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Old 03-03-2007, 12:01 PM   #1
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Default VE HSV on Top Gear this Week...
Mmmmm Interesting...................

Looks like Aussie "know-how" gets a guensey on Top Gear this weekend.

Vauxhall VXR8 = HSV E Series R8 ?

As posted in this thread on LS1.

http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=71082

Now if only Ford can do something like HSV are doing in the UK with Orion......
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Old 03-03-2007, 01:13 PM   #2
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Old 03-03-2007, 01:16 PM   #3
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I'd say in about 2 years :hihi:
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Old 03-03-2007, 01:40 PM   #4
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When is this on?
In the UK on Sunday (their time).

Here ? 12 months ?

If you want you can download it on one of the many download websites on Monday arvo.
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Old 03-03-2007, 03:52 PM   #5
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defieantly have to watch that episode of top gear
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Old 03-03-2007, 04:01 PM   #6
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I think you will fin its a VX type monaro
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Old 03-03-2007, 04:04 PM   #7
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Looks like a VE to me :
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Old 03-03-2007, 04:08 PM   #8
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I believe you are right. They haven't mucked about getting one there.
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Old 03-03-2007, 04:09 PM   #9
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I think you will fin its a VX type monaro
Nope....

Look at Ford_V8's Pic Mate, your post is wrong !!

VE HSV on Top Gear.

Come on Ford !!!

Ford over there have nothing on our FPV's.

I pray that FPV 'Orion' will curl Clarkson's hair !!!

I can see it now...............................
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Old 03-03-2007, 04:11 PM   #10
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Look at Ford_V8's Pic Mate, your post is wrong !!

VE HSV on Top Gear.
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look at the post above yours
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Old 03-03-2007, 04:13 PM   #11
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Has he even seen a BA/ BF Typhoon ?
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Old 03-03-2007, 04:13 PM   #12
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look at the post above yours
I'm caught it a time warp !!

Lol..................
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Old 03-03-2007, 04:17 PM   #13
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Has he even seen a BA/ BF Typhoon ?
I wouldn't think so.

I voted for an F6 at Mt Panorama (on SBS Top Gear Comp) as their Aussie Test Car / Track.
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Old 03-03-2007, 04:41 PM   #14
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I've always got the impression FoA would like to export to places like the UK and US but MoFoCo .. I mean FoMoCo won't allow it. We know the yanks loved the XR6t they had there to play with and would probably soil themselves over an F6.
Still, it's good to see an Aussie car of some sort getting air time.
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I've always got the impression FoA would like to export to places like the UK and US but MoFoCo .. I mean FoMoCo won't allow it. We know the yanks loved the XR6t they had there to play with and would probably soil themselves over an F6.
Still, it's good to see an Aussie car of some sort getting air time.
Yeah it was good to see the Monaro test & it'll be interesting to hear what they say about VE.

I would love to hear their thought's about FPV product...........
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Old 03-03-2007, 04:54 PM   #16
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I would love to hear their thought's about FPV product...........
Thats why we should all email Top Gear asking them to review an FPV, or better, come to aus and do a special, like the American ep a few weeks ago.


The brits would LOVE it.
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Old 03-03-2007, 05:11 PM   #17
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Thats why we should all email Top Gear asking them to review an FPV, or better, come to aus and do a special, like the American ep a few weeks ago.
Maybe not like the American special ! lol
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Old 03-03-2007, 05:22 PM   #18
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On the 5th at 7:00am (Sydney), Top Gear will start in the UK.
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Old 03-03-2007, 05:27 PM   #19
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Yep, i loved the top gear Monaro test..."Look out, he's turned the bloodly traction control on, there's a poofta drivin"
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I really dont think theres a market at all for the Commodore/Falcon over in the UK...petrol is to expensive for one thing...they will be expensive compared to European equivalents...and that VE is badged as a Vauxhall!!! lol...not exactly a high class manufacturer...only for the rich who want something that stands out IMO...
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Old 03-03-2007, 05:40 PM   #21
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I really dont think theres a market at all for the Commodore/Falcon over in the UK...petrol is to expensive for one thing...they will be expensive compared to European equivalents...and that VE is badged as a Vauxhall!!! lol...not exactly a high class manufacturer...only for the rich who want something that stands out IMO...
The European equivalents to the Vauxhall VXR8 are the following...

Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG
Audi S6
BMW M5
Jaguar S-Type R

And they all cost ALOT more then the Vauxhall will.

The same story with the old Monaro VXR, which competed with the following...

Mercedes-Benz CLK55 AMG
BMW M6
Jaguar XKR

All far more expensive. The Vauxhall was only something like 30,000 pounds, the rest like 50k.
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which episode will it be, i might download it! i mean wait 2 years for SBS
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damn...Id rather spend a little more and hav an M5 or S6...its still a Vauxhall at the end of the day (well to them it is) and its a lot of money for a Vauxhall...

how did the Monaro do over there? was it a success?
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which episode will it be, i might download it! i mean wait 2 years for SBS
This Sunday mate.

Download Monday Arvo....
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unless you get to a good torrent site, and you will get it 1st thing monday morning
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ive got all 3 of the HSV topgear episodes! But I would live to see them in a Typhoon or the HSV GTS VE with the magnetic suspention would be great too
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this just goes to prove that Holdens 2billion dollar baby is just a vauxhall re-badged. Holden only just recently said they were rebadging it to pontiac for states export (i see it as having about as much impact as the monaro did when they sent that over, about 2/3rds of the cars were still sitting in yards a couple of years after it was released there!), to my knowladge nothing was said about europe.
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I dont think I'd like to see Clarkson review any Australian Fords. To him they'd be cheap, heavy, slow, petrol guzzling family saloons with no fruit. Compared to the Jag's and stuff they generally review.
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Top Gear is coming to Aus and last motor mag (one with green walkinshaw on cover i think) said that FPV will export to the UK.
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this just goes to prove that Holdens 2billion dollar baby is just a vauxhall re-badged. Holden only just recently said they were rebadging it to pontiac for states export (i see it as having about as much impact as the monaro did when they sent that over, about 2/3rds of the cars were still sitting in yards a couple of years after it was released there!), to my knowladge nothing was said about europe.
So cos they are exporting it to Britain its just a Vauxhall rebadged?
The work was done in Aus not in Europe.

Hopefully the G8 will do well in America, they didnt put that ugly front fascia like they did on the GTO thank heavens.
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