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VN - SS Group A
Interior | Standard | Option |
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As for VN Berlina plus: | ● | |
Group A Momo leather covered four spoke steering wheel with recessed centre Group A insignia, moulded handgrips in rim | ● | |
Premium AM stereo/FM radio/cassette with 4 speakers and electric aerial | ● | |
grey velour contoured sports seats with diagonal stripe pattern velour inserts leather covered gear lever knob | ● | |
matching velour door trim sections with upholstered front door pockets | ● | |
matching velour rear seat trim | ● | |
air conditioning | ● | |
upgraded sports instruments | ● | |
cut pile carpet | ● | |
rear seat reading lights | ● | |
electric remote mirror adjustment | ● | |
remote electric boot release | ● | |
adjustable driver’s left footrest | ● | |
Mongoose remote control alarm system | ● |
Exterior | Standard | Option |
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As for VN Berlina plus: | ● | |
Durif Red exterior only and body additions | ● | |
side protection strips deleted | ● | |
body colour solid grille panel with centre HSV logo | ● | |
air intake recess between front bumper and blanked off grille | ● | |
full wraparound rounded body colour | ● | |
integrated front air dam and bumper | ● | |
rounded raised bonnet centre section, gas strut bonnet supports | ● | |
front air dam has deep centre intake extending beyond grille width flanked by narrow brake intake slots | ● | |
sculptured sill mounted body colour side skirts with sections extending up front and rear wheel arches to body swage line | ● | |
small extensions on leading edge of front wheel arches | ● | |
extended body colour rear bumperAower air dam with large centre cutaway with extra recess for dual exhaust | ● | |
special Group A raised body colour spoiler on trailing edge of bootlid, supported by twin columns cutouts in side skirts below rear of front doors for racing exhaust outlets | ● | |
black panel between tail lights | ● | |
SS Group A decals behind front wheel arches, driver’s side bootlid above tail light inset spoiler mounted horizontal brake light | ● | |
unique Group A alloy wheels with swept five spoke pattern in silver with exposed wheel nuts and HSV centre badges, air blades extend from rims between spokes | ● | |
Goodyear Eagle tyres | ● | |
rear spoiler is filled in and extends to additional upper rear guard mouldings that join base of C pillars | ● | |
all Holden, Berlina and engine badges deleted | ● |
Transmission | Standard | Option |
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heavy duty AP racing clutch | ● | |
heavy duty ZR1 Corvette derived ZF S6-40 6 speed manual gearbox only | ● | |
larger diameter differential ring gear | ● | |
shot peened differential gears | ● | |
limited slip differential | ● |
Handling | Standard | Option |
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Group A suspension settings with Bilstein dampers | ● | |
heavy duty four wheel ventilated disc brakes | ● | |
modified strut mountings | ● |
Engine | Standard | Option |
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Engine changes over core VN Commodore V8 include: | ● | |
extruded aluminium fuel rail | ● | |
twin throttle bodies | ● | |
lighter thin wall cast Group A inlet manifold | ● | |
high flow injectors | ● | |
stiffer cylinder head with improved exhaust porting | ● | |
anti-knock sensor | ● | |
revised, stronger cylinder block with provision for better cylinder head clamping large intake and exhaust valves | ● | |
4 bolt main bearing caps | ● | |
high flow intake ports | ● | |
large diameter push rods and valve lifters | ● | |
roller rocker arms | ● | |
special cast aluminium rocker covers and Group A plenum chamber | ● | |
heavy duty valve springs | ● | |
special rubber camshaft drive chain damper | ● | |
revised camshaft with steel sprockets and heavy | ● | |
duty double row timing chain | ● | |
lighter 7kg flywheel | ● | |
special pistons, crankshaft and connecting rods | ● | |
FISA exhaust stubs with stainless steel extractors | ● | |
heavy duty main and big end bearings | ● | |
cold air induction with extra ducting unique to Group A | ● | |
dual exhaust system with revised catalytic converter, connecting pipe shaped around ZF transmission, SV5000 system after catalytic converter | ● | |
high pressure electric fuel pump with large capacity fuel tank and stone shield | ● | |
Statesman rubber bonnet seals above headlights | ● |