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While the Catera and Holden VT Series Commodore sprung from the same basic vehicle architecture (Opel Omega or GM2800, if you prefer), when Holden did the Commodore they change a ton of things. So much that the sole component which can be swapped between the two cars is the plastic garnish panel which fits over the 'B' pillar between the window sashes on the doors.
Holden widened and lengthened the car by a considerable margin, so the engine mounts don't bolt onto the same bits and the different bits they do hook up with in the Holden are different to the bit used in the Catera. So the Commodore option isn't, well, an option if you want to be realistic. The added width was a market requirement in Oz (the original Omega/Catera was a smidgen too small inside for the segment) and also Holden had to design the car to accept its own 5.0 and 5.7 litre V8s, engines closer in size to the old Chevrolet cast-iron 5.7 (today's 'Vortec' truck engine, I believe) than the all-alloy LS1 'desktop V8'. The Chevrolet LS1 replaced the Holden V8s when the 'Series II' facelift for the VT was introduced.

Though it's not an LS1 (or even close) German tuner Steinmetz did a Catera 'concept' car which can be duplicated with parts from the firm.

GM had a planned to wedge an LS1 into the Catera (which got as far as prototypes being run trough simulated emissions certification), but the program was scuttled when Catera sales in the 'States didn't get to the levels Cadillac had anticipated and the CTS was fast-tracked into production.

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Võimalikud radikaalsemad muudatused (näiteks plaanib Holden praeguse Monaro lahtist versiooni ja on juba näidanud neliveolist varianti) jäävad ilmselt ootama '07 mudeliaastat, kui kogu GM-is võetakse kasutusele uus Holdeni osalusel välja töötatud Zeta-platvorm, mis praeguste Holdenite eeskujul võimaldab ehitada üsna erinevate mõõtmete ja keretüüpidega taga- ja neliveolisi autosid. GTO-de tootmine kolib siis USA-sse ja samal platvormil on '07 mudeliaastaks oodata ka GTO-st väiksemat ja kergemat uut Chevrolet Camarot, mille mootorivaliku tippu loodetakse samuti 400 hj LS2 mootorit.

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Astro SS: Enne kui kohvreid pakkima hakkan, räägi natuke nende hindadest ka.
Autoks siis Chevrolet Lumina SS (loomulikult araabia versioon)

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Front: Läbipaistvad valged tagatuled on jubedaim asi , mis sellele külge pookida andis

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