Holden to export SS to US - Page 2

b_a_betterperson · 01-11-2007, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasRealtor

Any truth to the rumor that is may have the new LS3 that they have been talking about for the Camaro?

Don't know as I haven't been following the Camaro all that much. Given that the Camaro is going to be built in North America and will be coming three years after this car was launched in Australia, anything's possible.

GTO JUDGE · 01-11-2007, 02:14 PM

G cars.......

G __________T O

AA GTO SP · 01-12-2007, 10:44 PM

36k? Are we paying an extra 5 grand for another two doors?

Wing_Nut · 01-13-2007, 03:52 PM

A high performance sedan from Holden sounds really nice. I wish Pontiac would leave the styling alone and resist their dogmatic instincts to make everything they sell have the "Pontiac" snout. Holden does a nice job of styling their vehicles.

Leave the styling alone, save some development money, and market the car as a differentiated "upscale" Pontiac. Just slap on some Pontiac badges.

The make over of the Monaro was a failure. Go with what the designer intended. And pleeeease don't make the designers turn out generic "world cars" that have interchangable snouts and tails. Let them follow through on a vision and sell a well designed car worldwide.

UFOGTO · 01-16-2007, 04:16 AM

If they resist the temptation to mess with it then they could have a good car on their hands. Also, keep in mind that in Australia they charge you a crapload of taxes for vehicle purchases so I doubt that its going to be priced at $36k.

GTO JUDGE · 01-16-2007, 09:27 AM

If the quality of this car is anything like the quality of the GTO's, Holden will have another winner here in the states.

Seems slowly but surely, Holden is creeping into the market here.

GM could use it too.

GM Kid · 01-16-2007, 10:35 AM

Here's a story from Autoweek: http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...5012/1528/FREE

Looks like the car will be cheaper than we thought. A shame the horsepower's down, though.

pickinfights · 01-16-2007, 11:26 AM

I am under the inpression it's going to have a V series.

b_a_betterperson · 01-16-2007, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by GM Kid

Here's a story from Autoweek: http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...5012/1528/FREE

Looks like the car will be cheaper than we thought. A shame the horsepower's down, though.

Just guessing here, but the engine could be detuned a little because of the six-speed transmission in back of it -- so a tune will get around that. Can't imagine anything on the engine itself would need to be changed to fit into the engine bay -- because the Aussies are really good at doing more than less -- and wouldn't want to incur unnecessary expenses like that.

GM Kid · 01-16-2007, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by b_a_betterperson

a tune will get around that. Can't imagine anything on the engine itself would need to be changed to fit into the engine bay.

Good point. Could be an insurance thing, too, I guess. Something about that "400" could put a scare into State Farm et. al.

This vehicle would make a great and logical replacement for my GTO, and the four doors would eliminate our backseat ingress/egress issues.