dah_man_ben
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I drove an LT for the day about 2 months ago. Wasn't impressed. Would go close to say that it was amongst the most unfun, boring cars I have driven. Heap of junk. VF Evoke was way better. Fit and finish was lacklustre, rattles, 4 cylinder motor underwhelming, plenty of understeer, sloppy suspension. Seats were rubbish and handling was crap.
Anyway - today I rented a small Hyundai for the day working in Melbourne, and they upgraded me to an RS AWD V6 Commodore. All I can say is, it totally blew my last experience out of the water. Great car - V6 is fantastic. Interior wasn't much different to the LT but had a few things (fake stitching, bolstered seats, LED strip lighting on the dash) which definitely made it feel different. Suspension is awesome, I would say similar to FE2. Handles beautifully through the hills and under power. Quiet, no rattles, solid build. Nice grunty sound coming out of the motor. The contrast between the LT model and the RS (which I would probably say would be Evoke 3.0 vs SV6) is unreal. Lack of HUD annoyed me but probably only because I am used to it.
So in reflection, do I think it is a Commodore? - probably not... I've owned Commodores my whole life and it definitely doesn't hold the same characteristics. It reminds me of a euro pocket rocket, but bigger (thinking V6 Golf or similar). But I would definitely say, the RS at least, is a pretty decent car and has changed my opinion on the ZB as a whole. I had a lot of fun in that car - actually looking forward to getting behind the wheel of another one.
Cheers
Anyway - today I rented a small Hyundai for the day working in Melbourne, and they upgraded me to an RS AWD V6 Commodore. All I can say is, it totally blew my last experience out of the water. Great car - V6 is fantastic. Interior wasn't much different to the LT but had a few things (fake stitching, bolstered seats, LED strip lighting on the dash) which definitely made it feel different. Suspension is awesome, I would say similar to FE2. Handles beautifully through the hills and under power. Quiet, no rattles, solid build. Nice grunty sound coming out of the motor. The contrast between the LT model and the RS (which I would probably say would be Evoke 3.0 vs SV6) is unreal. Lack of HUD annoyed me but probably only because I am used to it.
So in reflection, do I think it is a Commodore? - probably not... I've owned Commodores my whole life and it definitely doesn't hold the same characteristics. It reminds me of a euro pocket rocket, but bigger (thinking V6 Golf or similar). But I would definitely say, the RS at least, is a pretty decent car and has changed my opinion on the ZB as a whole. I had a lot of fun in that car - actually looking forward to getting behind the wheel of another one.
Cheers