Holden Coupe 60

Holden Coupe 60
Overview
Manufacturer	Holden (General Motors)
Assembly	Australia
Designer	Tony Stolfo
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door coupé
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel drive
Platform	GM Zeta
Related	Holden VE Commodore Chevrolet Camaro
Powertrain
Engine	6.0 L LS2 V8
Transmission	6-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,858 mm (112.5 in)
Length	4,837 mm (190.4 in)
Width	1,895 mm (74.6 in)
Height	1,400 mm (55.1 in)

The Holden Coupe 60 concept is a sports coupe developed by Holden in Australia. The Coupe 60 is a pillarless concept car that explores the limits of Holden's current Zeta rear-wheel drive architecture, combining V8 Supercar-inspired styling with innovative technology to form a road-going sportscar. The Coupe 60 is based on a short-wheelbase version of the Holden VE Commodore.

The concept car was first revealed at the 2008 Melbourne International Motor Show, along with the HSV W427. The Coupe 60 celebrates the six decades since Holden built the 48-215 at its Fishermans Bend plant in Port Melbourne, Victoria, and provides a glimpse of Holden's future directions in design, engineering and emerging engine technologies.

It cost A$2.5 million to manufacture.^[1]

Production feasibility

At the time of launch, a great deal of speculation ensued that the Coupe 60 may point to another incarnation of the iconic Monaro. The designer stated that the car is production-feasible, including the B-pillarless design.

Nevertheless, the Coupe 60 remained a concept car largely because of unjustified development and production costs relative to small sales volume unless accompanied by any export program. Such program was not feasible especially as General Motors, by that time, was developing the larger volume fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro based on the same Zeta platform shared with the Coupe 60.

Specifications

The luxury-sports theme of The Coupe 60 is emphasised by such features as a racing-derived chassis setup, including rear-diffuser, front-splitter and carbon-fibre spoiler, and 21-inch centre-lock alloy wheels with unique design Kumho high performance semi-slick tyres.

The Coupe 60 is powered by a 6.0 litre LS2 V8, with Active Fuel Management and ethanol (E85) capabilities. Coupled to the same six-speed manual transmission as in the standard Holden Commodore SS, the powertrain delivers upwards of 275 kW (369 bhp) at 5700 RPM and 540 nm of torque at 4400 rpm.

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