R35 Vs Hsv Gts - Strange Bed Fellows

[maclarenf1]

Came across this nice review done side by side with the HSV

[PM-R33]

Bit annoying to read on screen. Can you summarise in a paragraph?

[maclarenf1]

Bit annoying to read on screen. Can you summarise in a paragraph?

Here you go on PDF.. lot easy to read and only the text pages

HSV_GTSvsR35GTRa.pdf

[On Edge]

was an interesting read

[PM-R33]

Cheers for the PDF lol

Good read. Hands down R35 though.

[babyskyline]

Definitly a good read. Not a huge fan of the over sized commodore after taking one for a drive a couple of weeks ago. All noise and no real urge of power and just feels slow.

GTR no doubt about it

[cannabiscorpse]

Drove a my mates parents ve gts just yesterday, and its an awesome car.. no doubt about it. Hands down 100x better than any other commodore or hsv i have driven, having said that its not in the same league as a 35 gtr, and i can say that without driving a 35.

[alex182]

does the gts actually have an "oversteer-o-meter" as described on the 2nd page of the pdf? that is rather humerous.

anywhoo, gotta agree with the aboves, dont think the hsv's in the same league as the gtr. but im just basing that off dad's r8.

[cannabiscorpse]

^ yes!! It has all this f**king techy computer in the middle of the dash that displays so much shit.. You can bring up a meter which measures the torque while you are driving, g forces, a tachometer etc etc you can even adjust the damn exhaust note with it.. We spent ten minutes just looking at it trying to work out what the hell to do with it haha.. I was a little undecided to be honest, it may be too much.

[nismokid]

good read.

but fails at comparison.

[Birds]

Seriously? Too many comparos forget about price brackets. This is like comparing a 330ci to a C63 AMG. Or an R35 to an HSV GTS...

How about R35 vs W427

[Martin Donnon]

- Its a review that only exists to fire up internet forums -

The Porsche comparo has obviously run its course

[bcl]

One's a taxi on a generic platform trying to be a sports car, the other is a purpose built sports car trying to be a taxi (daily driver).

Like trying to compare my very quick F6 (which does 130mph+ passes) and the R35 ... pretty much a waste of time.

Brian

[LSX-438]

Agree, the comparison (whilst amusing) is a bit stupid.

BCL, exhaust and tune will give you 130mph in the R35 fwiw.

[cannabiscorpse]

The way i see it, the article itself was a good read, and both are nice cars.. Why not compare em? I have seen worse comparisons. Also as far as price brackets go, sometimes they are beside the point and sometimes cars half the price come out on top. (35 vs 911 turbo etc)

Edit- Also most of us probably knew the outcome before reading it!

Edited May 25, 2011 by cannabiscorpse

[maclarenf1]

when i saw the comparison... i knew it was something bit different than your normal R35 Vs 911 T.. and the fact that this is a Aussie car...

so want to post this on Aus V8 forum

[fungoolie]

^ yes!! It has all this f**king techy computer in the middle of the dash that displays so much shit.. You can bring up a meter which measures the torque while you are driving, g forces, a tachometer etc etc you can even adjust the damn exhaust note with it.. We spent ten minutes just looking at it trying to work out what the hell to do with it haha.. I was a little undecided to be honest, it may be too much.

I still dont get this wank about how the GTR is so "technological" and the GTS and others aren't. All usually (misguidedly) based on the dashboard display which from what you're saying is as high tech on the GTS as it is on the GTR. GTS has traction and stability control and lots of computers as well. Only thing lacking in comparison is a torque vectoring diff. The ATTESA system has been around since the first GTR and last time I looked Ferraris and Porsches all had electronic aids helping distribute power to all 4/2 wheels. Yet no-one accuses Ferrari of having no soul or being tech overkill because of this. The more I read the more think the belief is that noise+ oversteer=soul and jap = soul-less. Well on that basis my 460 XC coupe must be the most emotionally inspiring car in the world.. Shit yeah it's fun..That's if you can keep your licence and car long enough driving like that on our roads. But it's also so much fun feeling that incredible out of this world slingshot when you power the GTR out of a corner flat knacker! Whatever floats your boat. Get yourself a midpipe if noise is what's lacking in your GTR. After years of similar reporting there's too much confirmational bias in this argument now for it to be balanced anymore. GTS isnt slow because of lack of electronics. Its slow because its a big tall 2 wheel drive compromised family car ....

Edited May 25, 2011 by fungoolie

[alr33x]

rips a mad skid though the ol gts

[typevu]

How about R35 vs W427

Same taxi body different engine?

[Misanthrope R35]

Seriously? Too many comparos forget about price brackets. This is like comparing a 330ci to a C63 AMG. Or an R35 to an HSV GTS...

How about R35 vs W427

Wheels or Motor (cant remember which) actually did that already. Price bracket was the same.