Caradvice.com.au: HSV E Series 2 range spied

[Reaper]

Caradvice.com.au: HSV E Series 2 range spied

CarAdvice can exclusively bring you the first spy photos of the next generation Holden Special Vehicles E Series 2 range, in cooperation with Pavle.com.au.



Unlike its Holden companions, the HSV E2 range has received an extensive redesign and boasts a radically different appearance to its predecessors.
Immediately obvious is the new front fascia with integrated LED driving lights together with a new Pontiac G8-style vented bonnet.




Buyers will also be able to choose from at least two front fascia styles, as showcased with the W427-inspired blacked out mouth style on the R8 Tourer in these photos.
At the rear, the new E2 range receives a far more aggressive diffuser with rakish oversized vents and twin oval exhausts.
A bi-modal exhaust will feature as standard on the GTS and as an option for the Clubsport R8 and Senator Signature, unleashing full noise from the LS3 V8 engine at the touch of a button.





To further differentiate the GTS as the brand’s performance flagship; it will boast a high output version of the LS3 6.2-litre V8 engine, bringing power up to 320kW.
The GTS and Senator Signature have been lowered 8mm closer to the asphalt for an overall ride height of 112mm, while the Clubsport R8 loses 3mm, going down to 117mm.


The brake package remains identical for the Clubsport R8 and GTS, while the Senator Signature receives the same size brakes fitted to the HSV W427, 378mm front, ventilated, and 350mm rear, ventilated.
The GTS will now be fitted with 20-inch by 8.5-inch wide wheels at the front and 20-inch by 9.5-inch wide at the rear as standard, while the Clubsport R8 and Senator Signature receive 19-inch by 8-inch and 19-inch by 9.5-inch, front and rear respectively.




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[Troy5L]

not sure about the wheels or bonnets, they look sh1t in my opinion..

the fog light look good but the front of the wagon where they have gone black is yuck, should of kept it red..

i dont no y the put all the added extra's on the hsv s2 like bonnet and wheels when imo they should of just gone bigger brakes, lower, more power and options like charger whatnot...but they might grown on me when i see them in person, but by the looks of them now i doubt it

[Jezza]

i like the bonnet and the wheels on the wagon and the back of the R8 but the rest is ugly imo

[s1knt]

the front of the red one reminds me of a cj and ch lancer

[Jusdin088]

I am disappointed in the new look.
i am with TROY5L, Put a charger or Brakes. something to combat the F6 Typhoon from Ford.

[Sphinx]

looks alright to me... charger package has been available for quite a while now..

Walkinshaw Performance - Wet and Wild Best part is it's all good warranty wise!

[stocky]

looks shit...needs more vents. surely they could put a couple on the doors, a few more on the roof, maybe the rear quarter panels

[S.O.S]

It's got a bit of everything in it.. Some grange, VZ senator, G8, even FPV.


Re Re..
On second thoughts, After going over the pics and the fpvs. Truly they don't look alike, its in the fine detail, the fpv's have a much wider open mouth, the hsv's have bits coming out of everything.



And the rears have nothing in common.

[1991_Vn2nV]

I for one think its fake.

For 1, where is the front number plate? In this pic there isn't even a spot for the number plate on the front, yet on the wagon there is?:


2.) Isn't that a GTS badge (red spot) on the passenger side of the mouth on the front bumper? There is no GTS wagon, and its got clubsport on the sideskirt.


3.) Look at the positioning of the left hand rear parking sensor..


Those driving lights are just the driving lights from a Senator with an LED strip along the top. And if you look the LED strip looks different in each pic. It looks rather "on top" of the bumper in the wagon pic, like its just sitting on top, where is in the sedan pic it looks a little more recessed into the bumper. Also, in the sedan the driving light area is all black, in the wagon pic the red creeps into the edge of it where the two lines above and below the light are.

[Fun_Bucket]

The rear bumper looks to me like it's been copied straight off something else, can't think off my head exactly what, Aurion TRD maybe??

[Reaper]

I really don't know if they are photochops or not however they are **very** close to the production version. This is from several sources who have first hand knowledge about such things.

Reaper

[demo9pro]

They look shit, shades of too many other cars that they've copied.

[Jesterarts]

Argh... what did the designers do before designing these? Whats fast and furios tokyo drift?

WAY too busy, not a fan. Really hoping they are photoshops.

Interesting to see in real life though and pass final judgement then.

[HoZy]

Look like shops, Sideskirts not as low as front or rear skirts..

Overall ****ing ugly if real.

But look like shoops to me, The led strips are bullshit, the red wagons fogs are on an angle an the list continues.

[S.O.S]

The licence plate of the first car isnt an official hsv testing plate. It's a plan old number plate of a road going E-series 1. Someone has seen some pic's and PS it. As Reaper has mentioned they are very close to the real thing.

[veclubby]

They look terrible! looks like a mock up between an aurion, a G8 and a transformer...think mine (series 1 E series) looks a shed load better

[Jezza]

when i first saw it i though it looks like its been styled to look similar to the fpv FG

[redcv6]

looks shit...needs more vents. surely they could put a couple on the doors, a few more on the roof, maybe the rear quarter panels

hahaha first thing i noticed as well.

if real they f**ked up terribly, wouldn't own one, much rather go for a new fpv

[MikesCalais]

I'm a fan, but not a massive fan...

Dont know about the vented bonnet...

the rear bumper looks sexy (minus the vents - what were they thinking!?)

and they STIlL havent done anything to make the rear of the wagon look any different from an omega!! of all the things to change it should have been that

[GAMBLR]

Not a massive fan at all... Please tell me they'll put a decent rear bumper on the wagon though, the SS one looks too 'commonplace' for a HSV imo.
On the other hand, saw a red W427 cruise past yesterday. Got a good look and then needed to clean the seats after

[GetToDaChopa]

Great, they've managed to stuff up the HSV. Less is more. That rule does not apply to this model at all.

[S2_VR_]

shit shit shit.... i agree more vents are needed.....pfft!.. they should have used the same lights as the W427 and clubby on the wagons....

also look at the wheels on that first 2 images.... they look heaps shopped

oh and at first glimps i saw a Lancer

[SV62NV]

as soon as i saw it reminded me of an evo

[BANKS]

You cant see the rotors or calipers on the sedan...

I'll wait till some non small 256 colour bitmap photos to come out before passing judgement lol

[Ripcell]

hummm nose looks like a pontiac meets a rice burner and the ass looks like an aurion lets hope they look better on the road. hopefully they are just cgi images again