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Interior |
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As for standard VL Commodore plus: |
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electric windows |
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air conditioning |
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central locking |
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AM stereo/FM radio/cassette with 4 speakers |
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and electric aerial |
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anti-theft remote control alarm by Cobra |
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sports instruments |
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black Momo leather covered steering wheel |
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with three spokes, SV centre badge and |
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matching gear lever knob |
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full length console with 3 compartments and |
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raised centre armrest |
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light grey contoured velour sports seats with |
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fine tweed inserts and dark grey piping |
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rear seat reading lamps |
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rear centre armrest |
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tinted windows |
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cut pile carpet |
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remote electric boot release |
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Exterior |
Standard |
Optional |
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Standard VL shape with the additions of |
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only Panorama Silver exterior |
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revised body coloured full depth bumper/front air dam with large centre engine intake flanked by brake intakes |
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grille pane in body colour |
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full wraparound body colour air dam extension |
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mesh air dam intake grille |
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raised body protection mouldings above lower door mouldings with integrated front and rear wheel arch extensions |
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raised body colour bonnet extension with twin slat extractor vent at leading edge, cold air intake at trailing edge |
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revised body colour deep rear bumper with rear and side skirt extensions |
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side skirts with air pressure extractor vent ahead of rear wheels, optional blanks concealing jacking points |
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body coloured mouldings surround open |
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C pillar glass and extend to raised rear bootlid deck and rear spoiler |
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single circular exhaust exit in passenger’s side lower bumper |
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black door frames and pillars |
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door handles in body colour |
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205/55 VR 16 tyres (Bridgestone RE71) |
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SV badging on centre nose cone above grille pane, rear of front wheel arches and passenger’s side bootlid, Group A SS badgework on driver’s side bootlid |
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five spoke alloy wheels with body coloured spokes, polished rims and SV centre badges |
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Transmission |
Standard |
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shot peened differential gears |
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heavy duty four wheel disc brakes |
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limited slip differential |
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Borg Warner BT5G 5 speed manual |
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extractor flange close to head allowing the Group A race cars to modify exhaust from flange but still comply with C.A.M.S regulations |
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Handling |
Standard |
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FE2 suspension - Bilstein dampers |
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modified strut mountings |
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heavy duty four wheel disc brakes |
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Bridgestone RE71 tyres |
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HSV alloy wheels |
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Engine |
Standard |
Optional |
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Engine changes over the standard VL V8: |
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The model engine management system |
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twin throttle bodies |
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fuel injection |
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4 bolt main bearing caps |
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anti-knock sensor |
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reinforced cylinder block |
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revised heads with sequenced intake/exhaust valve location |
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high flow intake ports |
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large intake and exhaust valves |
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cast aluminium rocker covers |
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roller rocker arms |
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large diameter push rods and valve lifters |
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special crankshaft, pistons and connecting rods |
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revised camshaft, double row timing chain |
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revised catalytic converter |
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heavy duty main and big end bearings |
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FISA exhaust stubs with stainless steel |
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incorporating extractors |
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high pressure electric fuel pump with |
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83 litre fuel tank and stone sheield |
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cold air induction |
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