Model Holden V2 Monaro CV8
Engine 5665cc V8 (90°), ohv, 16v
Max power 225kW @ 5200rpm
Max torque 460Nm @ 4400rpm
Transmission 6-speed manual
Kerb weight 1640kg
L/W/H/WB 4789/1841/1397/2788mm
0-100km/h 6.9sec (tested)
Price $56,990 (CV8, new)
LOOKING BACK back from an era on the cusp of large-scale electrification, the Holden V2-VZ Monaro (2001-06) seems like a dream. A large two-door coupe almost exclusively V8-powered, born in a Melbourne design studio determined to match the best in the world, fuelled by the enthusiasm of an Australian public no longer hindered by the cultural cringe.
What we didn’t know then is that the V2 Monaro marked a pivotal moment in our car culture – the beginning of the greatest purple patch in Aussie automotive history, but also the beginning of the end...
The modern Monaro’s rebirth narrative has been told many times, but it’s worthy of a recap. With work on the ’97 VT Commodore well underway, and its “luscious surfaces” naturally lending themselves to a coupe, senior designer Peter Hughes is nudged by Holden’s chief designer Mike Simcoe to do a proper sketch of a coupe version. And so the oldest surviving image of a two-door VT – dated 1994 – is born.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 2020 من Wheels Australia Magazine.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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