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Battery is in the boot
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Ah Ha. That would explain it then
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from what we could see the interior looked similar to the astra and less like the current commodore with the wachine machine dials.
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I am so anxious to see the un-veiling now.
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There is still an obvious difference size wise between the two models also.
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I'm just thinking how good a coupe version would look! I almost bought a Monaro but went for an XR8 at the last minute. When will Holden learn. Do something with that boring bonnet...
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Where are these pics Nappa??? lol
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The 380's battery is located to the rear of the engine so might be the new trend. The computer was also next to the engine which l wouldnt think would be good for it.
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Yeah surely there must be some clearer pics than mine!!
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SS looks pretty mean from the front, they done a good job of making the LWB look shorter than it is, it doesn't look much longer than the SS.
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Hard to get a side on shot of it without getting the smack down laid on me by the holden techies!! lol I had to sneak one in thru the window with the ice cream price list too!
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Eventhough the cars are covered, you can tell its going to look good. And angle of the bonnet looks great, but the nose of the car looks shorter, like a BMW 5series. Definently euro style, and why not. Could be similar to the Torana they had at the Motorshow.
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Almost looks Liberty-ish from the front..
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Looks like two cars mutated ... a little snub nosed Astra at the front, then the body of a "normal" sized family car. I bet the engine bay is cramped fitting in the V8.
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i had a look under a VE a few months back, had modified fibreglass VZ body panels on it - the front suspension looks freaking wierd, very spindly and weak-looking, though of course im sure its more than strong enough to do the job. steering rack is mounted in front of the motor, and the motor is a lot further back than in VZ. IRS is totally different to the current setup, and by comparison to the front looks very complicated and heavy - its very different under there than VZ. rear discs IIRC were ventilated with quite substantial size callipers. the interior was a chopped up molested VZ one, so i dont know what it will look like. i did try to get pics but the guy who was with the car was watching me like a hawk :( |
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so where abouts in qld are you to have seen the mules?
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Seems to look alot better than all the computer generated images that have been floating around the last few weeks.
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mmm yeah i know, i wonder how close they are to actually showing off the real thing
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Do car companies normally produce this many test vehicles?? Must be clocking up the miles now!
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Dont matter how many times you try to dress it, it still looks like a commondore
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noone else has said this, but in every VE pic ive seen it just looks like an overwieght astra/vectra, not very attractive in my opinion.
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it is going to be way better than the vz . and that looks good . so does the vy. so dont knock em . just cause they arent a ford . they are a manufacturer to be reckoned with . if i think of an fpv or xr8's direct rival it is a ss or hsv.
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