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Holden Coupe 60 (Based off G8)

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GM Holden today marked the diamond anniversary of its first all Australian car by unveiling a stunning two-door performance thoroughbred called Coupe 60.

Coupe 60 celebrates the six decades since GM Holden built the 48-215 at its Fishermans Bend plant in Port Melbourne, Victoria, and provides a glimpse of Holden’s future directions in design, engineering and emerging engine technologies.

Exemplifying sports luxury, Coupe 60 is a pillarless concept car that explores the limits of Holden’s current rear-wheel drive capabilities, combining racing looks and technology into a road going sportscar experience.

Its sophisticated appearance is delivered through simple and powerful design, highlighted by the pillarless construction and V8 supercar inspired ****pit layout and side-exiting chambered exhaust system with billet alloy tips.

Almost 60mm shorter than the VE sedan, and sitting on 21-inch centre-lock alloy wheels with unique design Kumho high performance semi-slick tyres, Coupe 60 captures all that’s exciting about the Holden DNA.

Other racing-derived enhancements include full flat under body, rear underbody air diffuser and functional rear deck-lid spoiler with unique designed LED tail lamps.

The interior also has several unique features. They include one piece carbon fiber bucket seats (featuring leather and suede pad design) and a sports-inspired flat bottomed steering wheel with integrated shift light display and LCD sports instrument cluster.

The high gloss carbon fiber carries through to doors and rear trim providing a contrast to the leather trimmed instrument panel and black suede trimmed pillars, headliners and parcel shelf.

Details and accents are picked out with a distinctive red high shine leather on the seats and dark gunmetal finish and satin chrome on the consoles and doors.

Front seats are adjustable fore and aft to allow easy access to the rear, with four-point race harness restraints for all seating positions.

Under the bonnet is just as forward looking, with a 6.0 litre V8 engine incorporating the latest technologies such as active fuel management and calibrated for E85 ethanol fuel.

Even the paint is a one-off. Called ‘Diamond Silver’ by Holden designers, it gives a liquid aluminium finish that almost slides off the bodywork.

GM Holden Chairman and Managing Director Mark Reuss said, “Coupe 60 is Holden's 60th anniversary gift to its fans worldwide.

“It highlights Holden’s heritage of rear wheel drive performance whilst looking ahead to the potential offered by new technologies and materials.

“This is a vehicle I know our designers would dearly love to see go into production, but for the moment it has to remain a concept only,” he said.

Project Designer Manager, Peter Hughes, said, “We were looking to mark the diamond anniversary with a car that captured the Holden DNA and took the current VE range to an exciting next step.

“Even in the early stages of VE development, we knew there was a sensational coupe waiting to get out and the 60 th anniversary has given us the chance to explore that.

“With Coupe 60 we think we have designed a car that has the potential to write another chapter in the book of Holden icons.”


Main Features:
Pillarless coupe body;
Derived from flexible GRWD platform;
VE sedan wheelbase.

Powertrain:
6.0L V8 with Active Fuel Management, calibrated for E85 Ethanol fuel;
6-speed manual transmission (SS specification);
Engine oil cooler.

Exterior:
Unique ”Diamond Silver” paint colour;
Electrically dropping front & rear side windows;
Racing-derived aerodynamic down-force enhancements:

* Rear under-body air diffuser;
* Full flat under body;
* Functional rear deck-lid spoiler;

21-inch centre-lock alloy wheels;
Unique design Kumho high-performance semi-slick tyres;
High-performance Brembo brake hardware with ducted air cooling for front callipers;
Side-exiting chambered exhaust system with billet alloy tips;
Unique design LED tail lamps;
Exterior mirrors with integral LED side markers.

Interior:
V8-Supercar inspired ****pit layout for enhanced driver visibility and spaciousness;
LCD sports instrument cluster located in a unique column-mounted binnacle;
One-piece carbon fiber bucket seats, featuring unique suede-pad design and distinctive red high shine leather accents;
Front seats are adjustable fore-aft and allow easy access to rear;
Four-point race harness restraints for all seating positions;
Unique sports-inspired flat-bottom steering wheel with integrated shift light display and suede grips;
Unique interior details including air vents, column switches, gear shift knob and pedals.

Interior trim.
Perforated leather trimmed instrument panel;
Black suede trimmed pillars, headliner and parcel shelf;
High gloss carbon fiber used as a structural material for seats, doors and rear trim provides contrast to leather and suede trim;
Details and accents are picked out with red high shine leather, a dark gunmetal finish and satin chrome.
 
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#124 ·
The camaro will be outdated before it ever hits a showroom. That's absurd. GM should sell the camaro at certified used car prices.

Worst concept-to-production transition ever.
 
#130 ·
The camaro will be outdated before it ever hits a showroom. That's absurd. GM should sell the camaro at certified used car prices.

Worst concept-to-production transition ever.
coupe 60 is bad @ss.. but I dont agree with you on the camaro.. "outdated"? it has the latest Zeta platform with IRS. the mustang and challanger dont have IRS. "worst concept to production transition ever"?? the car is almost identical to the concept and I think looks great! you either dont know cars or have a severe bias opinion - either way comments like this just show your ignorance.
 
#128 ·
It is very difficult to extract serious horsepower from a small engine, either turbo or charged, without making a lot of noise. That's something the performance fans don't mind, but for a high volume, generic market (4 door sedans), it doesn't work. The Olds Cutlass Supreme tried the Quad4 for example. You have to spin those little mills way up to find power, and then you choke them down with exhaust restrictions so you can hear the $5,000 stereo? Doesn't make sense, and I don't know of many cars that have survived with little, high revving mills. May be done someday, but I'll never live to see it.
 
#129 ·
That would be such a sweet GTO!!! Wow....makes ya want to move to Aussie land! I agree that Holden could source or inspire some brilliant models to really boost and save Pontiac & GM....GM is giving Saturn some good European models Astra/Aura and these should have gone to Pontiac as I always felt GM should never have started Saturn (nor bought Saab or Hummer ) and instead concentrate on Chevy-Pontiac-Buick-GMC-Cadillac!
 
#135 ·
Wow, I have never agreed with a person as much as I agree with you on this subject.
That would be such a sweet GTO!!! Wow....makes ya want to move to Aussie land! I agree that Holden could source or inspire some brilliant models to really boost and save Pontiac & GM....GM is giving Saturn some good European models Astra/Aura and these should have gone to Pontiac as I always felt GM should never have started Saturn (nor bought Saab or Hummer ) and instead concentrate on Chevy-Pontiac-Buick-GMC-Cadillac!
 
#137 ·
Please build it gm.
 
#141 ·
^That would be nasty!
 
#145 ·
Excuse me as I thought you said GM did not need another V-8 coupe....I tried to say This one would sell as a GTO...not that it looks like the failed GTO...failed due to looks...this has some looks to it, edge , etc...like the old goats did...
the cars you mention are all small inside...the old goats, roadrunners etc were large cars with some room...it would be nice to have a coupe or hard top with the front driver/passanger area room of the G-8...I doubt it will make it though...
 
#146 ·
check out this G8 coupe.

 
#148 ·
hmm, thats funny. i just did the photoshop, just a quick 5 minute job to see what it might look like. i guess if 30 minutes is considered old then yeah its old. never saw the other photoshoped one. anyway, i would love to see them produced.
 
#151 ·
Good Lord that is sick.....

GM really needs to let Holden start disigning more cars.

This could SERIOUSLY fit into Pontiacs lineup as a limited edition GTO (and keep the G8 GT and GXP as is).

Wow, Its as if im shocked, but I'm not Holden designs and builds a sick vehicle.
 
#152 ·
i for one think that GM would make a big mistake by calling this a GTO.

with how retro the new Camaro, Challenger, and Mustang all look it would be a HUGE mistake for pontiac to take a design that isn't inspired by the GTO at all and badge it as such.

The best possible GTO would be a coupe on the Zeta platform, like the Camaro, but with retro GTO styling. That would be the only faithful way to build a GTO.
 
#153 ·
What about to Chevy as a REAL MONTE CARLO SS....although it would compete with the Camaro. But this screams Monte SS.

i for one think that GM would make a big mistake by calling this a GTO.

with how retro the new Camaro, Challenger, and Mustang all look it would be a HUGE mistake for pontiac to take a design that isn't inspired by the GTO at all and badge it as such.

The best possible GTO would be a coupe on the Zeta platform, like the Camaro, but with retro GTO styling. That would be the only faithful way to build a GTO.
 
#155 ·
I'd make it an STS coupe for Caddy. That way, it doesn't compete with the Camaro or the G8. Give BMW something to think about for the M5 and maybe make Lincoln put out that MKR. Sweet.
 
#157 ·
Just for clarification, if you take this concept car and delete the obvious concept details (side exhausts, strange steering wheel, etc.), you are looking at what was to be the new GTO/Monaro. Holden had the full-size clay styling model done in 2002, when the US team first traveled there. All was good until early 2005 when the financials didn't pencil doing both G8 and GTO in North America.
Chevy stepped in after the North American program was cancelled in Spring, 2005, and suggested a Camaro instead. The rest is history - that new Camaro should have been a GTO.
 
#162 ·
Not a GTO, GN, Monte SS etc. That car was obviously gonna be a v8, the GN cannot be a V8....it wouldnt make sense, GS maybe but not GN. The Monte Carlo SS is played out....the last designs have ruined the name. The GTO came out in 04 and dissappointed. How about bring something else into the picture. Nova SS? Buick GS or regal? Chevelle SS? Buick Wildcat? They cant make it a firebird....due to the fact that the Camaro and Firebird have always been stablemates and it just wouldnt make anysense to have a modern firebird and a retro camaro.......LETS JUST FACE IT, THIS CAR IS A WET DREAM AND WE WILL NEVER SEE IT. However we really could use that body kit for the G8's that we already have.
 
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