VF Evoke impressions

[Calaber]

6 years for VE sounds very low ... if they said that, they were fibbing! Almost nothing is fully new in such a short cycle.

Yes, it did sound like a short cycle I think it was Simcoe who made the statement. I suspect it would have been Wheels magazine around the time of the VE's release. In those days, I never missed an issue. It was quite a definite statement and the reference to the nine year cycle of previous models resonated. (1978 - 88, 88 - 97, 97 - 06)

 

[Forg]

Yes, it did sound like a short cycle I think it was Simcoe who made the statement. I suspect it would have been Wheels magazine around the time of the VE's release. In those days, I never missed an issue. It was quite a definite statement and the reference to the nine year cycle of previous models resonated. (1978 - 88, 88 - 97, 97 - 06)

Note that I'm not doubting you, more them ... lookit the Japanese for example, everything's grandpa's axe rather than fully new (current Mazda3 for example is mods-to-mods-to-mods-to the original Mazda3 that replaced the 323, despite it being the 4th generation). Same with Toyota. Same with VW come to think of it.

Having typed that, I don't remember enough about what VW or Toyota were up to in terms of platforms in the (say) late 90's. Maybe each new generation was a brand new design, in the main? Subaru's been grandpa's-axing their entire range pretty much since they released their first car which didn't drive like a Hilux, the Legacy, in '87 ...

 

[blackve76]

Note that I'm not doubting you, more them ... lookit the Japanese for example, everything's grandpa's axe rather than fully new (current Mazda3 for example is mods-to-mods-to-mods-to the original Mazda3 that replaced the 323, despite it being the 4th generation). Same with Toyota. Same with VW come to think of it.

Having typed that, I don't remember enough about what VW or Toyota were up to in terms of platforms in the (say) late 90's. Maybe each new generation was a brand new design, in the main? Subaru's been grandpa's-axing their entire range pretty much since they released their first car which didn't drive like a Hilux, the Legacy, in '87 ...

How old is the current lancer platform

 

[blackve76]

hi mate the steering was a huge Gripe of mine with the VE sometimes it was ok then others it felt really wooden and stiff, i found it very susceptible to differences in tyre pressure to the point it changed the steering feel completely, I guess I was expecting the BMW like steering as praised by Peter Robinson at the time, it just turned out to be a throw away line that was never reality.

It's all personal having owned 5 VE,s still have 2 have always enjoyed the steering handling, my VF2 SS just not that connected feel like the VE

 

[Calaber]

Note that I'm not doubting you, more them ... lookit the Japanese for example, everything's grandpa's axe rather than fully new (current Mazda3 for example is mods-to-mods-to-mods-to the original Mazda3 that replaced the 323, despite it being the 4th generation). Same with Toyota. Same with VW come to think of it.

Having typed that, I don't remember enough about what VW or Toyota were up to in terms of platforms in the (say) late 90's. Maybe each new generation was a brand new design, in the main? Subaru's been grandpa's-axing their entire range pretty much since they released their first car which didn't drive like a Hilux, the Legacy, in '87 ...

I think we have to think back to what the VE represented and the fact that it was pre GFC. This was the car that was going to be GM' s new platform for a range of Australian and overseas models. Quite possibly, with the anticipated range and wider market, 6 years was a realistic expectation. For example, how long does a bodystyle remain current in the US?

 

[Forg]

For example, how long does a bodystyle remain current in the US?

Well, Chrysler 300 is a slight upgrade to a cheapened-down Benz W211 from 2002 ...

 

[Brettly-2008]

Going from a VT2 S pack to a VX2 to a VY2 Acclaim to a VZ2 SV6 then to the VE1 SV6 (MY 09)...that last transition was the only one that I was less impressed with the interior on the whole when compared to the previous...

I actually tend to agree here. The VE Series 1 SV6 and SS were the dullest of the VE interiors -too much black. Hell, even an Omega had more ambience. When I bought my SS 18 months back I made a few deliberate upgrades to SS-V spec. Having said that the core bones of VE interior was much better than anything before it, in my view. Berlina, Calais and WM had a lovely air about them.