Model variants

[porrohman]

Does anybody know what the 5.7 Monaro VXR is known as in the USA and Australia.

[Bonnie and Clyde]

porrohman said:

Does anybody know what the 5.7 Monaro VXR is known as in the USA and Australia.

Yeah loads of people. Here they come

[MyM8V8]

They call them Goats in the good ol' US of A.

[kiwifraser]

Officially the Pontiac GTO

[Island boy HSV]

The Pontiac GTO is made by Holden the American's get the lower spec models. The Monaro VXR is made by HSV.

[porrohman]

What I'm trying to find out is what model either us or aus shares its brake discs with the 5.7 vxr ie 330mm front and 315mm rear to see if they can be sourced cheaper overseas.

[Bonnie and Clyde]

porrohman said:

What I'm trying to find out is what model either us or aus shares its brake discs with the 5.7 vxr ie 330mm front and 315mm rear to see if they can be sourced cheaper overseas.

Why did'nt you just ask. Here they come again

[porrohman]

I didnt want to offend roger!!.

[ringram]

In Oz its the HSV GTO

[ringram]

porrohman said:

Does anybody know what the 5.7 Monaro VXR is known as in the USA and Australia.

Actually the VXR was an HSV and was never sold in the USA. They kind of went different and their CV8 (Pontiac GTO) had an LS2 from 2005 even though spec was Holden CV8 level. No HSV Monaro's made it to the USA. (ie) No VXR's have equivalent in the US, CV8's are equivalent to Pontiac GTO though.

Wortec boys might know better, but Im almost 100% sure thats right.

[porrohman]

Thanks for the info.

[kiwifraser]

I love this place!. Rich is right as usual, I was thinking 04UK v 04USA standard CV8.

There is no American version of the V2 Series III VXR/HSV, just the Holden Monaro (CV8) variant which they call the GTO.

[hsv_rulz]

kiwifraser said:

I love this place!. Rich is right as usual, I was thinking 04UK v 04USA standard CV8.

There is no American version of the V2 Series III VXR/HSV, just the Holden Monaro (CV8) variant which they call the GTO.

And even then there are differences, eg the GTO has manual aircon, not climate control, the steering wheel's on the wrong side and must I mention that f'ugly front end?

[monkfish1]

porrohman said:

I didnt want to offend roger!!.

Im not that easily offended.! However, there is no US version of the VXR disc. If there was we would already have it!

[granada203028]

One of the snags with the VXR is the high cost of cycle parts. Indeed at £37K vs $33K for the GTO it was disproportionately expensive for the whole car to. Given people mod them anyway, starting off with the GTO would surely suit most better. Auto box and 17 in wheels as standard, I wish.

Still Americans didn't buy them preferring the Mustang, arguably a less capable drivers car.