A short review of one of Australia's own Holden vehicles by the best car reviewers, Top Gear.
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@TheGoldShot3 жыл бұрын
The mere fact jeremy calls them "prawns" instead of "shrimp" makes his attempt at an australian accent acceptable
@Harkeilla3 жыл бұрын
Almost acceptable. Still a lot better than any yank could do.
@ridanann3 жыл бұрын
@@HeavenCanWait7-333 there not British Australians are natives Irish or dutch British is a political term meaning fake Welsh nobody is actually British not even me a mixed Scottish Welsh living in England even im not British even though im definitely the definition of British.
@ridanann3 жыл бұрын
@@HeavenCanWait7-333 the entomology an history says very differently British is a modren invention based on a non deliberate shared ancient culture generally referred to as Celtic though it predates celts by 2.000yrs.
@ridanann3 жыл бұрын
@@HeavenCanWait7-333 you started the pedanticness that's what that is when people do that you're British too bs they are referring to history but if you're going to get pedantic about history history says different things to work now since because it was different back then that's What Makes history history if you're going to be pedantic make it an art form because all the things you don't know about history are there just waiting to be learnt history is only a mystery if you miss Spell it lol
@ridanann3 жыл бұрын
@@HeavenCanWait7-333 5000 years ago not 2000 2000 years before Celts is 5000 back then Britain was a small collection of Kingdoms Gaelic and Brythonic the ancient Welsh Irish and Scottish the former being the latter and the latter being the former. The Shared culture is shown through neolithic monuments this is where these primary sources comes in archaeological studies a Google stone circles there is a wealth of knowledge might hear on KZbin from people who live near the sites. If you fast forward to 500 a.d. the phrase Britannica is fairly well established in Latin writings this is ideology at work why the Romans called it it after the areas they had overtaken rather than naming it after the places they couldn't Conquer is probably due to them hating anybody different to them which they would then dub inferior this attitude would survive the next 1500 years. in that 1500 years the English rose to power in the wake of invasion Roman Viking Norman this lose sense of identity is probably why why the word Britain is used for the whole Island because they were working off of Roman information rather than Celtic information. the Irish do this invasion worship thing too but in a very different way they use it as a way to feel connected to the rest of the world the English and many modern Nations get scared and we end up in the weird positions we're in today like brexit for example. Before the Neolithic there was barely Five Guys and goat here so that's pretty much the entirety of "British" history lol the abridged and simple version. These kinds of macro information are quite easy to know more so than individual Kings Queens and the like who often turn out to be semi mythical or possibly entirely made up by modern standards but that's what people tend to think of history as a list of names and dates not at all very falsifiable and best left in the realms of whimsy. to go back into pedantic mode looking up the etymology of the word British would probably tell you more then my attempt to explain it because I have to try and imagine what they were thinking. One could try and guess what they were thinking but but things were radically different 1000 years ago 5 times that amount we're talking about people who were barely white because white people were a new thing back then blue eyes only having recently emerged time is one hell of a drug lol.
@properaussie3313 жыл бұрын
The VE was and always will be the best handling Holden/hsv when it comes to steering with both back wheels spinning
@scottbrown8934 Жыл бұрын
Also thats the VE Commodore here. We had mannnny many models. Some with nissan rb30 motors in a model named the VL. We had a deal with toyota to sell the EXACT same car as the VN commodore as the toyota lexcen. Naned after Ben Lexcen who won us the americas cup due to his keel design. Mazda had a birthday and we gifted them 200 HZ kingswoods which were huge cars for japan and 70s model spares, and they fit rotary 13bs to em. They went nowhere lol... holden was started by our prime minister and a man that held more land and iron ore deposits on claim in a complete stroke of luck. And the prime minister only stepped in because GMC laughed at the thought of an aussie car industry. But we made out own steel. Our own engines and made them chev compatible. Chev wanted the colors and specs as their own and finally got their way eventually and it proved cheaper. Australia ford however, never gave 2 shits. They seriously did their own thing and it showed.
@chrissteer37333 жыл бұрын
Just imagine if the Australian gov signed proper trade agreements. We would still be building cars and processing our own raw materials.
@chrissteer37333 жыл бұрын
@@krabbypaddy3159 both major parties pos and the smaller parties are morons. So we are f?$ked!!
@iffracem3 жыл бұрын
General Motors shafted us, they took a half billion $ hand out of tax payer money to keep producing cars in Aust, and they had no intention of doing so. They closed shop, kept the money and gave the Aust public the bird. Look at the history of GM, they are now and always have been one of the worst "corporate citizens" around. Look at the hand outs they accepted in the US after the GFC, and yet they still reduced the workforce. Govt is good at handing out corporate welfare with no checks or balances, but still shaft the Aust taxpayer at every turn, but it's not just the Govt at blame here, GM (and Ford, and Nissan, and Mitsubishi), had no intention of continuing production in Aust. Good riddance to them, nothing more than arseholes.
@ItsThatMilkshake3 жыл бұрын
Too many dumb cunts vote Liberal Party
@ItsThatMilkshake3 жыл бұрын
@Broharn nah mate, even MORE progressive. Greens
@coopsnz13 жыл бұрын
Green & Alp push up business costs, why manufacturing closed
@brucelamberton88193 жыл бұрын
Only 0.3 seconds slower than a Porsche 911 Turbo yet just a fraction of the price
@holden0023 жыл бұрын
probably quicker it was wet after all
@mynamerobbie51003 жыл бұрын
This sounds familiar 🤔
@Saaavaaage3 жыл бұрын
@@holden002 we mustn't forget that it's been raining
@golfmother31413 жыл бұрын
Pile of junk
@joshstafford44103 жыл бұрын
Fraction of the quality too.
@thomashickman54023 жыл бұрын
It pains me greatly that falcons and commodores (and the greater holden brand)are now extinct
@David-lr2vi3 жыл бұрын
@Kwistenbiebel200 Such patriotism! You are what is wrong with this country. Running away as fast as you can from being an actual Australian and won’t support anything from Australia lest you be judged as a “bogan”. Bet you drive a European car “because it makes me look sophisticated” and spend all your time and money buying imported things to impress people who don’t actually give a shit about you. I’ll keep being a proud Australian driving my V8 Commodore thanks very much. Dickheads might think I’m a bogan but that’s ok because I don’t give a shit about dickheads!
@nathanchan20373 жыл бұрын
@@David-lr2vi she probably buys goon so I bet she’s as bogan as it gets tbh, sounds like your typical wine mum driving a diesel Audi bought on hubbies credit
@David-lr2vi3 жыл бұрын
@@nathanchan2037 😂
@wes41923 жыл бұрын
Don’t worry. I’m sure China will build a factory here at some stage.
@GoldCoast853 жыл бұрын
@@David-lr2vi love my commodore, entire fam has em cause just so damn good
@Kingslayer_au4 жыл бұрын
If anyones wondering this is sold as a hsv clubsport over here in australia. on that topic here we are 10 years later and holden is dead in australia RIP.
@AlexWithington3 жыл бұрын
It's also clubsport in NZ
@fergspan57273 жыл бұрын
RIP
@AlexWithington3 жыл бұрын
@Coronavirus not in NZ can get them for less than a grand but looking around 5 to 10 grand for really well looked after ones
@pnb38763 жыл бұрын
They are garbish
@Kingslayer_au3 жыл бұрын
@Coronavirus yeah but for how long? Once they stop repairing and servicing holdens they will be worthless.
@Filipe10203 жыл бұрын
What I love about these australian sports cars is they're all about simplicity with excellent results.
@TheAlps363 жыл бұрын
They're basically really good muscle cars in disguise - and that's coming from an Australian
@ghazghkullthraka97142 жыл бұрын
Big engine? Four doors? Get fucked, bimmer nerds
@KeepItSimpleSailor Жыл бұрын
Not a sports car mate - that’s our everyday drive 👍🏻🙂
@bigGaza1 Жыл бұрын
@@KeepItSimpleSailor its a shitbox
@TheyCallMeMrMaybe Жыл бұрын
@@TheAlps36As an American who's fallen in love with AUDM cars, here's how I see it. Aussies and Americans both love big, cheap power, and big V8s. However, American muscle cars are more catered towards driving in straight lines on tarmac, doing stoplight races when the cops aren't looking, and only having a backseat for insurance purposes. Australian muscle, on the other hand, is different. The Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon are full-size 4-door sedans. They're designed for Bathurst racing, drifting across the Australian outback, and most importantly, hooning with your mates. Don't want a backseat? They come in Ute variants for utility (and quick burnouts). Even the Monaro has pretty good backseat room for being a 2-door coupe. It's truly a tragedy that GM and Ford both left Australia and took nothing with them.
@nenadnedovic92463 жыл бұрын
This makes me proud to be an aussie
@kia81373 жыл бұрын
Holden ALWAYS in MIND WILL MISS YOU FROM NZ V8
@pnb38763 жыл бұрын
Lol nothing Ozzie about it... it’s a shared South Korean car Vauxhall and Opal the only Ozzie thing about it is the badge that started as a leather upholstery company, Walkingshaw was engineered in Scotland lol. Like he said everything from Europe is above it !
@adisk17853 жыл бұрын
General Motors isn't aussie
@Nunya2693 жыл бұрын
@@adisk1785 Holden is, not purely made by Australia but meant for Australia
@joshalexander69923 жыл бұрын
Fucken oth
@tohetairakena76053 жыл бұрын
Beautiful car the R8. Holden will be missed by both Australia and New Zealand
@andre93023 жыл бұрын
R.I.P HOLDEN. one of the best car companies in the world
@andre93023 жыл бұрын
@Luke Dixon what the fuck are talking about
@paulsz61943 жыл бұрын
Luke Dixon what color are you? At least he doesn’t hide his profile...
@paulsz61943 жыл бұрын
@Luke Dixon I’m not the one asking others of their color like you, so I thought I’d give you a dose of your own medicine, as I don’t see how it is relevant to the original conversation. Perhaps you’d like to elaborate on that one?
@iffracem3 жыл бұрын
GM, which own the name Holden are one of the worst corporate citizens in the world. Holden has existed as a name only for decades.
@andre93023 жыл бұрын
@@iffracem they’ve been around for over a century actually making horse saddles at first and i don’t care about the people who ran holden i liked the fact they made cars for everyone from tiny little 1.5 litre hatch backs to 6.2 litre supercharged V8s
@danielbenson64073 жыл бұрын
"As feminine as a burst sausage" 🤣😂
@coopsnz16 жыл бұрын
In Australia 2017 hsv gts is 99k ' Bmw m2 is 90k lol
@FAT88935 жыл бұрын
I love the M2, but I still would pick the HSV.
@paspax4 жыл бұрын
@SnifMikeRotch AND.. the M2 is a small car. The HSV/Holden is a full size car.
@kanerevell31283 жыл бұрын
Now GTS is worth 130-140K second hand lmao
@MeaHeaR3 жыл бұрын
@@mrmartintin4531 No Elizabeth 😂😂😃
@joshstafford44103 жыл бұрын
@@kanerevell3128 only to Bogan deadshits.
@frankcooke16923 жыл бұрын
For the life of me, I can't understand why they rebranded Holden cars as Vauxhalls. Australia in itself is a good brand. It speaks to reliability and quality, that kind of brand recognition adds value. The Vauxhall badge was just "cheaper than a VW". Holden knew their corner of the market and they nailed it. They built comfortable cars for yobbos. They weren't competing with Audi, the were competing with Ford, and they were building unique cars, albeit ones that all looked the same.
@aaronleverton42212 жыл бұрын
Because Vauxhall has been making cars since 1903. Why would you try establishing a new name in a market you've been in since 1925?
@pacificanorthwest13772 жыл бұрын
Australian engineering Made in Britain
@UFO-0472 жыл бұрын
For for decades Opals and Vauxhalls have been rebadged as holdens and sold over here. Thankfully a few had the drivelines upgraded and ran 308 V8s instead of 4 cyl
@aaronleverton42212 жыл бұрын
@@UFO-047 Except where they replaced a superior 1.9L Opel 4 with the awful backfire, I mean Starfire 1.9L 4cyl.
@UFO-0472 жыл бұрын
@@aaronleverton4221 I dont know anything about the 4 cylinders or cars they came out in over here. Way too small motors (or cars) for me to have any interest in About the only thing I do know is the old diesel Geminis got great fuel economy, but a slug. Never had or drove one tho
@Jackarooooo5 жыл бұрын
Holden is one of the most underrated car companies of all time, just try and change my mind, you won't.
@jackcrute86064 жыл бұрын
Campbell McKenzie they moved production from Australia
@groovygames31144 жыл бұрын
They’re non-existent
@paspax4 жыл бұрын
@@jackcrute8606 ... LOL. No Holden was ever built outside Australia. Some were assembled (not built.. assembled) in New Zealand.
@jackcrute86064 жыл бұрын
paspax damn so when the factory in elizabeth closed and one opened in thailand they were still being built in Australia?
@paspax4 жыл бұрын
@@jackcrute8606 . Holdens were never built in thailand. GM had a factory in thailand. It was not a Holden factory. That factory did not build Holdens.
@helenm.56942 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved my Holden(s) over the years. Such a shame they've stopped making them. There is no comparison in my opinion. Just stunning looking cars with an engine sound you can pick without looking.
@horse54072 жыл бұрын
With you on the engine, but all Australian cars are pig ugly
@helenm.56942 жыл бұрын
@@horse5407 lol, some of the Holden models weren't pretty, but a few were /are worth admiring. But I'm biased, I grew up with Holden's in the drive, nothing else was ever parked there. My dad came home with a Sunbird one day and said it was his newest car. We were horrified. He was joking, it was only on loan until his new car was ready, which would've been a HQ or thereabouts.
@308V8HZ Жыл бұрын
I've got the only L31 T400 in my suburb .
@308V8HZ Жыл бұрын
@@horse5407 My 78 Premier is no ugly duck and it's as quick as f**k !
@MrNotaracist933 жыл бұрын
"This could only come from a country that didn't sign up for the Kyoto agreement" That hurt my soul
@cranknlesdesires3 жыл бұрын
Fucking Howard, wasted so much potential and ruined so much shit.
@seanoreilly18323 жыл бұрын
What a joke of comment.. your time is over bot bot
@bradford_shaun_murray2 жыл бұрын
0:44............bonkers..............
@michaelhall54292 жыл бұрын
@@seanoreilly1832 the comment can't have been that bad, look at how many people upvoted it. If it's a bot it's a good one
@dazzaMusic3 жыл бұрын
It’s sad because in Europe you won’t see cars like this ever again Edit: *Make* Cars like this again.
@lvpo88663 жыл бұрын
Why?
@dazzaMusic3 жыл бұрын
@@lvpo8866 because of emissions and regulations that naturally aspirated 6.2 V8 in a small saloon won’t be seen again
@lvpo88663 жыл бұрын
@@dazzaMusic ...Why tho
@RatelHBadger3 жыл бұрын
That and Holden no longer exists, so no one will ever see cars like this again.
@gillespriod55093 жыл бұрын
just buy used cars like all car guys
@ImmortalInflames3 жыл бұрын
Every time they ever reviewed a Holden... the track was always wet... every time... Now that couldn't possibly be they didn't want to upset the Euro manufacturers with their over priced complex garbage now could it...
@TheStigHCE093 жыл бұрын
Mmmm nope, this is the only one where the track was wet lol.
@ImmortalInflames3 жыл бұрын
@@TheStigHCE09 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnm5qKdqmZh0q6s @ 50secs is one example. Please check before claiming knowledge.
@TheStigHCE093 жыл бұрын
@@ImmortalInflames Cool. Now look at the Monaro VXR (S06E11), the VXR8 Bathurst S (S13E07, the Maloo (S13E07). All on a bone dry track. But please, go on about how I'm the one not doing the research.
@eoin7303 жыл бұрын
Just england mate it pisses rain all the fucking time
@JunkMan130133 жыл бұрын
Did you actually just try call British weather a conspiracy?
@jay-uo2bi3 жыл бұрын
What amazes me here is that the Australian car is by far the best looking and most modern out of the bunch in design. Kinda makes me proud.
@TroyConvers50008 ай бұрын
Crude AF though in comparison with the Germans though.
@Tedd7554 жыл бұрын
6:04 Clarkson could've redeemed himself from that godawful accent if he just said "Akkadakka"
@christopherkennedy64913 жыл бұрын
I own a VE senator I brought it in Perth WA It took two days to drive back to Sydney. All hail the mighty HSV.
@MrPomdownunder2 жыл бұрын
Cars (and most other things ) seem to cost more in WA...
@DaG543212 жыл бұрын
Rip hsv
@ianstewart8243 Жыл бұрын
2 days....😅😅😅 IYKYK
@raylight39613 жыл бұрын
We don't make cars in Australia anymore and it hurts just thinking about it.
@tubester45673 жыл бұрын
That Holden will last years, I have 300,000 kms on mine and its 20 years old. All the Euro cars will be broke by 100,000km. This is something overlooked by the motoring industry. When something breaks on a Euro car, it costs more than the car to fix it. Australian roads are full of 15-20 year old Holdens.
@tubester45673 жыл бұрын
@@MWElliott82 Yep theres heaps of VT's-VZ's around
@paspax3 жыл бұрын
@Dirty Harry .. At 300k, if you haven't already I reckon you want to have a look at the heater tap. (RH side engine bay under the brake booster). They're made of plastic and get crumbly. Cheap, easy to replace. Do it before it fails and leaves you stranded.
@ashleeorwin34423 жыл бұрын
87 vl v8 400kms on the cloxk
@Pheatan3 жыл бұрын
I have my 2011 falcon xr6 250,000 kms and reliable as all hell. I will say that while its cheap to maintain a commodore or falcon, in Aus/NZ compared to the German cars, thats just a problem with it being international. A heater core from my mums mercedes cost literally cost 3 times as much as the same part in Germany.
@AA-777-AA3 жыл бұрын
And Europe is full with 15-20 year old European cars.
@spyhunter62363 жыл бұрын
I remember one time I was cycling in Manchester. I saw a Holden Cruze, literally, a freakin' Holden! It still had the Aussie plates on it too! Victoria ones I think. I also saw a HSV in red one time as well!
@gusmusicau2 жыл бұрын
did you know that Holden cruzes are actually just daewoos? Chevy cruzes are also that as well. My best friend has one, it’s actually not a horrible car to drive lmao.
@xJaesa2 жыл бұрын
@@gusmusicau not a horrible car, but its not a real holden
@UnitSe7en Жыл бұрын
OF COURSE they were bloody vic plates. Only a Victorian. Vic plates are the scourge of Australia. Nobody else but Victorians keeps their plates on or seems to roam as far. Bloody cockroaches.
@peterc31433 жыл бұрын
Jeremie does Australia proud
@roadwarrior1443 жыл бұрын
If this car was sold in the US, I’d have absolutely bought one.
@carsarethereason71113 жыл бұрын
They pretty much did. The G8 GXP and, later, the Chevy SS. Neither were HSV versions but great fun.
@roadwarrior1443 жыл бұрын
@@carsarethereason7111 Was the G8 GXP offered with a manual ‘box?
@carsarethereason71113 жыл бұрын
Robert Mintun Yes it was and the SS too.
@Hydruss443 Жыл бұрын
The last generation of Pontiac GTO was a 2 door version of this car rebadged for the US.
@ianstewart8243 Жыл бұрын
Shows how well it was marketed in the US and why it never did anything. Could've been good for GM
@geoffmower87293 жыл бұрын
Built in Adelaide South Australia.
@robertsaca3512 Жыл бұрын
It also keeps costing less over the years, it'll do a million kms with good maintenance, the Germans will cost more than a house to cover half that.
@a1citizen9813 жыл бұрын
The thing about the V8 Holden GTS Monaro was that they made the best Shagging Wagons in the World..
@cryo21564 жыл бұрын
Jeremy sounded a lot more South African than Australian
@RatelHBadger3 жыл бұрын
He did alright
@sugarnads3 жыл бұрын
Not even close to a yarpy
@matildastanford7019 Жыл бұрын
or a bloody kiwi Lol
@mylesiswhite41223 жыл бұрын
Yet our Conservative government dared them to leave. So much the government of “good economic management”
@angrycapsicum60272 жыл бұрын
Every "downside" is just another thing we love about our cars. It's shame our small population and the gov made it as physically unprofitable as possible
@lindsaydonovan62413 жыл бұрын
A people's car from the land down under kept up with a Porche 911. Let that sink in.
@lindsaydonovan62413 жыл бұрын
@M Lama I don't disagree with a word you say. The holdens are a maintenance dog, thanks to the American parts. And the company sunk thanks to the American mangament. But it was fun whilst it lasted.
@paspax3 жыл бұрын
@M Lama .. Every motor vehicle manufacture buys in parts from outside businesses. That does not mean that the cars they produce are any less "theirs".
@gtbtp20363 жыл бұрын
@M Lama LS is from Mexico
@Darndiddlyarn3 жыл бұрын
I have no plans to ever sell my VE calais sportwagon v8.
@catherinenicholls10183 жыл бұрын
In a couple years I’m sure you could my brother picked up his VS clubsport for around 15k 11 years ago it’s now going to for around 40-80k and it’s not even a classic car yet
@Darndiddlyarn3 жыл бұрын
@@catherinenicholls1018 I remember seeing VS senator 215s for under 20k, try find one now. I'm already wanting to park my wagon in the shed and baby it.
@catherinenicholls10183 жыл бұрын
@@Darndiddlyarn aye I’m putting in a criminal injury compensation through to courts about a guy who threw a brick at my head, apparently I could get 75 grand out of it. So I could even go for a Monaro I saw a few low priced ones around the 30grand price range. Only problem is that CiC could take a year to finish which by then it’ll probably be a bit late to buy some of the higher priced Holden’s
@catherinenicholls10183 жыл бұрын
As of right now I’m poor cause I’ve just spent around 10 grand driving from Perth to Queensland
@valentingjorgjiovski48963 жыл бұрын
What an amazing review on the car honest and accurate
@kimwerner57293 жыл бұрын
Disgusting how they shut down "Holden".Being a Aussie was crushed.Im sure I'm not alone😯
@wake_up_wake_up3 жыл бұрын
The price of Holden’s now tho... utes selling for over $1m in auction...
@adamf88373 жыл бұрын
Saw that, 1 of 4 ever made, looks like a regular old Maloo in my opinion haha
@jamesb72053 жыл бұрын
That's not exactly common lol
@gacattack12343 жыл бұрын
Might be made in Australia with an American engine but the HSV "moronic" styling is done by a Englishman. HSV's would have looked better if they were styled by Australians. To chintzy for my tastes.
@SLIPPERY833 жыл бұрын
Aussie Aussie Aussie
@ReinventingTheSteve3 жыл бұрын
oi oi OI !!!
@josephlewis92372 ай бұрын
I would have the VXR8 over the BMW M5. It's fast, it's fun, it's very good looking for a saloon car and it's a Vauxhall you'd actually might want to by. That should have been Top Gear's car of the year 2007. I can't believe none of them thought of nominating it as their car of the year.
@onrust1096Ай бұрын
I have previously owned 2 of these. A 6.0L low mileage 07 Vxr8,then a 6.2 supercharged 614 bhp 26k low mileage beast. I have had a lot of cars in the past but miss the Supercharged Vxr8 more than any other past cars I have owned.
@josephlewis9237Ай бұрын
You've got to love that whine from the supercharger. It makes an epic noise. I've only ever seen one VXR8 in my life and I loved it. I miss Holden and HSV. They made some magnificent cars.
@DonKosaken14 жыл бұрын
@mujjuman TopGear want to demonstrate how much "Car" you get for your money - in this case, newer Australian / American Musclecars are worth it =)
@tripsadelica Жыл бұрын
Jeremy, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. These cars were made to look like super brute racing cars because that's what they were. Moronic? Look in the mirror, Jeremy.
@jasoncharles62213 жыл бұрын
When I hear holden . I think quality. Loosing holden and it's manufacturing expertise only weakened Australia.
@mylesiswhite41223 жыл бұрын
So much for the government of “good economic management”. Bunch of corrupt spineless real estate agents
@lolzmuffin1233 жыл бұрын
Holden as a brand has an 80% failure rate they're horrible cars.
@wadedixon67803 жыл бұрын
Nobody bought them hence why Holden is dead, that and the entire range was poorly made and the warranty was half that of other manufacturers. 👋 👋
@rosewood1 Жыл бұрын
Comparing in the wet would make a big difference. The other car of course to compare would have been the Ford Typhoon or F6. That is deadly fast with very good handling. But it's all history now.
@lukey3913 жыл бұрын
I’ve got the same car, still goes hard 🙌
@wake_up_wake_up3 жыл бұрын
Holden versions way sexier, also 6.2 litre versions and lsa versions
@brucelamberton88192 жыл бұрын
I loved it when he reviewed the Monaro and when he switched on the traction control the "computer" says in a very heavy Aussie accent "You bloody poofta!"
@markmathews68762 жыл бұрын
he can't nail the accent, but he does a good Tony Grieg
@kanerevell31283 жыл бұрын
Correction. It’s a rebadged Holden
@barretprivateer87682 жыл бұрын
Someone working at top year 10-20 years ago really liked queens of the stone age. I've heard this, sick sick sick, spiders and vingeraroons, and a couple others. Always bizarre but welcome.
@David-fd6ex Жыл бұрын
it would smash any pommy car
@-YELDAH2 жыл бұрын
this is what happens when you give a flamenwerfer to topgear's camera crew, classic
@bus5683 Жыл бұрын
It’s a shame they didn’t review more Aussie holdens and fords
@tetchuma2 жыл бұрын
GM said: “it’s brilliant! Let’s kill it.” Like, the ‘89 Fiero, the RWD Monte Carlo, the Oldsmobile brand, the EV-1 and the “reimagined”2021 Blazer (the last one is a recommendation, actually)
@frostedbutts43402 жыл бұрын
I mean they just weren't selling. The last models were really great cars but people just didn't want sedans any more.
@AnythingEvil783 жыл бұрын
It’s that Ocka Aussie mentality that Jezza mocks that also destroyed Holden/Ford in Australia as most Australians cringe at that stereotypical image even tho it’s a bit funny it can also be very derogatory and harsh to other ppl who don’t fit the ‘mould’ of a traditional Aussie . . .
@paulyrepa20463 жыл бұрын
No u dont tip beer on it 2 turn it off. U tip beer on it 2 turn it on. 😁
@redherring61543 жыл бұрын
and give it Winini Red when its done
@sobriquet50163 жыл бұрын
You fuel it with 91-octane Victoria Bitters.
@DonKosaken14 жыл бұрын
@mujjuman this race was meant for this price-class - for the price of the VXR8 you get this BMW, Mercedes and Audi ;-)
@coopsnz16 жыл бұрын
In Australia clubsport lsa is 83k ' Bmw 340 sedan is 90k . Which one would you buy ?
@paulsz61943 жыл бұрын
Ben Chesterman Clubsport all the way...it has a bullet proof engine, affordable servicing costs, and now, if very well looked after, will hold its value!
@Hitman-ds1ei3 жыл бұрын
Buying into the image of driving an import in Australia was the death sentence for Australian car manufacturing
@iffracem3 жыл бұрын
And when imports arrived that were, frankly better and more cost effective than the "home grown" alternative, what happened? The Govt introduced import tariffs to "protect" the industry. Did the industry use this protection to improve their product and make it competitive with the imports? Did they make better cars at less cost for the consumer, seeing we were already paying for these tariffs anyway) (the consumer always carries the costs of tariffs, manufacturers don't) No, they continued to make crap cars but raised the prices to just below imported+tariff prices, and all being owned by multinationals, kept the difference in offshore bank accounts. The first commodore was an imported design, an Opel. A 4 cylinder Opel design that they shoe horned a decades old push rod 6 cylinder into. The V6 commodore? Powered by an already asthmatic Buick engine. Give me a break, Holden stopped being Holden in the late 50's Ford are just as bad, but at least their later engines and cars were actually designed here.
@MyHentaiGirl3 жыл бұрын
@@iffracem seriously i rather get a Toyota than a Holden nowaday
@mvnorsel6354 Жыл бұрын
SUVS that's what people want.
@bjw48592 жыл бұрын
Well it's got 4 doors & powered by an engine the Yanks threw out, even Australians think it's ' just ok ', as a great V8, & slapping a Vauxhall badge on it would just make it go slower out of shame, that name belongs on a car your Nan drives to church. I would gives my thumbs to see an SS Torana or Monaro do that track, & my Ford brothers & sisters will definitely have their own picks. In short, well presented, thank you for getting our seafood correct, but don't judge Australian cars that are made for us by people who have no idea, Aussie Aussie Aussie ...
@eurosonly3 жыл бұрын
6 litre v8. Wow, your insurance company will love you.
@Mattb813 жыл бұрын
I had the 6.2 litre version... it wasn’t expensive to insure due to cheap and plentiful parts. There was also a 7 litre and a 6.2 supercharged.
@kenharding84373 жыл бұрын
@@Mattb81 I have the 6.2 LS3,supercharged and mapped to a 'safe' 640+hp all declared for £ 270,weird thing is that I drive it like Miss Daisy......vicious bloody thing!
@nexgle Жыл бұрын
vauxhall???? THATS A FUCKING SSV R8 COMMODORE PEOPLE
@battyflaps54105 жыл бұрын
I would have one xD
@petertrevorah73882 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Tony Abbott, for single handedly destroying our wonderful car industry.🤬
@heavymetal96223 жыл бұрын
“OUT OF THE WAY GERMANS!”
@tjstaunton19733 жыл бұрын
6:19 cracks me up every bloody time haha
@Josiy3 жыл бұрын
The fact they put it under the name a “Vauxhall” and not a “Holden” makes me mad
@kenharding84373 жыл бұрын
Mine's been rebadged from new...sort of feels a bit better for it.
@fishingfan1500 Жыл бұрын
As an Australian, I find it embarrassing that the commodore was sold as a Vauxhall, and I’m a Ford bloke.
@rwd3232 жыл бұрын
Search the Ford Falcon FPV F6 for something Australian but different (and better 😀)
@ralph-im-a-star-wars-wiggum2 жыл бұрын
Is it weird that the speedo is in kph but the fuel economy is mpg? Also, I want more 4 door saloon cars that are manuals here in the states. I know it's not impossible to convert a panther body or something like that but America is really missing a trick with its transmission illiteracy.
@KonradZielinski2 жыл бұрын
Sadly the days of Holden are over. Last Holden rolled out of the Factory in 2017. The MPG thing is probably a UK conversion, here in Australia we use pure metric for most things.
@dth2brny121 Жыл бұрын
If you looked real keenly, the speedo was actually in MPH as well, not just km/h. 180 mph tops, heh heh heh Oh, and R.I.P. Holden. 😔🤦
@bryanmower27032 жыл бұрын
aah the good old days when Oz was the laughing stock of the world we don't laugh so much in Oz these days
@CJColvin2 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the Aussie Muscle mates whooping on the overpriced German cars.
@severindupuche22322 жыл бұрын
this is generally classified as the hoon-mobile, because people who drive these, normally drive them like how jeremy's driving it
@chickenjoe98322 жыл бұрын
6:24 only aussies got the joke 😆
@babystepps37262 жыл бұрын
I’m really debating on whether I want to buy a gto monaro vxr or Holden 6.0. If anyone has one I’m in need
@straylgk54973 жыл бұрын
Vx? That is a ve?
@JBofBrisbane3 жыл бұрын
VXR8 is Vauxhall's name for the model.
@straylgk54973 жыл бұрын
@@JBofBrisbane how can they do that.. I have a VX R8 clubsport and it's 2001, why not make a new name
@scootbmx01 Жыл бұрын
@@straylgk5497 because it's a Holden vx r8. Vauxhall used a different naming convention. They don't have a vx model
@chalkandcheese18682 жыл бұрын
They don't have the style or the charisma of the classic American muscle cars, but they're better engineered.
@BrandonHanson Жыл бұрын
If only the suspension from Holdens could have made American cars better handling. Aside from seeing the 2004 to 2006 Pontiac GTO, Pontiac G8, or Chevrolet Caprice police car. We didn't get much of a proper handling car under the General Motors division built from where the brands all started.
@StalinsPurge3 жыл бұрын
To this day, that 6.0 is still the best v8 and Europe will never make a better motor because America and Australia are just better at v8's
@cunninglinguist37072 жыл бұрын
The pushrod 6L is a dinosaur, especially now. Linear and lots of fun, but as advanced as a clock radio.
@palerider20202 жыл бұрын
Well let's just work the motor/gear box/diff/suspension till the prices match with the bmw ..Mercedes... Audi...Porsche...Ect..Ect..and watch the hsv hit the top of your cheap crap metal post.
@pontiacGXPfan6 ай бұрын
RIP Holden Losing Holden proves that the worst bad guys all wear suits
@bendavis68573 жыл бұрын
in australia this is a clubsport right?
@ethan_hsv62l3 жыл бұрын
Yes they also made a higher trim level called the Clubsport R8 and then there’s the high performance version called the GTS then the limited version with insane power and interior called the W427 with the LS7 engine.
@timdingleakajacksparrow27482 жыл бұрын
Aussie excellence at it Best And Affordable to boot ! It’s a crying Shame that the Liberal Government Let The GMH Company Go under Just for Cheaper Import’s. Should Hang their Heads in Shame 🤔🤔👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👊🏼
@hereinoz7051 Жыл бұрын
I had the R8 VE maloo. Fantastic thing to drive and so much fun. All you people on here bleating Holden should've never closed. I'll ask you this how many of you bought Holden's and supported local or just jumped on the BMW Mercedes ego trip. Holden's only gone because people stopped buying.
@rainman32692 жыл бұрын
How could you put a shit badge like Vauxhall on a Fantastic car like that ... It beggers belief ... 😂
@darrennoble1474 Жыл бұрын
Looks better than a BMW. Interior is just meh stuff. They are comfy and simple and focused on driving. Noone wants to know where they are going. As my pa used to say "We're going where the car takes us"
@tekwerk Жыл бұрын
It's crazy that Holden made more American cars than America does, especially because they were owned by GM. Except "posi" is only for trucks to them.
@Sirwanks4lotАй бұрын
Watched this ep on Amazon in Australia and it’s half cut out
@pauljolly86873 жыл бұрын
The constant snobbery from this goose becomes tiresome. Puts Australia down frequently, smart arse comments like fists the size of prawns. He likes the car, no doubt about it, but the derogatory and ignorant comments about its country of origin are over the top and totally unnecessary.
Australia used to design and manufacture lots of quality items including cars for many large foreign company's , now we just import lots of rubbish..
@NoOne564882 жыл бұрын
Aussies knew how to make really fun cars to own and drive, too bad people are morons and want 4x4 and shitty SUVs. Funny thing is the you had more room and it was safer in sedans than in suv's. So in essence people like ripping them self off.
@borgman75 Жыл бұрын
To think this guy threw everything away because they like hot meat over cold. Had they simply aroused the meat it would’ve heated up and he could’ve jammed the long thing down his throat? Lmfao just like Holden he got the boot.
@mkrestuarant2 жыл бұрын
A people who drive this is a very bad business man. But maybe a good road racer. No wonder why I'll choose this rather than any germans. If I have a chance to buy any of them. Which I'm not because I live in Thailand.
@miracleniue34503 жыл бұрын
That fact that they drove in a rainy day the car wouldn't be fast now if they drove it in a sunny day mate🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯
@kylewaddington1983 Жыл бұрын
Jeremy Clarkson can Australian Actten ok but her for Giadmate
@stevecrocker69042 жыл бұрын
I remember baffling some English people when we asked directions to Beaulieu (a joining of French words meaning "beautiful place") as we did our best to pronounce it in its native French accent. "OOHW! {chuckle,chuckle}, you mean Buelee". So those insisting we Aussies are wrong in our pronunciation of Bathurst is akin to the French saying that to the English I guess
@maxl31892 жыл бұрын
Gotta love when people say Barnes dale
@slapnut8922 жыл бұрын
Do you hear that? That is the sound of angry Australians throwing thongs at the TV over that sick burn.
@rogermouton2273 Жыл бұрын
Jeremy actually said that he'd choose an E60 5 Series over the Holden/Vauxhall based on looks. As an Australian, there could be no greater insult.
@chriscam6152 жыл бұрын
How much is that holdon worth today still reliable still going strong what about the M5 nobody wants them today they are a maintenance nightmare euro build nice cars when they are new but they don't last unreliable shit cars