Current VE commodore pics - Page 2

EFFalcon · 31-07-2006, 05:23 PM

those are 17"????
they look more like 16"...

NC 5ltr · 31-07-2006, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SlickHolden

As in the lights or the glass?.

everything......

EFFalcon · 31-07-2006, 05:24 PM

thats a 380 in the background yeah??
the VE looks almost the same lol

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LUXO_8 · 31-07-2006, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by LSTerritoryGhia

I can see a few getting those flaired guards scraped at shopping centres etc as you cannot see them from inside the car, pretty **** poor idea if you ask me as they make the car look narrow?

agreed....they're gonna be a panelbeaters worst nightmare....................unless holden will sell the flares alone as a spare part......

Eaturbo · 31-07-2006, 05:35 PM

didnt mind them until i have seen them flares again on standard models, they look like after thoughts. Flares half that size would have done

Full Spectrum · 31-07-2006, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by LSTerritoryGhia

Bit of a nobrainer where they got the front end from...

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Be like saying the BF Ghia fogs came off the Calais and monaro's. But the biggest difference there is the outside lights on the BA-BF are larger, The Calais has the smaller projector on the outside and the larger light in the middle as they have always done. The glass shape itself would fit in more with the territory as it's larger more narrower.

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Originally Posted by NC 5ltr

everything......

OK same projector lights then

Perana · 31-07-2006, 05:43 PM

I saw a Red VE SS on Saturday.. IMO it's not ugly and is an improvement on the VZ but you can tell Holden have taken cues from the BA/F, 380 and Camry, therefore it looks too boring to me... Have got some pic's but they are on my phone and no way to get them on to the computer atm :s

Envious · 31-07-2006, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Perana XR8

I saw a Red VE SS on Saturday.. IMO it's not ugly and is an improvement on the VZ but you can tell Holden have taken cues from the BA/F, 380 and Camry, therefore it looks too boring to me... Have got some pic's but they are on my phone and no way to get them on to the computer atm :s

can you send your MMS to an email address ?

bob^ · 31-07-2006, 05:52 PM

The rims looks like Calais large rims off the VY or VZ. Could be possible they have the old rims on it...
As for scraping the guards? Well I think if you scrape them, you should be banned from carparks because you can't drive.

Full Spectrum · 31-07-2006, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bob^

The rims looks like Calais large rims off the VY or VZ. Could be possible they have the old rims on it...
As for scraping the guards? Well I think if you scrape them, you should be banned from carparks because you can't drive.

Thats a good point. Also ad the mirrors in there

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Paxton · 31-07-2006, 06:10 PM

Tsk Tsk Holden.

The Calais is not only plotted against the Fairmont, it has the same front end as one. Holden's stylists must have been getting sick, as the Ford Temps that did both the Fairmont and Fairlanes have designed the Calais. Can someone photoshop the Wheel Arches off the VE onto a BF Fairmont? Might be good for a laugh.

Bobman · 31-07-2006, 06:16 PM

Lol I still reckon the VY Calais wheels were identical to the AU XR8 ones.

There's a masked & tapped up VE SS that has been driving around Bentleigh East for the past few weeks, a black one.

The side indicators on the guards look like they're LED's, it has a presence on the road but I'll reserve other opinions until I test drive one, they reckon fuel economy is better than the VZ.. Hmm.

1970galaxie · 31-07-2006, 06:16 PM

Yeah, the wheel arch flares look rediculous......I'll wait to see what they look like in the flesh.
Is that why the car is parked in front of a bin?

Full Spectrum · 31-07-2006, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Paxton

Tsk Tsk Holden.

The Calais is not only plotted against the Fairmont, it has the same front end as one. Holden's stylists must have been getting sick, as the Ford Temps that did both the Fairmont and Fairlanes have designed the Calais. Can someone photoshop the Wheel Arches off the VE onto a BF Fairmont? Might be good for a laugh.

It is not.

4Vman · 31-07-2006, 06:25 PM

I must say the flares look od.., very "landcruiser-ish".
Maybe a leftover styling cue from the avalanche?

BadMac · 31-07-2006, 06:48 PM

They are kind of similar (if you screw your eyes up), but there are major differences. The VE lights look similar to the HSV ones on VY/VZ. :ticking:

AU-MUSTD · 31-07-2006, 06:48 PM

I'm amazed how far back the engine sits into the flywall. Couldnt be good for noise. The rest is a good looker imo.

Bobman · 31-07-2006, 06:51 PM

Just like the Camry & Mazda 6, most new cars these days look the same though.

Nice photo mix there, the BF Futura in the top right - country pack suspension? Ride height is something Holden have the edge over Ford on base models.

niko · 31-07-2006, 07:35 PM

well if you look close its a hardcore rip off, of the old c180/c200 mid 90's merc

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Originally Posted by EFFalcon

thats a 380 in the background yeah??
the VE looks almost the same lol

niko · 31-07-2006, 07:54 PM

here it looks like a liberty

blutura · 31-07-2006, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by LSTerritoryGhia

I can see a few getting those flaired guards scraped at shopping centres etc as you cannot see them from inside the car, pretty **** poor idea if you ask me as they make the car look narrow?

I wouldnt mind one, actually I think overall its better then the BF based on the fact that its 4 years newer, but not by lightyears, the BF II may even give it a tune up!

I'm assuming you lost one of your eyes in some kind of unfortunate stick poking accident.

If you can't judge an extra 3 inches of wheel arch flare, then you damn well shouldn't have a license.

You better get used to the idea too, since Orion will almost certainly have flares at least as large as the VE's.

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stevz · 31-07-2006, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by blutura

I'm assuming you lost one of your eyes in some kind of unfortunate stick poking accident.

Ha Ha, top stuff..

While reading through some of this tripe, I was thinking that if the VE had a Ford badge on it there wouldn't be a single negative comment about it.
People are just looking for the slightest thing to pick on the VE, simply because of the badge it wears and no other reason.

stevz · 31-07-2006, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by EFFalcon

thats a 380 in the background yeah??
the VE looks almost the same lol

After studying the pic closely for a couple of minutes I REALLY cannot understand how you came to the conclusion that the VE and 380 look almost the same.
If you are dead set serious then I suggest you visit www.opsm.com

5.4 GT · 31-07-2006, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by AU-MUSTD

I'm amazed how far back the engine sits into the flywall. Couldnt be good for noise. The rest is a good looker imo.

Yeh maybe not good noise wise but supposedly its helped them achieve perfect 50:50 weight distribution which should help make the thing handle pretty damn well.

EA2BA · 31-07-2006, 09:34 PM

I hear it doesnt handle too well, feels heavy on the road.

The headlights are all done by Hella for Ford and Holden so no big surprise they look very similar.

EFFalcon · 31-07-2006, 09:47 PM

just because they're made by the same company doesn't mean they should look the same, don't they have designers anymore? :P

niko · 31-07-2006, 09:49 PM

cost cutting, ford and holden light designers get half their wage from each company :P

EA2BA · 31-07-2006, 09:51 PM

yeah they have designers, then they goto to a manufacturer, get explained how the real world works, and get whats on offer ........... LOL

MethodX · 31-07-2006, 09:57 PM

Hopefully it will sell here and overseas and keep people employed.

Shame about the Aussie content though.

**Peuty** · 31-07-2006, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Bud Bud

BTW did anybody notice the 380 in the back round? I can not believe how quickly the 380 has aged IMHO.

I'd prefer the blue AU1 in the background to any of those cars.....

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