New Holden Coupe...

[Modena]

It looks nice.

[maximumrpm]

good to see they are starting to copy jap cars, ie wide guards, big wheels etc

[GTR-32U]

wow...very impressive....Holden really stepping up to the plate now..

[bombtrack]

One thing that does strike me as a bit strange looking is there seems to be a height difference between the front and rear guards... it must just be the angle/perspective of the pics.

[tm_r33]

not to bad for a holden i must admit. i also noticed the apparent differing ride height (front and rear).

race harness all round, liking that

[Yidz]

I found it strange how the bolted up 21' inch rims to it... Not 20s, not 22s....

It would be tough to find 21 inch tyres for a reasonable price!

[Yidz]

The VE shape lends itself well to the coupe design. I think it looks good. Have you guys seen the LS7 sedan HSV made? http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleD...ArticleID=49261

Was an awesome idea. The wheels on that thing are terrible though. Not really a huge fan of its look...

The coupe on the other hand!

[[200]]

It looks better then the new GTR

[Flynnn]

I was confronted this morning to a god ugly picture of what is Hole-dan's new halo product. My first impressions were two fold.

1. The tradition continues in that Hole-dan's have absolutely no taste and that these products are as visually stimulating as moldy toast.

2. Hole-dan's staunch continuity to appeal for the boy racer crowd with their fuel guzzling big block V8's that could drill a hole in your wallet.

Edited February 29, 2008 by Barbarian

[Krimz]

tru that barbarian!

[Bliksem]

The roof line reminds me of an BMW M3... Hopefully the Racing harnesses are saying something about its handling too

[mesmerized]

It looks better then the new GTR

[Flynnn]

It has too many lines running on all four sides, seems too busy.

Whilst the Europeans and the Japanese are occupying their engineering know how on hi-tech engines, Hole-dan's continue to bust out concepts with 7.8ltr or 9.6ltr imported V8 engines that come into Aus in crates. Mind you, a Euro car can produce the same amount of power output from a mere 4.4ltr v8 engine, almost half the size of this fuel thirsty Hole-dan's. Did i mention the fact that both gen 3 and gen 4 Hole-dan v8's use the push rod technology of 60's?

Give me a Audi A5 coupe

or

BMW 3 Coupe.. instead please.

Edited February 29, 2008 by Barbarian

[typevu]

Dont like it. Tail lights look odd. the roofline/boot part looks odd. Looks way too bulky in height... and has a Holden badge ew.

[(B1) MR_fanny]

i recon it looks good. loving the old school side exhausts. very jap though with all the diffusers. so who's seen holdens fastest production car? is it me or is everyone ripping the gtr matte black centre grille spoiler.

[Roy]

That is farking awesome! Hope they build it! I love the styling and interior. Interesting to see the mechanical package though.

Love the Motec ADL dash, the shift lights on the steering wheel. One piece moulded seats. The stylinbg onf the car looks nega aggressive and a nice chiseld profile which really accentuate the pumped guards. Reminds me a little of the older CLK DTM cars. Please or please Holden make sure it has a bout 350kws, decent brakes and a good manual gearbox, because i love the styling of the thing.

Also love the side pipes. Perhaps the rear qtr could cut a lower profile as the rear wheels dont perhaps take up enough real estate as they should to ensure better proportions.

I wonder if this is a goer (Surely Holden dont have enough money to build these sorts of concept cars unless there is a strong chance of production, even if only for other markets) what will happen to Camaros downunder. Will they still be imported? Will they be priced above/below these.

[scandyflick]

Dont like it. Tail lights look odd. the roofline/boot part looks odd. Looks way too bulky in height... and has a Holden badge ew.

the other points in your post hold some merit, i think the contrary, but whatever, if it does see production, many aspects will change.

as for the bit about the holden badge, open your bollocksing eyes. stop being so damn single minded. its attitudes like that which cause so much trouble in the automotive 'enthusiast' scene.

appreciate the car for what it is, dont simply write it off because of the badge.

made me lol edit, bollocks. nicely done to whoever set that up.

Edited February 29, 2008 by scandyflick

[Roy]

I was confronted this morning to a god ugly picture of what is Hole-dan's new halo product. My first impressions were two fold.

1. The tradition continues in that Hole-dan's have absolutely no taste and that these products are as visually stimulating as moldy toast.

2. Hole-dan's staunch continuity to appeal for the boy racer crowd with their fuel guzzling big block V8's that could drill a hole in your wallet.

Hey point 1 is personal taste. Im with someone else in saying that this Holden looks better then the R35, 350Z or anything Nissan have done of late. It looks tough, though i can see plenty of styling sotlen of Mercs and Audi, but on a whole i think its a good looking package.

As for point 2...have you driven any late model Holdens 8s? I drive the work SS Crewman a bit around town and on interstate trips. Its hsocking when i am towing the rally car, but off its own bat it gets great fuel economy. About 12-13L/100km around town or 9.5-10l/100km on the freeway. So to me thats more a funciton of the cars weight then the engine. It does damn well

As foe your pushrod argument. That is so tired and with the work they have thrown at the design, means they lose little/no performance over DOHC engines. The big bonus is that these engines are brought to us for a lot cheaper and are easier to package into cars so they come to market in cars like out Holdens and Corvettes for a damn site cheaper then anything they could do otherwise.

It sall personbal opinion, but when ppl cant be open minded and offer praise where its due, or appreciate the design and reasoning behind things.

[FelixTRX]

Meh, looks like an Audi or Merc coupe with a Hyundai bodykit on it! I'm suprised the mags aren't chrome!

Anybody else notice the "Boost" on the instrument cluster?

[RyanVLSL]

Did i mention the fact that both gen 3 and gen 4 Hole-dan v8's use the push rod technology of 60's?

So f**king what? God I'm sick of people using this f**king argument.

Pushrods aren't 1960s technology. It's late 1800s/early 1900s, and look so is OHC/DOHC., but that's alright isnt it?

What's wrong with pushrods anyway?

Edited February 29, 2008 by RyanVLSL