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VN - SV5000

VN SV5000
Interior Standard Option
As for VN Berlina plus: ●
AM stereo/FM radio/cassette with 4 speakers and 7 band graphic equaliser, electric aerial - Premium Sansui RE-61 ●
sports seats with grey Howe leather bolsters, grey velour sides and backs, crushed grey velour inserts ●
velour insert pattern made up of short twin parallel lines set vertically to form contrasting dots unique to SV5000 ●
black Momo leather covered three spoke steering wheel with embossed centre SV insignia ●
integrated rear head restraints ●
solid separate front head restraints ●
leather and velour door trim sections ●
Calais remote control alarm system ●
trip computer ●
leather and velour rear seat trim ●
electric mirrors ●
cruise control ●
central locking ●
electric windows ●
Exterior Standard Option
As for VN Berlina plus: ●
SV Racing Green or Rose Grey exterior and SV body additions ●
Imperial Blue added in June 1991 ●
body colour side protection strips ●
twin pinstripes, silver with Racing Green / Imperial Blue or burgundy with Rose Grey extend around bumpers and side panels below protection strips ●
rounded body colour integrated front air dam and bumper replaces separate Berlina items ●
body colour single slot grille divided by centre section housing HSV logo ●
front wheel arch extensions extend from top of bumper to protection strips, late production had VN Group A type on leading edge ●
front air dam has centre intake matching grille width flanked by smaller brake intakes, lower lip becomes swage line which extends up front wheel arch as for SV89 ●
extended body colour rear bumper/lower air dam with three horizontal slots sculptured sill mounted body colour side skirt ●
form a lip beneath front doors, small sections extend up front and rear wheel arches ●
body colour panel between tail lights ●
rear air dam lower lip becomes swage line which extends up rear wheel arch to match side skirts and front air dam ●
moulded cut out in passenger’s side rear air dam lower lip for twin exhaust exit ●
inset spoiler mounted horizontal brake light matches spoiler thickness ●
special SV5000 raised body colour horizontal spoiler on trailing edge of bootlid, supported by wrapover edges that extend to body sides ●
all Holden, Berlina and engine badges deleted ●
SV5000 decals on rear doors below protection strips, driver’s side lower rear bumper ●
five spoke pentagonal star alloy wheels in silver with exposed wheel nuts and HSV centre badges ●
Dunlop Sport D40M2 tyres ●
Transmission Standard Option
overdrive 4th engagement raised to 80km/h ●
automatic transmission modified to match new ●
engine characteristics and higher shift points different to SV89 ●
limited slip differential ●
Handling Standard Option
heavy duty four wheel ventilated disc brakes ●
modified FE2 suspension including different ●
progressive rate front springs, revised geometry ●
including increased castor to 2.6 degrees, more ●
compliant front strut mounts and additional ●
spacer plates, gas dampers and larger anti-roll bars ●
special SV Panhard rod to clear dual exhaust ●
Engine Standard Option
Engine changes over standard VN V8 include: ●
high compression pistons ●
revised camshaft ●
revised valve springs ●
revised single throttle body and switch assembly ●
revised exhaust valves ●
horsepower up to 200kW from 180kW ●
high flow air cleaner assembly & cold air intake ●
big bore free flow dual exhaust system with ●
twin skinned pipes ●
tuned length extractors ●
SV89 rear exhaust section with twin tail pipes ●
spring on rear brake hose to isolate it from exhaust ●
modified fuel lines and underbody heat shields ●
red rocker covers, plenum chambers and front shroud, later cars had HSV badgework on shroud ●
85 litre fuel tank and stone shield ●
re-calibrated engine management system ●
knock sensor ●
Options Standard Option
electric or glass sunroof ○
SV Traveller Car Phone ○
wheel locking nuts ○
full Howe leather interior ○