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Old 18-07-2009, 07:46 PM   #1
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Motortrend. Buick Future Car Plans
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The 2010 model year will be Lucerne's last. Model year '11 will be an "interim" drop, with a replacement appearing for '12 on a new, large "Super" Epsilon front-wheel-drive platform GM Australia is developing to complement its heavy, rear-drive Zeta architecture. Australian Epsilon is wider and longer than the Epsilon II platform. The Zeta VE architecture -- Holden Commodore and ex-Pontiac G8 -- could carry through two more iterations. Australian Epsilon will cannibalize Commodore sales, but at least Holden can hold off Toyota with the new, large platform, which will likely be a 4WD car in Australia -- Holden reportedly wants to hedge its bets against losing the RWD performance and towing capacity that Commodore has.
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Old 18-07-2009, 08:39 PM   #2
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You can bet your bottom dollar that if the Commodore gets phased out for this the Falcon will go transverse with FWD or AWD at the same time. BOO.
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Old 18-07-2009, 08:45 PM   #3
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If it is replaced(falcon) then it will be the taurus platform which is getting rave reviews at the moment so its not all bad.
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Just wait. It will be cancelled tomorrow.
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Old 19-07-2009, 05:07 PM   #5
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This is the much rumoured new "torana"?
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Old 19-07-2009, 06:17 PM   #6
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Just wait. It will be cancelled tomorrow.
Ha ha exactly. There seems to be an awful lot of press about Holden on models that never quite make it to fruition.
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Old 19-07-2009, 06:18 PM   #7
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This is the much rumoured new "torana"?
That's been binned again hasn't it? Or has it made yet another revival?
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That's been binned again hasn't it? Or has it made yet another revival?
Its on again..


Oh wait, its just been canceled.....

I think Glen Whetley is Holdens project program manager....



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Old 20-07-2009, 08:36 AM   #11
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Its on again..


Oh wait, its just been canceled.....

I think Glen Wheatley is Holdens project program manager....
Just wait for him to get confused and we end up with the:

"I'm telling you it's the last time" Torana, or the "whispering Torana tour" by John Farnham, or finally the "I thought I had retired, but I ran out of money so I'm back trying to flog concerts to Torana tour".
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Just wait for him to get confused and we end up with the:

"I'm telling you it's the last time" Torana, or the "whispering Torana tour" by John Farnham, or finally the "I thought I had retired, but I ran out of money so I'm back trying to flog concerts to Torana tour".
Classic! Your name isn't "Jack" is it? LOL!

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Another day, another GM story. Next week they will change their minds...
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