FG FPV GT Rspec vs VF HSV GTS by MOTOR Mag

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by bobwm

Not sure how much the list goes on... Nor am I sure how this is relevant to the thread given it's about the GT vs GTS. However, I have a late 2010 GS and it has the suede door trims (seemed quite odd compared to the XRs I had previously but hey, it's there), has the FPV sill plates and it has the FPV cluster. Something I recall you valuing so much that you installed an F6 cluster in your now departed XR6T.

What it's missing appears to be the sunglasses holder, the stitched console lid and the seats (or at least the different coverings for the seats? GT/F6 seats don't seem that different to an XR underneath..). I'm not sure what glovebox dampening is. Perhaps I've been living with a non dampened glovebox for all this time and didn't even realise it.

It is missing the silver plastic from around the shifter and the different coloured plastic around the ICC and the dash/door spears also.

But don't forget what really makes an FPV what it is - the stripes on the outside. The GS had em and you couldn't even option them away

Speaking of how valuable those FPV extras are, I can tell how much you thought they were worth having bought two FG XRs and now a commodore. Maybe the SS had the dampened glovebox in the SV6 with a V8 model you were willing to buy from the other side and that was what swayed you from an F6 or GT with the stitched centre console?

Speaking for myself, I understand that the GS is a lower end model than the GT and the F6. It was cheaper and accordingly had less stuff. It does feel like a step up from the FG XR8 and XR6T I owned before it. The little extras that I wasn't expecting (based on all the complaining here about GSs) like the 3 years roadside assistance, the minor interior changes, FPV compendium, drive day invitation (at added cost unlike GT/F6). Even with less content than its bigger brothers, it still felt like a slightly more special experience than buying an XR.

Gee it's easy to upset some people. You can get upset and take swipes at my SS (SV6 with V8) all you like, it won't change the fact that the GS comes standard with an XR6 interior and is not on the same level as a GT even when fully optioned, I'm sorry for even stating the fact. I'm not here to put down GSs, someone merely said that the GS has a basically identical interior to the other FPVs. Forgive me for pointing out that it doesn't. And thank you for agreeing with me, by the way.

Regarding your other little jabs, no I do not value the F6 cluster "so much", it was simply a convenient way to get an electronic boost gauge into the car. And that's three FG XRs, not two. I have never seriously considered buying a flagship FPV for the reason stazza said above- in features they are too similar to the XRs (and GSs) for a lot more money. I don't particularly value the little bits and bobs that the fully fledged FPVs come with, however their presence makes the car feel more premium than their Falcon (and GS) counterparts. If I was going to buy an FPV, it would probably be a GS.