zero_tolerance
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Can't agree at all with this. Calais V (and simply Calais pre VE) was always the luxury focussed model. It missed out on numerous items that the Redline had as well, Should Calais have scored brembos and suspension tweaks, launch control etc that redline got in that case?
The vehicles catered to two different markets and had the various options and features specifically tailored to suit. Makes perfect sense to me.
It seems to be the common perception on this forum that redline was just far and away better than anything else, despite it only being $500 (RRP) more expensive than a V8 Calais V.
I don't see it that way. If it was the base SS we were talking about, then yes, decontenting this model is justifiable - it is the base model and customers expect it to be basic.
The Redline however was pitched as the premium SS model and was priced accordingly, therefore it shouldn't have been cheapened by removing features that are expected at this price.
Seeing that they didn't have a Calais V Redline on offer in the VF series, they should have compensated by keeping Calais V features in the SSV Redline.
Things like electric passenger seat and auto dipping mirrors are features which already existed - absolutely no extra engineering would have been required. The cost to include them would have been minimal. Hell, I would have been more than happy to pay for them as an extra option, but even that wasn't offered.
Look at the amount of Redline owners who are lamenting the lack of these features in their cars - It clearly shows there is/was a demand for them and that Holden underestimated their customer's expectations.