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300C vs Monaro vs Jag S
Last night on a BBC channel Top Gear, probably the UK's premier TV motoring
programme, ran a head-to-head test of three "muscle cars": - Vauxhall Monaro (i.e. the Holden from Australia) - 300C (which is coming to the UK with RHD next year) - souped-up Jaguar S with 4-litre engine. The panel of three -- including the known-in-the-USA Jeremy Clarkson -- voted 2:1 for the Monaro, the minority vote going for the Jag. All three did not like the 300C's ride/handling or interior, but did like its imposing appearance ("designed by Al Capone") and its relatively low price. DAS -- For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling --- |
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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:33:48 +0100, Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
> Last night on a BBC channel Top Gear, probably the UK's premier TV motoring > programme, ran a head-to-head test of three "muscle cars": > - Vauxhall Monaro (i.e. the Holden from Australia) > - 300C (which is coming to the UK with RHD next year) > - souped-up Jaguar S with 4-litre engine. > > The panel of three -- including the known-in-the-USA Jeremy Clarkson -- > voted 2:1 for the Monaro, the minority vote going for the Jag. > > All three did not like the 300C's ride/handling or interior, but did like > its imposing appearance ("designed by Al Capone") and its relatively low > price. > > DAS Is the Monaro the same as the Pontiac GTO? The GTO is a relabled Holden. |
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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:33:48 +0100, Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
> Last night on a BBC channel Top Gear, probably the UK's premier TV motoring > programme, ran a head-to-head test of three "muscle cars": > - Vauxhall Monaro (i.e. the Holden from Australia) > - 300C (which is coming to the UK with RHD next year) > - souped-up Jaguar S with 4-litre engine. > > The panel of three -- including the known-in-the-USA Jeremy Clarkson -- > voted 2:1 for the Monaro, the minority vote going for the Jag. > > All three did not like the 300C's ride/handling or interior, but did like > its imposing appearance ("designed by Al Capone") and its relatively low > price. > > DAS Is the Monaro the same as the Pontiac GTO? The GTO is a relabled Holden. |
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Correct, the Holden/Vauxhall is the Pontiac GTO, though I don't know how
many changes are made in the tramsition, other than the location of the steering wheel. Probably only few. All General Motors, innit? DAS -- For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling --- "General Schvantzkoph" > wrote in message news [......] > Is the Monaro the same as the Pontiac GTO? The GTO is a relabled Holden. |
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Correct, the Holden/Vauxhall is the Pontiac GTO, though I don't know how
many changes are made in the tramsition, other than the location of the steering wheel. Probably only few. All General Motors, innit? DAS -- For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling --- "General Schvantzkoph" > wrote in message news [......] > Is the Monaro the same as the Pontiac GTO? The GTO is a relabled Holden. |
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"Dori A Schmetterling" > wrote in message
... > Correct, the Holden/Vauxhall is the Pontiac GTO, though I don't know how > many changes are made in the tramsition, other than the location of the > steering wheel. Probably only few. > > All General Motors, innit? > > DAS The styling of the GTO doesn't strike anything in me. Haven't seen very many on the road but perhaps the styling will grow on me. As for the 300C I wonder what it was about the ride that the reviewers didn't like. I like the ride of mine and with 9,000 miles on the odometer there are no squeeks or anthing of the sort in the interior. This is one solid well-built car. |
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"Dori A Schmetterling" > wrote in message
... > Correct, the Holden/Vauxhall is the Pontiac GTO, though I don't know how > many changes are made in the tramsition, other than the location of the > steering wheel. Probably only few. > > All General Motors, innit? > > DAS The styling of the GTO doesn't strike anything in me. Haven't seen very many on the road but perhaps the styling will grow on me. As for the 300C I wonder what it was about the ride that the reviewers didn't like. I like the ride of mine and with 9,000 miles on the odometer there are no squeeks or anthing of the sort in the interior. This is one solid well-built car. |
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You'll be happy to know that according to a news report I just heard it took
top honors for safety in new tests. "Peter A. Stavrakoglou" > wrote in message et... > "Dori A Schmetterling" > wrote in message > ... >> Correct, the Holden/Vauxhall is the Pontiac GTO, though I don't know how >> many changes are made in the tramsition, other than the location of the >> steering wheel. Probably only few. >> >> All General Motors, innit? >> >> DAS > > The styling of the GTO doesn't strike anything in me. Haven't seen very > many on the road but perhaps the styling will grow on me. As for the 300C > I > wonder what it was about the ride that the reviewers didn't like. I like > the ride of mine and with 9,000 miles on the odometer there are no squeeks > or anthing of the sort in the interior. This is one solid well-built car. > > |
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You'll be happy to know that according to a news report I just heard it took
top honors for safety in new tests. "Peter A. Stavrakoglou" > wrote in message et... > "Dori A Schmetterling" > wrote in message > ... >> Correct, the Holden/Vauxhall is the Pontiac GTO, though I don't know how >> many changes are made in the tramsition, other than the location of the >> steering wheel. Probably only few. >> >> All General Motors, innit? >> >> DAS > > The styling of the GTO doesn't strike anything in me. Haven't seen very > many on the road but perhaps the styling will grow on me. As for the 300C > I > wonder what it was about the ride that the reviewers didn't like. I like > the ride of mine and with 9,000 miles on the odometer there are no squeeks > or anthing of the sort in the interior. This is one solid well-built car. > > |
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"Peter A. Stavrakoglou" > wrote in message et... | "Dori A Schmetterling" > wrote in message | ... | > Correct, the Holden/Vauxhall is the Pontiac GTO, though I don't know how | > many changes are made in the tramsition, other than the location of the | > steering wheel. Probably only few. | > | > All General Motors, innit? | > | > DAS | | The styling of the GTO doesn't strike anything in me. Haven't seen very | many on the road but perhaps the styling will grow on me. As for the 300C I | wonder what it was about the ride that the reviewers didn't like. I like | the ride of mine and with 9,000 miles on the odometer there are no squeeks | or anthing of the sort in the interior. This is one solid well-built car. | | The Pontiac GTO, the last I checked, is selling worse than their Pontiac Aztec model. |
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