Supercharged HSV? - Part 4

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Originally Posted by mjrandom

Is that the "unreasonably priced car"?

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Yep.... But I am saving up :)

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Originally Posted by XUV

half if not 3/4's of the time going bigger/wider is just for show and most likely a backwards step,
as you tend to skimp on tyre quality , due to the insane price of 295's 305's.

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You might, I don’t.

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Originally Posted by XUV

and for the money you'd spend on a bigger wider rim package could be more wisely spent on a better tyre in stock dimensions.

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These types of rims are not off the shelf, they are made to order and cost between 8,000 and 12,000 dollars for a set of 4.
When spending that kind of money another 4 or 5,000 dollars doesn’t matter.

I’m also not hiding the fact it is for looks.
Contrary to popular belief, all of these cars fall over after a few laps around the track unless you start spending serious money on mods to make them proper track weapons.

And any acceleration I may lose on the street due to the width and profile of the tyres will be made up for in the decrease of the unsprung weight achieved from the lightness of high end good quality forged rims and not the pretenders often used by the manufacturers.
Anyway, I don’t hammer my cars on the street so if you or anyone else blows past me I won’t be worried.

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Originally Posted by XUV

The 275's on the back of the VF's now offer a great selection of rubber to be had.

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There is also a big selection of 285 and 295's available these days if you are prepared to spend the money.


Seriously I'm on here to say what I would like to do to the GTS, others will love to keep theirs stock and good on them that's their choice.
Mine will be to modify it and I'll do it to my taste regardless of what anyone else thinks.

I hope some others who own these cars will start to show theirs off, there are a few getting around now and not all of them have been kept standard.



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HSV Gen-F GTS engine sound and 0-100km/h
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mri0y0lqZdk

Review >
http://performancedrive.com.au/hsv-g...-review-video/

Whats more interesting the camera keeps panning off into the sky...

PS, whats the green light on the dash that comes and goes?

That is the lane change warning

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Originally Posted by CLUBRED

Whats more interesting the camera keeps panning off into the sky...

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To be fair there's an equal number of shots where they're filming the ground next to the car, so I guess it balances out the sky shots :lol: Their article and photos are ok, but their video work is quite shite tbh - if they want to be taken as serious motoring journos they need a better videographer and should film on something better than what looks like a phone camera.
Also makes me cringe when EVERY car they review has a video of them starting then engine and immediately revving the living shit out of it.
Here's hoping Top Gear UK have a play around in one.

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Originally Posted by jkgmh

That is the lane change warning

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which is a waste of time. I find I can never hear it in my Redline and the warning light is so small.

I switched the lane change warining off the first day I had mine. Not too bad if you are on the highway but around town it is too sensitive if you are keeping left. My son mentioned the supercharger whistle as I accelerated away the other day. You can't (well I can't) hear that from inside. And just for something different I had a play with photoshop...

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...pse72c2a91.jpg

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Originally Posted by sjhugh

When I was recently checking out the new GTS I thought it looked good straight out of the box but it was a tad too high in my opinion.

Possibly off subject but I’m a big fan of rims and tyres that fill the guards on all vehicles.
I just love the look and would be happy to put aftermarket rims on the GTS to achieve it but those who don’t like it, well each to their own.

I’m also one of those that would look at lowering it.


In regard to the C63, one reason that limits its rim width is because the cost of changing the rear of the standard C Class body shell to accommodate massive rubber was considered outside Mercedes/AMG’s brief to deliver a cheaper 6.2 litre AMG to the masses.

It should be noted though that the C63 has a wider track than the standard C Class and customers who put the actual genuine C63 rims on a C Class (as opposed to AMG accessory optional rims) will in most cases add wheel spaces to bring the rim lip out further to the guard as they tuck in too much on the standard car.

In saying that the MB forums are full of cars with wider rims and tyres on C63’s as correct offsets are the most important factor.

I’ve seen a billion cars with 265 and 275 tyres on 9 and 10 inch rims without any issues (standard width on the rear being 255). I’ve also seen 305 where the owner swears no modifications other than guard rolling was required.

I personally struggle to believe it as I have 20x10 inch rims with 285/25 rubber on the back of mine with the car lowered as far as it can go with this size and I needed to roll the guards to make it happen. I have no rubbing.
(The guard lip with on a C63 is only 5mm, which is much narrower than that of a Commodore, rolling something that narrow frightens a lot of people.)

The C63 could definitely use some wider rubber as the handling difference on mine at turn in and exit s@#ts all over the stock rim tyre configuration.


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Explaining offset/fitment to Commodore owners is like explaining Quantum Physics to a toddler. Nice choice of wheels btw :)

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Originally Posted by sjhugh

You might, I don’t.





These types of rims are not off the shelf, they are made to order and cost between 8,000 and 12,000 dollars for a set of 4.
When spending that kind of money another 4 or 5,000 dollars doesn’t matter.

I’m also not hiding the fact it is for looks.
Contrary to popular belief, all of these cars fall over after a few laps around the track unless you start spending serious money on mods to make them proper track weapons.

And any acceleration I may lose on the street due to the width and profile of the tyres will be made up for in the decrease of the unsprung weight achieved from the lightness of high end good quality forged rims and not the pretenders often used by the manufacturers.
Anyway, I don’t hammer my cars on the street so if you or anyone else blows past me I won’t be worried.






There is also a big selection of 285 and 295's available these days if you are prepared to spend the money.


Seriously I'm on here to say what I would like to do to the GTS, others will love to keep theirs stock and good on them that's their choice.
Mine will be to modify it and I'll do it to my taste regardless of what anyone else thinks.

I hope some others who own these cars will start to show theirs off, there are a few getting around now and not all of them have been kept standard.



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Why do you pay such an extraordinary amount when $5k would get you a custom set of forged JDM wheels in whatever offset you require? Should look amazing with the right stance.

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Originally Posted by bozodos

Why do you pay such an extraordinary amount when $5k would get you a custom set of forged JDM wheels in whatever offset you require? Should look amazing with the right stance.

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I was thinking the same thing. 5-6k Gets you J-Line, Forgeline, Billets, whatever you want.

Because HRE/ADV.1 Tax :)

thank christ I didn't pay anywhere near retail for mine.

Im looking at probably 6k for Forgelines and then I have to spend around 750 a tyre for a Michelin pilot sports or some similar tyre. So that brings the price to 9k all up.

Or keep the standard rims and put some pretty sticky Dunlop tyres like these on it. http://www.stuckey.com.au/tyres_deta...yreName=DZSPZ2

Advantage of Forgeline is lower unsprung weight and looks (but who cares if its for performance only) and you would normally go for 20inch rims but better tyre selection if staying with 19s but then if you spent all the money on Forgelines seems a waste to stay on 19s

Ill keep standard rims if I can fit the brakes I want under them if not then ill have to go with Forgeline.

That's the old tyre I believe mate. DZ03 is the current one and I only spoke to Russell about Semi's a couple of weeks ago.

FWIW I ended up with the NITTO NT01 semi slick. It's less than half the price and reviews well

So what to look forward to now. Have we seen all the comparisons and test reviews.

What Is next to look forward to.