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Zeta News 2.0: New VF Commodore and Chevrolet SS
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"Uuuuuse the SS, Luke?"
http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/6BDB5E90EC5CD164CA257EAF00152131
http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/6BDB5E90EC5CD164CA257EAF00152131
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I'm sure when the demand comes, we'll see something.
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^ Unfortunately, its too late for that now. GM is never known retracting their own decisions, they are however known for giving false promises. As evidenced from these vehicles:
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Once again, I don't understand why they didn't put this into production just because Pontiac was dropped. They could have sold it as a Chevy and call it the El Camino.
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Because GM.
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^ Like the theory of parallel dimension travel, we will never know.
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^ Unfortunately, its too late for that now. GM is never known retracting their own decisions, they are however known for giving false promises. As evidenced from these vehicles:
Why was the Code 130R project scrapped? Would've been a great contender for the Subaru/Toyota/Scion trio.
And the car in the magenta looked like it could have been a seller too.
Good ol' GM
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Probably because it would have been a small market and a high price for a special type of vehicle that's already expensive to produce, then to add additional cost to it since it has to be federalized and made compliant with US standards.
Then add that this would count as a light truck and thus subject to the chicken tax.
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I'm curious to know how well its been received in AUS, as our automotive press seems to really like the Buick version, the Regal. I suppose it depends on what you want, but honestly, I wouldn't consider it anywhere close to a Commodore replacement.
But this?
Yes. The Avenir would do well.
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Concepts do a few things. One, they are used to get people excited and talking about a brand, which frankly, GM badly needed at that time. Two, the concept itself is a way to gauge the potential market as well as potential customer opinion and feedback on said vehicle. The G8 ST concept was created in the midst of the Great Recession, when companies weren't selling many cars and were trying to merely stay afloat. GM then killed the G8 ST in the middle of that same financial crisis that eventually finally brought them over the edge into bankruptcy. From contemporary Car and Driver and Jalopnik articles:
When a company's trying desperately to stay solvent, it really shouldn't come as a surprise that a vehicle without a large obvious market and that still required significant investment before it could be sold would be killed to allow the company to focus on keeping the available remaining cash on the profitable products, as awesome as the concept-turned production would have been.
If GM had created the G8 ST when times were good, I could see it actually reaching production and GM taking the risk of potentially swallowing each sale with very narrow profit or at a loss. But, alas, that wasn't the case. In all the announcements, communications and press materials, it originally seemed like this would actually hit American shores, but as the situation in GM got worse and worse, they really had no choice but to cancel it.
Great Recession and GM hemorrhaging money notwithstanding, car companies have made hundreds of concepts anyways, and the majority do not reach production or get canceled before production starts.
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I'm curious to know how well its been received in AUS, as our automotive press seems to really like the Buick version, the Regal. I suppose it depends on what you want, but honestly, I wouldn't consider it anywhere close to a Commodore replacement.
But this?
Yes. The Avenir would do well.
Cadillac would be much better. They'd make a killing rebadging one of those.
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The Megenta Car is the Holden Torana concept, a RWD Midsizer with a Turbo charged 6 Cylinder.
That would of made more sense then the commodore imo and just swap engines.
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That'd be the CT6, as I believe the Avenir is based on that car's chassis
I believe the Omega platform developed for the CT6 is planned to be used with Buick for the Avenir, and more than likely will serve to be the basis for the Chevrolet SS/Holden Commodore replacement. Unless those go on the larger Alpha chassis that the CTS uses.
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Under the bonnet, you will find a 6.2-litre LS3 V8 engine that produces 304kW of power (up 34kW on the outgoing model) and 570Nm of torque.
Holden claims that it will sprint from 0-100km/h in just 4.9-seconds, making it the fastest Commodore ever.
All V8 models come with a mechanical bi-modal exhaust that Holden has named the ‘Baillie Tip’. It is designed to open up the exhaust as the revs rise to increase engine note — it sounds pretty awesome if the initial footage is anything to go by. The system also includes a resonator that inducts noise into the cabin to enhance the driving experience.
Changes to the SS Commodore above and beyond the previous model include keyless entry and start, newly designed front bar and grille, new 18-inch alloy wheels and new LED tail lights for the Sportwagon.
All V8 models come with the option of performance brakes, which are Brembo branded and sit on all four corners, they are a reasonable $350 option.
The SSV steps it up a notch, featuring the same engine with the same power output as the SS, but with extra features. The SSV also costs $1500 more than the outgoing model, now priced from $47,990 for the six-speed manual, with the six-speed automatic a $2200 cost option. Wagon buyers will need to fork out $52,190 for the six-speed automatic-only Sportwagon.
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Those Brembo brakes are a cheap option, $350? Wish I could get them on my VF Series 1 Ute, maybe I can. The front bar looks a little meaner but the overall look of the car has hardly changed (which means I don't have to be too jealous of the new model replacing mine 
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Maybe those tail lights are Calais specific, but the chrome accents in them look very ricer, never been a fan of that type of "Altezza" tail lamp.
Sounds like the V6 engines remain unchanged?
).Maybe those tail lights are Calais specific, but the chrome accents in them look very ricer, never been a fan of that type of "Altezza" tail lamp.
Sounds like the V6 engines remain unchanged?
