Holden VF Monaro Coupe revealed
It's about as likely to be built as a modern-day Spruce Goose, but the 2013 VF Monaro coupe is still very coolA pair of Holden designers and Dsine International have joined forces to create a 3D rendering of how the a VF Commodore-based Monaro coupe could look.
Holden's last (VZ Commodore-based) Monaro was produced in 2006 and was reprised by the VE Commodore-based Coupe 60 concept at the 2008 Melbourne motor show, but Dsine International thinks a born-again Morano has legs.
The company convinced Holden designers Simon Gow and Peter Hughes to mock-up VF Commodore-based two door coupe and the result is striking.
Although Holden has confirmed that the project was a collaboration with two of its designers, it says it has no plans to build the vehicle, which is simply a computer-generated rendering at this stage.
However Dsine International, which commissioned the design is more serious about the project, talks about building the VF Monaro on its Facebook page.
"If we could we would! This is a concept put together by Dsine International with the help from Simon Gow and Peter Hughes from GMA (Holden) design.
"It was done after hours and is just a representation of what a VF coupe could look like.....We would all love a new Monaro!"
Already the design sketch has gone viral on social media networks and there's a groundswell of support for the mock-up, but the capital GM Holden would need to invest in developing a two-door version of its well-received VF Commodore would be prohibitive.
Holden is feverishly working to reduce costs, evidenced in recent wage freezes for its manufacturing workers and the VF Commodore is due to be retired in 2016.
The Holden Monaro was first introduced in 1968 and became a cult car before being axed in 1977. After a concept car was shown in 1998 -- not unlike this latest reveal -- the Monaro was reborn in 2001, also penned by Peter Hughes.
The quintessential Aussie coupe was exported to the USA as a Pontiac GTO and a Vauxhall VXR in the UK, but Holden says there are no plans to revive the coupe.
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