Holden releases the Torana, another playmate for the RX8?
10-07-2004, 06:51 PM
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Holden releases the Torana, another playmate for the RX8?
The return of the torana, a competitor to the rx8?
A recent Holden concept was unveiled in the Sydney Motor show. The car sits on a modified kappa platform and was given a twin turbo (very very lightly tuned) 3.6 V6. It has been hailed by Bob Lutz as a BMW competitorAnyways heres some of the cars specs.
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A recent Holden concept was unveiled in the Sydney Motor show. The car sits on a modified kappa platform and was given a twin turbo (very very lightly tuned) 3.6 V6. It has been hailed by Bob Lutz as a BMW competitorAnyways heres some of the cars specs.
Holden Tomorrow will be showing there new Torana Concept Car
The Car will be called Torana TT36
TT36 stands for Twin Turbo 3.6l
It will be a 4 door Hatchback
3.6 litre v6 twin turbo 280kw Alloytec was hand built at Holden engine plant in Port Melbourne
6 speed manual
Differential Ratios 3.73:1
Brakes Ventilated disk 365 mm front and rear
6 piston front / 4 piston rear
wheel / tyre 20" x8" 245/35-20 10 spoke 20 inch alloys
Colour is luminous , look at me pink - dubbed ManGenta
It is a 4 seater interior is minimalist black and white
Seats are 8 way electric
The roof is is a panoramic glass roof extends from the steeply naked windscreen all the way to the back hatch.
The project was originally called XP54 ,reflecting the acronym eXperomental Project and coded 54 in recognition of holdens so called studio 54 design workshop in out suburbs of Melbourne
The Car will be called Torana TT36
TT36 stands for Twin Turbo 3.6l
It will be a 4 door Hatchback
3.6 litre v6 twin turbo 280kw Alloytec was hand built at Holden engine plant in Port Melbourne
6 speed manual
Differential Ratios 3.73:1
Brakes Ventilated disk 365 mm front and rear
6 piston front / 4 piston rear
wheel / tyre 20" x8" 245/35-20 10 spoke 20 inch alloys
Colour is luminous , look at me pink - dubbed ManGenta
It is a 4 seater interior is minimalist black and white
Seats are 8 way electric
The roof is is a panoramic glass roof extends from the steeply naked windscreen all the way to the back hatch.
The project was originally called XP54 ,reflecting the acronym eXperomental Project and coded 54 in recognition of holdens so called studio 54 design workshop in out suburbs of Melbourne
10-07-2004, 06:53 PM
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Cool car, but i think this belong in the "General Automotive" section. They are strict about that kind of stuff here..... :o Strap on your seat belt because you WILL be moved.
10-07-2004, 07:10 PM
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I do not think the torana purist will be happy with this car. None of the rugged manly charm of the old GTR XU1s.
Anyway, if they ship it to the U.K, they will put a Vauxhall badge on it.
Anyway, if they ship it to the U.K, they will put a Vauxhall badge on it.
10-07-2004, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by atridge
They say it has 280Kw and 480Nm of torque
Why wouldn't it?
The new Alloytec V6 generates 190kw and 340Nm, so will two turbos not add the extra 90kw and 140Nm?
10-07-2004, 07:50 PM
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Cool car, but i think this belong in the "General Automotive" section. They are strict about that kind of stuff here..... Strap on your seat belt because you WILL be moved.
I do not think the torana purist will be happy with this car. None of the rugged manly charm of the old GTR XU1s.
10-08-2004, 06:22 AM
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I'm curious about the Ford Falcon in Australia. the upper-echelon models are a twin-turbo straight-six and a big, honkin' V8. That's freakin' nuts! Too bad those cars are, what, pushing 4000 lbs?
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10-08-2004, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by shelleys_man_06
I'm curious about the Ford Falcon in Australia. the upper-echelon models are a twin-turbo V6 and a big, honkin' V8. That's freakin' nuts! Too bad those cars are, what, pushing 4000 lbs?
There's also the FPV models (like AMG Merc, Mugen Honda, etc) where the XR6 becomes the F6 (270kw) and the XR8 becomes the GT/GTP (290kw).
Check them out here:
http://www.ford.com.au/showroom/Virtual_Showroom.asp
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Originally Posted by nojooc
I knew you would post sooner or later Gomez (he's a bit of a Ford man)
Go"XR8 and RX8 owner"mez.
