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A Holden Model That I Would Develop If I Were In Charge At General Motors

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A Holden model for sale the entire world over that I would develop if I were in charge at General Motors, would be a a Compact Van like the Volkswagen Transporter/EuroVan, Renault Trafic, Mercedes-Benz Vito/Viano/Metris/V-Class; Toyota Alphard, Toyota Estima/Previa, Nissan Vanette/Serena/Largo, Nissan Elgrand, Mazda Bongo and the related Kia Bongo; the Mitsubishi Delica, and the related Hyundai Grace.

The development of this vehicle would be not unlike GM’s Australian business arm Australianizing the Opel Rekord E, Opel Omegas A and B, and Opel Senators A and B into all generations of the Holden Commodore produced form 1978-2005, all generations of the Holden Coupe Utility produced from 1988-2005, and the Holden Monaro/newest Pontiac GTO that was produced from 2001-2005; and would also be not unlike GM’s South American business arm Brazilianizing the Opel Rekord C into the Chevrolet Opala. Furthermore, the styling of the exterior and interior of this vehicle would be contracted out to either one of the two major Italian styling firms, Italdesign Giugiaro or Bertone; the vehicle would be powered by Subaru’s EJ20TT, the EE20 Diesel Engine, Plug-In Hybrid models (utilizing Subaru’s Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle technology) would be powered by a newly-developed EL15TT in tandem with an Electric Motor and Batteries; and the older EJ and EL Engines would be utilized in this vehicle in lieu of the newer FA and FB engines due to the EJ and EL Engines consisting of a more rugged Cast-Iron design. The vehicle would utilize a DeDion Tube-style design for the vehicle’s rear suspension in order to achieve the following design goals for the vehicle: a completely flat floor inside of the vehicle, to have European road manners while on the road; and to be able to off-road as well as a Jeep, Land Rover, or a Hummer.

The vehicle’s pure Internal Combustion and Hybrid Powertrains would be designed to crank over at temperatures as low as –300 degrees and as high as 300 degrees Fahrenheit, the HVAC system would be designed to warm the interior from –300 degrees to 72 degrees, and to cool the interior from 300 degrees to 72 degrees, the interior components would be engineered to be able to withstand these extreme temperatures, The vehicle shall also possess a torsional rigidity of 60,000 Newton Meters/degrees, be able to ford through 30 feet of water at 15 miles an hour; and have approach, departure, and breakover angles measured at 37 degrees, 35 degrees, and 23 degrees, respectively.

The vehicle would also have safety features like Driver, Front Passenger, Side Torso and Side Curtain Airbags, Driver and Front Passenger Knee Airbags, Shoulder Belt Airbags for occupants in the 2nd and 3rd row seats, Seat Cushion Airbags for the Driver and Front Passenger, Front and Rear Seat Center Airbags, an advanced Rear Airbag design within the rear-facing side of the front seats and the second-row seats to help protect the occupants in both the second and third-row seats; and a Hood/Bonnet-mounted Pedestrian Airbag. Last, the project between Subaru and GM’s European, Australian, and South American business arms also incorporates a seat belt system that tightens the seat belts for the Driver and all occupants in the Front Passenger seat and in the second and third row seats whenever the vehicle’s computerized operating system detects that a collision is imminent.

Make a long story short; this van would be designed to be as rough and rugged as a Jeep, Land Rover, or a Hummer while remaining true to its European design and retaining European on-road driving characteristics; and would be highly overbuilt just like how Daimler-Benz used to overbuild their cars.

The Automotive Glass for this Compact Van project would consist of windshield antennas for the dashboard televisions that are legal in Japan. AGC’s IR & UV Cut, and Acoustic Glass for the windshield, door glass, and D-pillar; water-repellent door glass for the and the front doors, a coated heated front windshield, and an embedded DTV glass antenna with a heated wiper/camera area for the Japanese market.
The seats in this Compact Van project would be executive 2nd row not unlike those in the Toyota Alphard and Nissan Elgrand (with the exception of this vehicle 3 executive seats across the 2nd row rather than 2 because this vehicle would be required to carry 8 instead of 7 people) and also the rear seat relaxation system for the 3rd row seat in addition to the 3rd row seat still being designed to fold flat into the floor for cargo purposes. Furthermore, the front seat cushions would consist of the SRS cushion restraints.

This vehicle’s HVAC unit because of their expertise in development of the single HVAC system that covers 3 zones and consists of a partitioned evaporator and heater core in a partitioned under-dash HVAC case that feeds an external multiple rear duct system, where a strategically located second blower motor maintains the auxiliary airflow.

In all, this Compact Van project would be engineered with Driver, Front Passenger, side torso and side curtain Airbags, a Driver’s knee Airbag, seat cushion Airbags for the Driver and Front Passenger, a rear seat center Airbag; face Airbags for the second and third row passengers that inflate from the back of the seatbacks of the Driver, Front Passenger; and Second Row seats; a hood/bonnet-mounted Pedestrian Airbag, and side undercarriage-mounted Pedestrian Airbags on both sides of the vehicle.
 

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A Holden model for sale the entire world over that I would develop if I were in charge at General Motors, would be a a Compact Van like the Volkswagen Transporter/EuroVan, Renault Trafic, Mercedes-Benz Vito/Viano/Metris/V-Class; Toyota Alphard, Toyota Estima/Previa, Nissan Vanette/Serena/Largo, Nissan Elgrand, Mazda Bongo and the related Kia Bongo; the Mitsubishi Delica, and the related Hyundai Grace.
The development of this vehicle would be not unlike GM’s Australian business arm Australianizing the Opel Rekord E, Opel Omegas A and B, and Opel Senators A and B into all generations of the Holden Commodore produced form 1978-2005, all generations of the Holden Coupe Utility produced from 1988-2005, and the Holden Monaro/newest Pontiac GTO that was produced from 2001-2005; and would also be not unlike GM’s South American business arm Brazilianizing the Opel Rekord C into the Chevrolet Opala. Furthermore, the styling of the exterior and interior of this vehicle would be contracted out to either one of the two major Italian styling firms, Italdesign Giugiaro or Bertone; the vehicle would be powered by Subaru’s EJ20TT, the EE20 Diesel Engine, Plug-In Hybrid models (utilizing Subaru’s Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle technology) would be powered by a newly-developed EL15TT in tandem with an Electric Motor and Batteries; and the older EJ and EL Engines would be utilized in this vehicle in lieu of the newer FA and FB engines due to the EJ and EL Engines consisting of a more rugged Cast-Iron design. The vehicle would utilize a DeDion Tube-style design for the vehicle’s rear suspension in order to achieve the following design goals for the vehicle: a completely flat floor inside of the vehicle, to have European road manners while on the road; and to be able to off-road as well as a Jeep, Land Rover, or a Hummer. The vehicle’s pure Internal Combustion and Hybrid Powertrains would be designed to crank over at temperatures as low as –300 degrees and as high as 300 degrees Fahrenheit, the HVAC system would be designed to warm the interior from –300 degrees to 72 degrees, and to cool the interior from 300 degrees to 72 degrees, the interior components would be engineered to be able to withstand these extreme temperatures, The vehicle shall also possess a torsional rigidity of 60,000 Newton Meters/degrees, be able to ford through 30 feet of water at 15 miles an hour; and have approach, departure, and breakover angles measured at 37 degrees, 35 degrees, and 23 degrees, respectively. The vehicle would also have safety features like Driver, Front Passenger, Side Torso and Side Curtain Airbags, Driver and Front Passenger Knee Airbags, Shoulder Belt Airbags for occupants in the 2nd and 3rd row seats, Seat Cushion Airbags for the Driver and Front Passenger, Front and Rear Seat Center Airbags, an advanced Rear Airbag design within the rear-facing side of the front seats and the second-row seats to help protect the occupants in both the second and third-row seats; and a Hood/Bonnet-mounted Pedestrian Airbag. Last, the project between Subaru and GM’s European, Australian, and South American business arms also incorporates a seat belt system that tightens the seat belts for the Driver and all occupants in the Front Passenger seat and in the second and third row seats whenever the vehicle’s computerized operating system detects that a collision is imminent.
Make a long story short; this van would be designed to be as rough and rugged as a Jeep, Land Rover, or a Hummer while remaining true to its European design and retaining European on-road driving characteristics; and would be highly overbuilt just like how Daimler-Benz used to overbuild their cars.
The Automotive Glass for this Compact Van project would consist of windshield antennas for the dashboard televisions that are legal in Japan. AGC’s IR & UV Cut, and Acoustic Glass for the windshield, door glass, and D-pillar; water-repellent door glass for the and the front doors, a coated heated front windshield, and an embedded DTV glass antenna with a heated wiper/camera area for the Japanese market.
The seats in this Compact Van project would be executive 2nd row not unlike those in the Toyota Alphard and Nissan Elgrand (with the exception of this vehicle 3 executive seats across the 2nd row rather than 2 because this vehicle would be required to carry 8 instead of 7 people) and also the rear seat relaxation system for the 3rd row seat in addition to the 3rd row seat still being designed to fold flat into the floor for cargo purposes. Furthermore, the front seat cushions would consist of the SRS cushion restraints.
This vehicle’s HVAC unit because of their expertise in development of the single HVAC system that covers 3 zones and consists of a partitioned evaporator and heater core in a partitioned under-dash HVAC case that feeds an external multiple rear duct system, where a strategically located second blower motor maintains the auxiliary airflow.
In all, this Compact Van project would be engineered with Driver, Front Passenger, side torso and side curtain Airbags, a Driver’s knee Airbag, seat cushion Airbags for the Driver and Front Passenger, a rear seat center Airbag; face Airbags for the second and third row passengers that inflate from the back of the seatbacks of the Driver, Front Passenger; and Second Row seats; a hood/bonnet-mounted Pedestrian Airbag, and side undercarriage-mounted Pedestrian Airbags on both sides of the vehicle.
A minivan wouldn't sell very well in Australia though Holden would get a lot of sales in the U.S and Asia... In hindsight, they definitely should've done something like this if GM wasn't run by a bunch of lunatics!
 

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I like how he wrote "to make a long story short"

In the middle of the essay.

My personal favourite was that the AC needs to be able to cool the inside down from 300° (presumably F). Not sure the car components, or occupants would survive being sat in that temp in the first place.

This reads like an AI routine writing blurb as a form of spam.
 
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