VF Holden

[DanielXR8]

Originally Posted by chookaradley

Just on the web looking for reactions from the yanks on the SS. Have to say while Australian reaction has been generally positive the Yanks seem to be really dissapointed in the conservative styling. A lot of really negative comments, still very early obviously

Agreed the comments in the US forums are all fairly negative about the styling. It wouldn't make good reading for Holden or the designer of the car.

Of course there are the usual unrealistic complaints too. Some think anything new should cost 30K and be fully optioned. Others confuse this car with just about everything else GM. Some think it should outperform a Corvette and some think being a "European" car they shouldnt buy it because its not American made and they refuse to buy an atlas to figure out where it is actually made.

Bottom line is they hope to sell 5000 per year in the US. I am sure they will, but its probably tempered hopes this car might be driven by demand to higher numbers in the states.

Of course chucking some hood scoops, a spoiler and optioning the manual for the two people who will actually buy one over there, will fix most of the whinging.

Holden would have to be worried if the styling complaints happen here too and affect sales. The car has gone noticeably more luxury then muscle in this last revision of the VE. Me thinks the big spoiler might be coming back as standard if sales slow. The engineers will hate it because of the drag of course, they were keen to get rid of it in the VE days but couldn't.