HSV VZ Early pics

[SlickHolden]

Follow the link dudes :D
http://www.streetcommodores.com/forum_3/showthread.php?t=38912
First pics and some info. the GTO looks cool :D
6LT is there but no GTS :(

[danno]

you have to be a member though.

just go to the official HSV page now. www.hsv.com.au

[fpv_gtho]

6LT is there but no GTS :(

There's the GTS-R though

[SlickHolden]

Need to see it in better pics :(

[ELGT]

The GTS-R is just a stripped down racer much like the Mustang GT-R, i have a feeling that this may be a nations cup racer eventually but the KWs would definately have to be upped.

HSV GTS-R
335KW@6200RPM
605NM@4800RPM
id like to know its weight though

[ELGT]

in the pictures can someone tell me if this thing has a door... i see a handle but no lines...weird

[Colty]

Going by the specs id imagine it would be very light as theres practically no interior! and all this lightweight stuff they say

[fpv_gtho]

Well the Monaro standard is a bit shy of 1700kg, and the 427C was a bit above 1500kg.....alot of the weight in new cars is in the structure to make them as safe as the manufacturer intended, its why the BA is such a lard arse

[Colty]

Apparently the interior is almost all carbon fibre if u look at the specs sheet

[fpv_gtho]

Im still not expecting anythin drastic....the V8 Supercars still weigh almost 1400kg..

[ELGT]

man thats how much me missuses daewoo weighs :D

[fpv_gtho]

well the EVO7 was 1400kg as well, compared to about 1250kg for an STi...V8 Supercars despite still having the original chassis, are almost built around the roll cage

[Blue Supra]

I like the front grille on the clubby, much more aggressive look! :)
not sure about the back but...
the maloo looks hoooooooort!:D

[SlickHolden]

Hey if i didn't need a back seat i would have a maloo R8 they are the best looking utes on the road they even look better then most of the sedans they might even get more looks :D

[danno]

Hey if i didn't need a back seat i would have a maloo R8 they are the best looking utes on the road they even look better then most of the sedans they might even get more looks :D

i dont agree. the back doesnt look good to me. because its a ute it must be very functional at the back, which influences the design. they have the same standard back assembly as the normal ute i beleive, with the little bit of bodykit on the bottom :)

i would prefer the new GTS coupe over the maloo R8 i think.

[fpv_gtho]

I think thats stupid though, FPV have now taken the hard tonnou cover off the standard list as too many people complained it restricted the load space.

[SlickHolden]

There isn't much you can change but twin exhaust lower bodykit change and rear wing i think it's more then enough :D

[FastFalcon]

The senator looks like somthing off a horor movie and the club r8 looks all agressive on some angles and X monaro wimpy on the othe angles, HSV stuffed up on design agian they dont even look as mean they look fugly.

[danno]

There isn't much you can change but twin exhaust lower bodykit change and rear wing i think it's more then enough :D

what im saying is it looks too "standard". the GTS coupe looks better from all angles IMO, so thats the one i would be getting if i was to have a 2 door.

also its more practical with 4 seats :)

[SlickHolden]

Settle down :(

[SlickHolden]

what im saying is it looks too "standard". the GTS coupe looks better from all angles IMO, so thats the one i would be getting if i was to have a 2 door.

also its more practical with 4 seats :)
But they have a rear that can be changed, It's very hard to change a ute's rear:)

[fpv_gtho]

what im saying is it looks too "standard". the GTS coupe looks better from all angles IMO, so thats the one i would be getting if i was to have a 2 door.

also its more practical with 4 seats :)


i reckon most guys under 30 can find plenty of practicality out of 2 seats and a tub out the back.....:D :p

[danno]

But they have a rear that can be changed, It's very hard to change a ute's rear:)

i know, thats why i dont like it :) its just one of the limitations that comes with a ute.

[SlickHolden]

But no over ute has twin exhaust and thats what makes it differn't :)

[fpv_gtho]

Im sure the SS ute's got a twin exhaust, same with any other VZ LS1 ute :p

[SlickHolden]

True lol But this is a real twin pipe like VZ monaro one on ether side looks cool :D

[fpv_gtho]

like the old twin pipes, the ones you know instantly what it is......shit my brothers got a HQ with a 253 in it and even thats got a full dual exhaust

[SlickHolden]

That would sound alright to :D

[fpv_gtho]

well things like that, you dont just see instantly what it is, you can damned well hear it

[Luciferous]

Yes, it ticks me off when car makers skimp on doin the dual exhaust thing, I know theyre limited by so many factors, but the fact of the matter is that they look so damn cool, and i havent seen one car that wouldnt look better by having them

[fpv_gtho]

I think the BA suffers cause some people will only do a single pipe around the IRS, then they can only go on one side otherwise it'll go next to the fuel tank or something....they'll think of any reason these days, but at least theres places like Herrod that'll still make what you want

[SlickHolden]

My brother spent hours there one day, He also said they had a holden there i went like this :eek: :D

[fpv_gtho]

thats quite a surprise...i woulda thought that most holden ppl wouldve gone to like CAPA or STARR performance....that peter starr's got sme decent kits, as well as his brother being part of HRT

[SlickHolden]

That's why he like them he said they wern't biased there main thing is ford but still they had a holden there :)

[fpv_gtho]

i always took Herrod as a specific ford specialist, although they dont have much in the way of kits, you usually ring up and talk to Herrod personally about what goals you want. if you wan 400kw, he'll talk about a chip, extractors, cams, helix spacer etc and some more bolt onds, or the simple 8psi vortec :p

[SlickHolden]

My brother is talking about a XR6T again, Now his got a real full time job he thinking about it again, But knowing my brother it wouldn't be 240kw for long :D

[fpv_gtho]

haha yeah, nothing much is...i suppose he's still turned off the BOSS? those XR6T's are getting around though, im pretty sure Bluey's brothers got an XR6T ute

[SlickHolden]

Yes he really doesn't think much of the boss, But he didn't think much of the BA ute on gas, Till they had a load of 1700kg + that they towed to the tip, He said he was then impressed by it, Done the job easy:)

[SlickHolden]

Danno i brought some pics of a VY SS ute and VY HSV maloo R8 to show you :)
http://photos.carsales.com.au/2302933.jpg http://photos.carsales.com.au/2240249.jpg http://photos.carsales.com.au/2198229.jpg http://photos.carsales.com.au/2198246.jpg

[fpv_gtho]

shit i never realised till now HSV had the recessed number plate in the tailgate

[SlickHolden]

Differn't hey :)

[fpv_gtho]

yeah definately...its a whole new panel really which couldve cost alot, but alot of people are bound to say its a similar circumstance to the BA bonnet bulge...thing is though, the bulge was needed, and its on a wide spread of cars so it sums up better