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Old 15-02-2010, 10:59 AM   #121
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incorrect... not just bolt on but chassis modifications now from AMG done to the donor car.

"The C63 AMG is reportedly the first AMG Mercedes designed from the ground up for performance, as compared to previous AMG cars which essentially featured "bolt on" performance modifications. The C63 has a revised front end architecture that is taken from the CLK 63 AMG Black series."
True, but lets not forget that AMG pretty much started as a factory backed tuning house modifying existing cars, they have just been at it longer. Not that I truly think Walkinshaw Performance will reach that status but AMG rose from similar origins.
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Old 15-02-2010, 11:42 AM   #122
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Simple test guys...

Look at the compliance plate.

XR8 has the code for XR8
DJR 320 also has the code for XR8
GT has the code for GT
GT-P has the code for GT-P (different to GT)
SS has the code for SS
W427 has the code for W427
GTS has the code for GTS

What code is on the compliance plate on a Walkinshaw?

If it is a whole new code then it is an OEM vehicle, if not then it is just an AME HSV.
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Old 15-02-2010, 02:16 PM   #123
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Have they crash-tested it? If not, they need to cos its pig ugly.
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Old 15-02-2010, 02:17 PM   #124
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Simple test guys...

Look at the compliance plate.

XR8 has the code for XR8
DJR 320 also has the code for XR8
GT has the code for GT
GT-P has the code for GT-P (different to GT)
SS has the code for SS
W427 has the code for W427
GTS has the code for GTS

What code is on the compliance plate on a Walkinshaw?

If it is a whole new code then it is an OEM vehicle, if not then it is just an AME HSV.
By that logic, DJR 320 is a AME XR8, which is true because it was.
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Old 15-02-2010, 02:47 PM   #125
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Id spend 140k on a Falcon if it had a significantly superior level of luxury appointment well above anything available in the base Donner Ford range as well as a superior level of on road performance in every facet, not just straight line speed and acceleration, that means handling, braking too..
FPV and HSV compete very well against the euro's in some areas of performance, but really struggle to compete with refinements, interior luxury appointments and attention to detail....
140k wont buy you much from any euro brand in a large performance sedan (5/E series/ A6 etc)...
If FPV and HSV could get close they'd attract some of those cross shoppers, garish body kits and unrefined "grunt" that feels detatched from the total package wont attract many....
True... you know where the high end Falcons and Commodores let me down? In the small details that remind you they are built from cooking models. Things like the air con clusters and other hard plastics in the car. IMO, they would do the branding of the car a favour by upgrading everything in the car. I know it'll cost too much, but it's what I would expect, in order to command $140k +
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