Brettly-2008
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Power outputs aside, I'd be curious to know how a front-wheel-drive ZB out-handles an SV6 VF. From what I know of Zeta (VE-VF) it had near 50-50 weight distribution and predictable on-limit handling, praised by motoring journos world-wide -not to mention bigger rubber. I can see the all-wheel-drive ZB out-steering it but the RS-V was top-of-the-line ZB, whereas any top-of-the-line VF (Holden or HSV) would destroy a V6 RS-V on any track.
All this talk of Aussie engineers 'tweaking' the ZB suspension is a bit silly too, as they do it to all imported Holdens -even Trax gets it (lol). Whereas Aussie engineers actually 'designed' VE-VF from scratch to be one of the best handing family sedans in the world. Even small details like putting the battery in the left hand side of the boot was to maximise weight distribution, benefiting handling.
I've said it before, the way ZB was packaged for our market is disappointing to Commodore fans like myself. The best ZB (V6 AWD) is really only an SV6 replacement -there's nothing better or higher. Nothing to aspire to, nothing to easily work on or modify. An appliance. Plus it looks like a front-wheel-drive car which undoes all the great work Holden stylists did with the two previous Commodore models...
No if only I could find the great article Peter Robinson wrote for Wheels (speaking of respected motoring journos) about how all front-wheel-cars are hamstrung in the styling stakes by their inherent packaging...
All this talk of Aussie engineers 'tweaking' the ZB suspension is a bit silly too, as they do it to all imported Holdens -even Trax gets it (lol). Whereas Aussie engineers actually 'designed' VE-VF from scratch to be one of the best handing family sedans in the world. Even small details like putting the battery in the left hand side of the boot was to maximise weight distribution, benefiting handling.
I've said it before, the way ZB was packaged for our market is disappointing to Commodore fans like myself. The best ZB (V6 AWD) is really only an SV6 replacement -there's nothing better or higher. Nothing to aspire to, nothing to easily work on or modify. An appliance. Plus it looks like a front-wheel-drive car which undoes all the great work Holden stylists did with the two previous Commodore models...
No if only I could find the great article Peter Robinson wrote for Wheels (speaking of respected motoring journos) about how all front-wheel-cars are hamstrung in the styling stakes by their inherent packaging...