HSV VY Senator A Dynamic Car
July 28, 2010 by admin
Filed under Car review
The HSV is also obviously more dynamic than your usual sedentary senior politician. HSV’s Y Series update includes a handy 5kW power hike for the LS1 V8, the engine which powers everything the company makes.
Less obvious is HSV’s desertion of polyurethane reaction injection-moulded plastic for major bodykit components in favour of injection-moulded polypropylene.
I don’t have any problem with the material quality of the Y Series Siggy’s stick-on bits. Instead, it’s the appearance that I don’t like.
There are places where it’s just too try-hard and over-detailed. The non-functional vents next to the wheel arches annoy me most. Next in line is the form of the rear valance, which has, in plan view, a pronounced bulge. Looks okay from a distance, but stand close to the car’s rear and it’s queer.
The nose, on the other hand, isn’t on the nose. The design highlight, for me, is the set of whopper five-spoked wheels. They’re wonderful looking objects and do a great job of emphasising the motors very butch wheel-to-body proportions.
HSV also likes to compare its cars with certain German brands. The latest data to hand, from a survey of customers, apparently indicates that 25 percent of them named a BMW as their first alternative choice.
The change is evident the moment you slide into the Siggy’s heavily bolstered driver’s seat. Even when the all-electric adjustable seat is dumped as low as it will go, it’s still way too high for a tall driver. It’s annoying, and very different from the bespoke driving position ergonomics of your typical BMW.
A further contrast are the HSV’s tacked-on volts and oil gauges, perched up there on top of the centre console stack. Don’t think you’d find anything that looked like this in a BMW, either.
The Senator Signature is but a poor duplicate of the genuine A-grade European driving experience. Not that this is likely to upset HSV’s loyal audience. Like most other Australians, they probably don’t expect honesty from a political figure, even when the Senator in question is a car.Try Looking here Second Hand Opel Car Sales Cavan For Something to suit your needs.
