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04-10-2007, 05:01 PM | #1 | ||
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04-10-2007, 05:16 PM | #2 | ||
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Sweet, The Torana is a nice car, 280kw of V8 Turbo power in a mid-sized platform. This will appeal to many car enthusiasts and the forced induction crowd, look out XR6T.
Bring back the Cortina ? |
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04-10-2007, 05:25 PM | #3 | ||
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If its built in the US it can't be a Torana can it. I guess Holden will gladly slap a badge on it and call it their own though. Also no confirmation of RHD. Holden are now just about at their capacity, they have no room to build anything else.
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04-10-2007, 06:46 PM | #4 | ||
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Eww, no.
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04-10-2007, 09:30 PM | #5 | ||
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I know someone who would be very happy to see a Torana name came back as he holds the number plates in Victoria TORANA.
Be worth a few more bucks..
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04-10-2007, 09:43 PM | #6 | |||
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04-10-2007, 11:30 PM | #7 | ||
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Oh god yes, please. There is a distinct lack of powerful smaller RWD cars if you don't want to buy a second hand Japanese car that has been trashed to an inch of its death. I'll be first in line.
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05-10-2007, 12:02 AM | #8 | ||
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I'm surprised the media have been this slow about the project...Hanenberger was still in charge when this thing got the green light.
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05-10-2007, 12:45 AM | #9 | |||
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And a hatchback.
Now this is what they should have saved the Brock memorial type stuff for, if they ran a V8. Quote:
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05-10-2007, 08:11 AM | #10 | ||
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It looks good in the pics, anyone else see the Focus headlights??
But the Torana "Netpoll" is a joke. |
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05-10-2007, 10:30 AM | #11 | ||
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Meh, if they make it, they won't put that engine in it. and if they do, it'll be 80 grand.
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05-10-2007, 11:29 AM | #12 | ||
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I dont actually mind it.. It kinda grows on you...
Didn't Street Machine advertise a Torana several years back as an April's Fool joke???
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05-10-2007, 11:36 AM | #13 | |||
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05-10-2007, 12:26 PM | #14 | |||
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05-10-2007, 01:48 PM | #15 | ||
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They won't bring back the Cortina. They have the Mondeo.
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05-10-2007, 03:44 PM | #16 | |||
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According to the GM union its only going to be US built anyway. |
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05-10-2007, 09:13 PM | #17 | ||
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This was actually floated by Holden 3 years ago
http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/...?modelid=20004 |
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05-10-2007, 09:50 PM | #18 | |||
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I like the idea of a mid-size sedan with a V8, mind you I'm biased as I had an A9X-rep hatchback for a few years and still have fond memories of it. The car in the pics certainly predates the current Focus, it was a show car some years ago and the headlights are indeed based on the Vectra.
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06-10-2007, 08:04 PM | #19 | |||
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If its a s1 VT then it wont. The third shift was brought in about teh VTII/VX. BOSSXR8 thanks for that, it does make sense not to have a third shift and I doubt they would be build a new line. |
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