MIMS: Monaro lives - Coupe 60 wows Melbourne
As you read here first, the showstopping Coupe 60 is Holden's star of 2008The Monaro lives... Sure, it's called Coupe 60 and Holden says it's a concept only, but the Aussie icon is back...
And not one member of the Melbourne International Motor Show crowd believed head designer Tony Stolfo's "concept-only" line as he stepped out of the sleek silver coupe after the reveal just minutes ago.
"It's purely a concept car," Stolfo told the assembled media. "You can call it Monaro -- everybody will -- but we're calling it Coupe 60."
"Holden's 60th Anniversary present to the marque's fans around the world," was how new Holden boss Mark Reuss introduced that car.
Built at a cost of $2.5m, the pillarless coupe is based on the Commodore sedan and shares its underpinnings but no panels. It is powered by an E85-capable AFM-equipped 6.0-litre V8 and is a runner, says Stolfo.
The concept was first penned along with other VE variants in 2002, Stolfo says. He says it is production capable, but no business case has yet been made for the car.
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