HSV E-Series II

by **EFFalcon** » September 9th, 2009, 11:19 am

What ya reckon?
Styling changes pretty significant.

by **Phoenix** » September 9th, 2009, 11:22 am

hate the R8 ute tail. its the equiv. of an NF/NL ass. Horrible. otherwise, not bad at all. Love the senator/grange. They look rediculous.

The white HSV on the left sorta looks like and evo's big brother at first glance.

by **stav50** » September 9th, 2009, 11:22 am

not a fan of the rear bumper on the R8, but i do like the bomber vents on the bonnet.

also like the new grilles the split in the gts maloo r8 is nice and the bigger grille on the senator is nice.

looks like theyve also tried to redo the audi leds above the fogs... interesting.

by **t1MMy** » September 9th, 2009, 11:23 am

Their wagons... :beg:

I want one!!!!

by **TUFED6** » September 9th, 2009, 11:23 am

Senator looks really nice. The rest... oh dear

by **EFFalcon** » September 9th, 2009, 11:26 am

and they copied my falcon builder... only theirs looks 100x better.

http://www.hsv.com.au/hsv/showroom/

by **Allen** » September 9th, 2009, 11:31 am

Why does the white car remind me of a storm trooper?

They all look really weird and akward... The Senator is the best looker out of the bunch, but it's grill makes me think of a Honda Accord!

I find it amusing that Holden made no change to the exterior of interiors of the new VE, and focused only on fuel economy, yet HSV makes visual changes to every single model. Gotta keep the HSV fanboys happy I suppose.

by **burnt turtle** » September 9th, 2009, 11:39 am

when i looked at the white one first it reminded me of a lancer evo.
im not a fan of them at all, they look like they are trying to hard. last style looked better

by **FordFairmont** » September 9th, 2009, 11:44 am

absolutely fucking horrible

Ford might actually sell more butt ugly FG's compared to these abominations

by **Dezza** » September 9th, 2009, 11:47 am

Not a fan. I reckon the VE1 HSVs look pretty tough, and reckon the old Senator looked great, but the new bodykits look way too busy. They've got various vents, holes, and grilles everywhere. The Senator grille is too big although I like the new look HSV badge in the centre.

by **iliov** » September 9th, 2009, 12:09 pm

No power increase = :confused:

by **ORSM4L** » September 9th, 2009, 12:09 pm

by **Nath00** » September 9th, 2009, 12:31 pm

Phoenix wrote:hate the R8 ute tail. its the equiv. of an NF/NL ass. Horrible. otherwise, not bad at all. Love the senator/grange. They look rediculous.

The white HSV on the left sorta looks like and evo's big brother at first glance.

thats what I thought too.. not a massive fan of the new range..they look too busy for my liking

by **SnyperEB** » September 9th, 2009, 12:33 pm

Very ugly!!

by **iliov** » September 9th, 2009, 12:38 pm

Oh wait there is a power increase. GTS gets 325kw.... Probably same 317 engine with a new badge haha.

by **vegabass** » September 9th, 2009, 1:53 pm

The back of the R8 looks like Aurion.

by **EFFalcon** » September 9th, 2009, 1:59 pm

VE bumpers on VN's are gunna look even worse.

by **philzo** » September 9th, 2009, 3:06 pm

Not my style!!! :nea:

Is it just me or are they gettin uglier?

by **FordFairmont** » September 9th, 2009, 3:08 pm

i tried to photochop the white one to improve it, but had to abandon the project. Nothing can be done.

by **Dezza** » September 9th, 2009, 3:27 pm

I still haven't gotten used to the Maloo back end either. It looks identical to the back end of the US version of the Honda Civic

by **Bob Lablaw** » September 9th, 2009, 4:24 pm

worst in ages, look like they're standing on their nose too

by **71GLIF** » September 9th, 2009, 4:28 pm

looks like a dirty sanchez on the back of that r8 and fukt if I would be seen driving a dirty sanchez

by **bentls** » September 9th, 2009, 4:33 pm

TUFED6 wrote:Senator looks really nice. The rest... oh dear

+1 senator looks sexy as usual.... ve gts looked tough why not leave them how they were?

by **bentls** » September 9th, 2009, 4:35 pm

and the red R8 in the top pic looks like those black and chrome wheels all the red p platers seem to buy "welcome to tyre factory how can i help you... " "whats the cheapest 19s you have??"

by **pHaT`eL** » September 9th, 2009, 5:20 pm

Whats the little chequered flag badge on the boots?

by **FordFairmont** » September 9th, 2009, 5:47 pm

OMG !!!

by **Phillis** » September 9th, 2009, 5:50 pm

senator looks fucking insane. wagon looks like shit, its all up the front...very front heavy :cry:

by **Troutman** » September 9th, 2009, 5:53 pm

At a guess that badge is for the "SV enhanced" options available, including various wheel, suspension and exhaust changes.

Certainly the most drastic model since the VY, and not something I could drive with the exception of the Senator and Grange. The way they were hyping it up, I was expecting some more substantial technology like radar cruise control or a reversing camera.

The main highlight to my mind is the side and curtain airbags on Maloo, which to my knowledge is a first for a Holden ute. Launch control, 'competition mode' ESP and braking cruise control is worthwhile, but hardly mind-blowing. Various power and fuel economy improvements are similarly incremental. I thought LPG availability would be the big news. Oh well.

I am by far more excited by the base model Omega which will be a genuine step forward.

by **bigdell** » September 9th, 2009, 5:59 pm

the Senator looks good but the rest look like crap mostly the ute.
who ever designed these should get beat down. :blackeye:

by **krisisdog** » September 9th, 2009, 5:59 pm

burnt turtle wrote:when i looked at the white one first it reminded me of a lancer evo.

Exactly what I thought. EVO + roids, and you've got this.

by **FordFairmont** » September 9th, 2009, 6:33 pm

by **Frost** » September 9th, 2009, 7:33 pm

Troutman wrote:At a guess that badge is for the "SV enhanced" options available, including various wheel, suspension and exhaust changes.

Certainly the most drastic model since the VY, and not something I could drive with the exception of the Senator and Grange. The way they were hyping it up, I was expecting some more substantial technology like radar cruise control or a reversing camera.

The main highlight to my mind is the side and curtain airbags on Maloo, which to my knowledge is a first for a Holden ute. Launch control, 'competition mode' ESP and braking cruise control is worthwhile, but hardly mind-blowing. Various power and fuel economy improvements are similarly incremental. I thought LPG availability would be the big news. Oh well.

I am by far more excited by the base model Omega which will be a genuine step forward.

So you can order you clubsport with factory LPG? is that what your saying?

by **gthofan** » September 9th, 2009, 7:38 pm

So...Damn...Tough! I love them all

by **needfordspeed** » September 9th, 2009, 7:41 pm

The front end on the GTS has too much going on, but the senator looks insane!

by **stav50** » September 9th, 2009, 7:43 pm

FordFairmont wrote:

australian fast and the furious?

by **mad_keen** » September 9th, 2009, 7:45 pm

senator is the only one that looks good.

the rear ends look shitttttt

by **DEVLXR** » September 9th, 2009, 8:08 pm

Don't mind the front's of them all, not a fan of the rear bars tho, looks weird. The LED strip lights on the front's look classy, but would of been better kept to the Senator and Grange, doesn't suit the GTS.

by **Jake** » September 9th, 2009, 8:12 pm

Besides the senator which looks good, the rest look too riced up... they kinda look like an evo or something, kinda trashy and cheap looking..

by **Amon** » September 9th, 2009, 8:14 pm

senators probably the only thing id own out of that bunch... and even then id sell it for a falcon

by **Troutman** » September 9th, 2009, 8:17 pm

Frost wrote:So you can order you clubsport with factory LPG? is that what your saying?

No, HSV has been famously testing liquid injection LPG systems and I assumed this model was going to be the system's release. Hopefully the factory LPG model will be available within a few months.

It will be a lot more exciting than these '70s bonnet scoops and yellow brake calipers. :mrgreen:

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