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The Australian Holdens are very well built cars - and the GTO and G8 are the only samples of Holden vehicles that we Americans get to see.
Interiors are built to price-points, and GM used to save money by cheapening interiors (back in the days when the 'toothpaste' people were running the comapny).
Another thing to keep in mind, for those of you who want to rail about the lo-tech LS engines in GM, the so called hi-tech DOHC engine has been around since 1912 (Peugeot GP car). The only major advances in engine design in the last 50 years have been in metallurgy and electronics. If you really wanted hi-tech you'd opt for the N52 block in the 128i and forego the lo-tech ally block in the 135i. ; -)
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