A void was left in all of our hearts when Pontiac recently announced that there are no plans for the return of the GTO or the Firebird in the near future. Those tears quickly dried when I found out about the Holden Coupe 60.
Admittedly, my knowledge of Holden did not run too deep until I started following the G8. Sure, I was aware of their involvement in the recent GTO, but not much beyond that. After doing my research, I can confidently say that Holden simply “gets it”. Holden represents what Pontiac should be (and will be thanks to the G8), and always should have been.
To celebrate their 60th Anniversary, Holden has given a gift to all of us. Behold, the Holden Coupe 60. The 60 represents a clear indication of Holden’s future directions in design, engineering and emerging technology.
Bringing sports luxury to a new level, Coupe 60 is a pillarless design that explores and pushes the limits of GM/Holden’s current RWD capabilities.
If the Coupe 60 is any indication of the upcoming G8 GXP or the 2nd generation G8, then we all have even more things to be excited about than we already do. If the 60 gets the nod for production, this beast could easily fit into the Pontiac line up as it stands today. The design is also very similar to the Cadillac CTS coupe as well, so there may be some significant sharing here across a few GM brands
Some of the cooler features in the Coupe 60 include:
- Electrically dropping front and rear windows - sans “B” pillar
- Rear under-body air diffuser
- Flat under-body
- 21 in alloy wheels
- Side-exiting exhaust
- LED tail lamps
- Side view mirrors with integrated LED markers
- LCD dash
- Carbon fiber bucket seats
- Four point racing harnesses in all seats
- 6.0L V8 with active fuel management
- E85 Ethanol friendly
- 6-speed manual transmission
- Engine oil cooler
Make us proud Pontiac!
[Source: Holden]
[Photos Courtesy of Holden]
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