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The VE news has gone down a bit lately so I'll tell you what I think is the truth after many hours of study : )
Spied test cars
UAM-452 Turbo SV6
UAM-454 Turbo Calais
UAM-455 V8 SS
The black and white camo machine out in the desert was a Statesman
I fairly sure about those, I belive the grill will be a large mesh shaped like this
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Or big square/rectangles and will be black
You maybe wondering why I'm so sure about test cars being turbos?
Well first they need the most testing because Holden hasn't used that engine in it's own production cars yet. Although it has probably tested it around Australia before sending the engine to Saab. Also if you know Holden well you would know that they always offer (when they can) an alternative better than standard engine in the V8 in the Calais and Statesman. VH 202 SLE, VL Turbo Calais, VS/VY Super 6.
So who says it's a turbo? well a couple of things stood out for me, firstly it makes no sense that the spied Calais should have the front guard flutes, Calais owners don't dig that kind of thing and I HIGHLY doubt a standard Calais will have those flutes, also it has twin pipes, fair enough a high perfomance alloytech could be given a dual zoorst on a posh model but I think the 200?kw alloytech will the the variable inlet "190" version and it will be the stock motor in the executive, the 170kw version we know now will be gone..........So I think flutes on a calais means turbo Calais, also you might want to see what someone from Holden said about the spy pics of the dual zoorsted UAM-452 (which also has the fluted "turbo and V8" ) guards),
"The most intriguing feature is the huge twin-pipe exhaust system, which points to something special in the engine room, particularly as Holden insiders tell us not to assume the scoop car is the next SS with a V8."
ie. Turbo SV6 : )
I don't think a turbo diesel will be ready on release day but I'm 99% sure there will be a turbo ready for sale on release day, now if it's the standard 2.8 liter Saab version or bigger or both who knows.
There are certain things about the inside rear seats and roof/window area in the black USA car that make me almost believe that is an SS Hatchback. It appears to have a different or no parcel shelf, it's defiantly different behind the back seat to the sedans that are driving around at the moment anyway. The window angle and length of the car, I dunno it all seems slightly different
Spied test cars
UAM-452 Turbo SV6
UAM-454 Turbo Calais
UAM-455 V8 SS
The black and white camo machine out in the desert was a Statesman
I fairly sure about those, I belive the grill will be a large mesh shaped like this
/------\
|........|
\____/
Or big square/rectangles and will be black
You maybe wondering why I'm so sure about test cars being turbos?
Well first they need the most testing because Holden hasn't used that engine in it's own production cars yet. Although it has probably tested it around Australia before sending the engine to Saab. Also if you know Holden well you would know that they always offer (when they can) an alternative better than standard engine in the V8 in the Calais and Statesman. VH 202 SLE, VL Turbo Calais, VS/VY Super 6.
So who says it's a turbo? well a couple of things stood out for me, firstly it makes no sense that the spied Calais should have the front guard flutes, Calais owners don't dig that kind of thing and I HIGHLY doubt a standard Calais will have those flutes, also it has twin pipes, fair enough a high perfomance alloytech could be given a dual zoorst on a posh model but I think the 200?kw alloytech will the the variable inlet "190" version and it will be the stock motor in the executive, the 170kw version we know now will be gone..........So I think flutes on a calais means turbo Calais, also you might want to see what someone from Holden said about the spy pics of the dual zoorsted UAM-452 (which also has the fluted "turbo and V8" ) guards),
"The most intriguing feature is the huge twin-pipe exhaust system, which points to something special in the engine room, particularly as Holden insiders tell us not to assume the scoop car is the next SS with a V8."
ie. Turbo SV6 : )
I don't think a turbo diesel will be ready on release day but I'm 99% sure there will be a turbo ready for sale on release day, now if it's the standard 2.8 liter Saab version or bigger or both who knows.
There are certain things about the inside rear seats and roof/window area in the black USA car that make me almost believe that is an SS Hatchback. It appears to have a different or no parcel shelf, it's defiantly different behind the back seat to the sedans that are driving around at the moment anyway. The window angle and length of the car, I dunno it all seems slightly different
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