92.12mph | R/T:0.013 | 60' 2.213| 330: 6.283 | 1/8: 9.624 @ 73.17mph | 1000: 12.529 | 25Deg, N/A Hum, 1010mb | Willowbank Raceway 7/12/16 Tickford EL Falcon XR6 RIP ![]() -- Factory Manual -- Best E/T: |14.991 @ 92.71mph | R/T: 0.607 | 60': 2.215 | 660': 9.665 |13Deg, 86%H, 1024mb, 184RA @ Willowbank Raceway |
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AKA "the other bloke"
Join Date: Jan 2008
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given holden's successful U.S track record.. i won't hold my breath..
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Well, I hope they succeed.
Holden have clearly done a better job of marketting against their weaknesses than Ford have. Seems like a stroke of genius to use a high tech name on something that was not. Just like the KE70 Corolla of the 1980's - when everyone else was going overhead cam, Toyota decided to label their pushrod slant-4 a 'HI-CAM' engine. Ford clearly need to market their dealers as the best in Australia, use a made-up name to emphasise the reliability of the product, and have an ad campaign that derides drivers of other brands as Bogans. It's a pity GM doesn't have any Australian drivers in NASCAR. I sure hope Ambrose doesn't get pinched. Lukeyson
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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I wonder what this will do for VE sales after Daytona, considering VF wont be released for a few months after its Daytona debut.
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I also hope they succeed, irrespective of badge it's great to see a Aussie car becoming the halo for Chev's NASCAR brand.
Holden has always had some sort of export program for the Commodore, the middle east, asia, sth africa etc but if they can make it big in the US that will be gold.
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i also hope Holden do well. At least their parent company is accommodating enough to allow them to expand and keep them alive.
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I would not put too much money on a Commodore failure this time round either because the G8 VE's were placed right in the middle of a stumbling and faltering company that was still paying for the sins of their Aztecs etc, but this time it will now become the hero car for Chevrolet, and show cased to the greatest V8 sedan loving congregation on earth. Get ready for the Chev badges to come back out, this time for real! Bud Bud |
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That's why Taurus, Explorer, Flex, PI, PI Ute, MKS, MKT are now so profitable...... |
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Am I right in Assuming that VF is still around 8-9 months away?
Boy, I wonder what sales are going to be like up until then... |
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Nascars are all one generic chassis and body panels. They are all the same, other than decals for lights, grill etc, to make them appear to be different.
How is a 'Holden', badged as a Chev, with a Chev nascar motor, have any link to the Commodore. |
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I saw a title of a thread with "VF" in it.
I opened it thinking of Valiant awesomeness. I then read the first couple of lines, made this post, and left.
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So, does this mean this vehicle will be exported to the US and sold at a rediculously low price, costing the Australian arm money to produce?
or They'll tool up a U.S factory to build the car casting doubt in future Holden models being built here? |
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maybe they should get beer companies advertisers to come up with some ads for them, they seem pretty snazzy. |
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I wish them well but i dont think it will do well personally.
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dam straight he should reveal it in Australia at the same time to do otherwise would be an insult it seems holdens big car future is dependent on the american market taking the slack
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I for one hope this is a big success for Holden. At least they market their products. And if it's a sales success over in the states, Ford will do as they have and attack instead of innovate. Headlines will read: "2016 Falcon to go LHD".
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![]() Chevy Malibu headed for SEMA. I had to do a double take because it looks so much like a Commodore, almost thought it was the Chevy SS reveal. I wonder how familiar the VF will be to this.
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Thats looks quite decent. Hope the new Malibu sells up a storm. |
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I reckon thats as close to VF as your gonna get.
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![]() Rear is an improvement on VE, Camaro-ish tail lights look good. |
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The VF lacks the bigger grill of the malibu, but shares the fog light and headlight shapes, and sculpting of the bar...
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so its still going to be ugly as sin?
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Straight Eight
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The VF is just going to be more Chevy in it's appearance. And changed little from the VE. The next Falcon however will be a HUGE departure from the norm.
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