Holden: Coupe 60 news
02-28-2008, 06:36 PM
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Holden: Coupe 60 news
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02-28-2008, 06:37 PM
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From Autoblog...
We're elated when an embargo doesn't break or official images don't somehow manage to find their way to the wrong people ahead of time, because then we're totally surprised by things like this: the Holden Coupe 60. Unveiled today at the Melbourne Auto Show, the Coupe 60 honors Holden's 60th diamond anniversary in the car building business. Removing the two rear doors has allowed designers to make the sports coupe concept a full 60 mm shorter than the VE Commodore sedan that shares the same rear-wheel-drive Zeta platform, but the coupe's long wheelbase remains identical to the sedan.
The Coupe 60 looks absolutely brutal sitting on its 21-inch wheels that can barely be contained by the car's swollen fender flares. While the VE face up front is familiar, the design as a whole is decidedly clean thanks to a lack of wings, scoops and other superfluous paraphernalia. The only aerodynamic assistance is provided by a serious looking air diffuser in the rear apron, a rear deck lid spoiler and completely flat underbelly. Finally, Holden dipped its coupe concept in a one-off paint color called "Diamond Silver" that references the brand's diamond anniversary.
The Holden Coupe 60 is powered by a 6.0L flexfuel V8 sending power to the rear rubber through a 6-speed manual transmission, though Holden has withheld exact horespower and torque numbers. Brembo brakes bring the whole affair to a hault, while side-exiting exhaust tips add just the right amount of cool. The interior has also been heavily modified with one-piece carbon fiber seats, a flat-bottomed steering wheel, lots of suede and an LCD instrument cluster that looks lifted straight from a race car.
Production? Yup, totally a possibility. Holden provided a number of quotes in its press release after the jump that say as much, though our favorite is, "With Coupe 60 we think we have designed a car that has the potential to write another chapter in the book of Holden icons." Somebody get this car a pen! Be sure to check out the dozens of high-res photos in the gallery below. Every single one is worth a peek.
The Coupe 60 looks absolutely brutal sitting on its 21-inch wheels that can barely be contained by the car's swollen fender flares. While the VE face up front is familiar, the design as a whole is decidedly clean thanks to a lack of wings, scoops and other superfluous paraphernalia. The only aerodynamic assistance is provided by a serious looking air diffuser in the rear apron, a rear deck lid spoiler and completely flat underbelly. Finally, Holden dipped its coupe concept in a one-off paint color called "Diamond Silver" that references the brand's diamond anniversary.
The Holden Coupe 60 is powered by a 6.0L flexfuel V8 sending power to the rear rubber through a 6-speed manual transmission, though Holden has withheld exact horespower and torque numbers. Brembo brakes bring the whole affair to a hault, while side-exiting exhaust tips add just the right amount of cool. The interior has also been heavily modified with one-piece carbon fiber seats, a flat-bottomed steering wheel, lots of suede and an LCD instrument cluster that looks lifted straight from a race car.
Production? Yup, totally a possibility. Holden provided a number of quotes in its press release after the jump that say as much, though our favorite is, "With Coupe 60 we think we have designed a car that has the potential to write another chapter in the book of Holden icons." Somebody get this car a pen! Be sure to check out the dozens of high-res photos in the gallery below. Every single one is worth a peek.
02-28-2008, 06:43 PM
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I'm makin the "O" face...
From GM Insider....
Main Features:
Pillarless coupe body;
Derived from flexible GRWD platform;
VE sedan wheelbase.
Powertrain:
6.0L V8 with Active Fuel Management, calibrated for E85 Ethanol fuel;
6-speed manual transmission (SS specification);
Engine oil cooler.
Exterior:
Unique ”Diamond Silver” paint colour;
Electrically dropping front & rear side windows;
Racing-derived aerodynamic down-force enhancements:
Rear under-body air diffuser;
Full flat under body;
Functional rear deck-lid spoiler;
21-inch centre-lock alloy wheels;
Unique design Kumho high-performance semi-slick tyres;
High-performance Brembo brake hardware with ducted air cooling for front callipers;
Side-exiting chambered exhaust system with billet alloy tips;
Unique design LED tail lamps;
Exterior mirrors with integral LED side markers.
Interior:
V8-Supercar inspired cockpit layout for enhanced driver visibility and spaciousness;
LCD sports instrument cluster located in a unique column-mounted binnacle;
One-piece carbon fiber bucket seats, featuring unique suede-pad design and distinctive red high shine leather accents;
Front seats are adjustable fore-aft and allow easy access to rear;
Four-point race harness restraints for all seating positions;
Unique sports-inspired flat-bottom steering wheel with integrated shift light display and suede grips;
Unique interior details including air vents, column switches, gear shift knob and pedals.
Interior trim.
Perforated leather trimmed instrument panel;
Black suede trimmed pillars, headliner and parcel shelf;
High gloss carbon fiber used as a structural material for seats, doors and rear trim provides contrast to leather and suede trim;
Details and accents are picked out with red high shine leather, a dark gunmetal finish and satin chrome.
From GM Insider....
Main Features:
Pillarless coupe body;
Derived from flexible GRWD platform;
VE sedan wheelbase.
Powertrain:
6.0L V8 with Active Fuel Management, calibrated for E85 Ethanol fuel;
6-speed manual transmission (SS specification);
Engine oil cooler.
Exterior:
Unique ”Diamond Silver” paint colour;
Electrically dropping front & rear side windows;
Racing-derived aerodynamic down-force enhancements:
Rear under-body air diffuser;
Full flat under body;
Functional rear deck-lid spoiler;
21-inch centre-lock alloy wheels;
Unique design Kumho high-performance semi-slick tyres;
High-performance Brembo brake hardware with ducted air cooling for front callipers;
Side-exiting chambered exhaust system with billet alloy tips;
Unique design LED tail lamps;
Exterior mirrors with integral LED side markers.
Interior:
V8-Supercar inspired cockpit layout for enhanced driver visibility and spaciousness;
LCD sports instrument cluster located in a unique column-mounted binnacle;
One-piece carbon fiber bucket seats, featuring unique suede-pad design and distinctive red high shine leather accents;
Front seats are adjustable fore-aft and allow easy access to rear;
Four-point race harness restraints for all seating positions;
Unique sports-inspired flat-bottom steering wheel with integrated shift light display and suede grips;
Unique interior details including air vents, column switches, gear shift knob and pedals.
Interior trim.
Perforated leather trimmed instrument panel;
Black suede trimmed pillars, headliner and parcel shelf;
High gloss carbon fiber used as a structural material for seats, doors and rear trim provides contrast to leather and suede trim;
Details and accents are picked out with red high shine leather, a dark gunmetal finish and satin chrome.
02-28-2008, 06:47 PM
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Put a Pontiac badge on it and call it a Trans Am.
02-28-2008, 06:50 PM
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I don't care what badge they slap on this...just bring it States-side! 
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02-28-2008, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by hemhaw
Hmmm. The next GTO?
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Thanks to camaro_freak
Keep the Holden grille and hood.
02-28-2008, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
Keep the Holden grille and hood.
I don't care what kind of grill it has, ME WANTS
02-28-2008, 07:45 PM
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looks sick...
02-28-2008, 09:54 PM
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This won't be a Pontiac in the states. Pontiac is going to get a coupe version of the 3-Series competing sedan that it'll receive when Alpha debuts. I think this will be a Buick GT will Riveria Concept styling ques. That way, the GMC-Buick-Pontiac dealers will get a large, touring coupe in the form of the Buick and a hard nosed 3-er that won't overlap each other.
02-29-2008, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by invisiblewar
I think the pontiac front looks great..I duno why everyone has something against it. Maybe its just associated with the Aztek too much 
02-29-2008, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by shrykhar
Holy crap, it looks like a cut-price Aston ... that's utterly awesome ...
02-29-2008, 10:43 AM
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02-29-2008, 12:50 PM
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I'll post a 
Holden > Acura
...but then again these days pretty much everyone > Acura
Holden > Acura
...but then again these days pretty much everyone > Acura
02-29-2008, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by titan
This won't be a Pontiac in the states. Pontiac is going to get a coupe version of the 3-Series competing sedan that it'll receive when Alpha debuts. I think this will be a Buick GT will Riveria Concept styling ques. That way, the GMC-Buick-Pontiac dealers will get a large, touring coupe in the form of the Buick and a hard nosed 3-er that won't overlap each other.
Dear god - Please not the Buick badge!! Don't make me a Buick driver
I'd actually rock that.
03-02-2008, 03:36 PM
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Those pictures just jumped off of the monitor into my heart. Unfortunately, that car will look nothing like that if it ever makes it to production. 21' wheels, gone. bulging fender flares, gone. Side out exhaust, gone. Functional body skirting, gone. Those are just my predictions. I could be wrong, but if I am not then it'll be just another Pontiac.
03-02-2008, 04:11 PM
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^^ your right if this was just a normal coupe concept however in my belief i think this is more than a concept and the reason they did put the exhaust out the side is because that is the way it will be in production. They need a hard edge car to get GM/holden sales up.. just my thought. But hey..they could take everything cool off, and sell it as a buick. lol
