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VN - SS Group A

VN SSGroupA
Interior Standard Option
As for VN Berlina plus: ●
Group A Momo leather covered four spoke steering wheel with recessed centre Group A insignia, moulded handgrips in rim ●
Premium AM stereo/FM radio/cassette with 4 speakers and electric aerial ●
grey velour contoured sports seats with diagonal stripe pattern velour inserts leather covered gear lever knob ●
matching velour door trim sections with upholstered front door pockets ●
matching velour rear seat trim ●
air conditioning ●
upgraded sports instruments ●
cut pile carpet ●
rear seat reading lights ●
electric remote mirror adjustment ●
remote electric boot release ●
adjustable driver’s left footrest ●
Mongoose remote control alarm system ●
Exterior Standard Option
As for VN Berlina plus: ●
Durif Red exterior only and body additions ●
side protection strips deleted ●
body colour solid grille panel with centre HSV logo ●
air intake recess between front bumper and blanked off grille ●
full wraparound rounded body colour ●
integrated front air dam and bumper ●
rounded raised bonnet centre section, gas strut bonnet supports ●
front air dam has deep centre intake extending beyond grille width flanked by narrow brake intake slots ●
sculptured sill mounted body colour side skirts with sections extending up front and rear wheel arches to body swage line ●
small extensions on leading edge of front wheel arches ●
extended body colour rear bumperAower air dam with large centre cutaway with extra recess for dual exhaust ●
special Group A raised body colour spoiler on trailing edge of bootlid, supported by twin columns cutouts in side skirts below rear of front doors for racing exhaust outlets ●
black panel between tail lights ●
SS Group A decals behind front wheel arches, driver’s side bootlid above tail light inset spoiler mounted horizontal brake light ●
unique Group A alloy wheels with swept five spoke pattern in silver with exposed wheel nuts and HSV centre badges, air blades extend from rims between spokes ●
Goodyear Eagle tyres ●
rear spoiler is filled in and extends to additional upper rear guard mouldings that join base of C pillars ●
all Holden, Berlina and engine badges deleted ●
Transmission Standard Option
heavy duty AP racing clutch ●
heavy duty ZR1 Corvette derived ZF S6-40 6 speed manual gearbox only ●
larger diameter differential ring gear ●
shot peened differential gears ●
limited slip differential ●
Handling Standard Option
Group A suspension settings with Bilstein dampers ●
heavy duty four wheel ventilated disc brakes ●
modified strut mountings ●
Engine Standard Option
Engine changes over core VN Commodore V8 include: ●
extruded aluminium fuel rail ●
twin throttle bodies ●
lighter thin wall cast Group A inlet manifold ●
high flow injectors ●
stiffer cylinder head with improved exhaust porting ●
anti-knock sensor ●
revised, stronger cylinder block with provision for better cylinder head clamping large intake and exhaust valves ●
4 bolt main bearing caps ●
high flow intake ports ●
large diameter push rods and valve lifters ●
roller rocker arms ●
special cast aluminium rocker covers and Group A plenum chamber ●
heavy duty valve springs ●
special rubber camshaft drive chain damper ●
revised camshaft with steel sprockets and heavy ●
duty double row timing chain ●
lighter 7kg flywheel ●
special pistons, crankshaft and connecting rods ●
FISA exhaust stubs with stainless steel extractors ●
heavy duty main and big end bearings ●
cold air induction with extra ducting unique to Group A ●
dual exhaust system with revised catalytic converter, connecting pipe shaped around ZF transmission, SV5000 system after catalytic converter ●
high pressure electric fuel pump with large capacity fuel tank and stone shield ●
Statesman rubber bonnet seals above headlights ●