The e9x m3 looks like this non-bmw....

[watrob]

Originally Posted by mkoesel

Aha, now I see where your wing fascination comes from. Its standard issue on Aussie family cars.

LOL, just kidding around with you watrob.

The Pontiac G8 is the Holden Commodore HSV from Australia and yes the average Holden does not come with a spoiler, it only comes on the sports pack option.

Holden HSV has just brought out a very high performance model, only 65 to be built I believe and the first 20 have be bought by collectors to lock away for display only!

[Radiation Joe]

Originally Posted by 335 S

Wrong again 335s, you vapid idiot. 1948 166 Inter was first.

Yet again you missed the mark. Tsk tsk. Note the "gills" on this even earlier performance machine.

[watrob]

Originally Posted by Radiation Joe

Yet again you missed the mark. Tsk tsk. Note the "gills" on this even earlier performance machine.

Yes I see the resemblence to your car, the Driver!

[Radiation Joe]

Originally Posted by watrob

Yes I see the resemblence to your car, the Driver!

More so than you might think!

[positiveions]

heck, does this qualify:

[McLuVan]

Originally Posted by eatrach73

heck, does this qualify:

yes

[urbo73]

Originally Posted by RandyB

I had a Yellow '98 Cobra for nearly 8 years. There are a lot of things that remind me of it in the new M3.

I bet traction control is not one of them I had a 96 Cobra and I remember it had 0 traction control, bad weight distribution, but I learned the hard way I suppose! Did the 98s have traction control?

[positiveions]

Originally Posted by urbo73

I bet traction control is not one of them I had a 96 Cobra and I remember it had 0 traction control, bad weight distribution, but I learned the hard way I suppose! Did the 98s have traction control?

I drove a 99 Cobra that didn't have a traction control. I used to sell Ford cars before, and we had a used one on the lot. I took out, and drove it.

[335 S]

Originally Posted by Radiation Joe

Yet again you missed the mark. Tsk tsk. Note the "gills" on this even earlier performance machine.

No, no, noooooo. Those vents are to keep the squirrels cool while they run the treadmill.

Isn't that Uncle Jethro at the wheel?

[positiveions]

Originally Posted by 335 S

No, no, noooooo. Those vents are to keep the squirrels cool while they run the treadmill.

Isn't that Uncle Jethro at the wheel?

Talking about a convertible and low profile tires.

[UltimateBMW]

Originally Posted by UltimateBMW

Wow... never really noticed it before. But could they have possibly taken any more design elements from the M3?

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146754

Theres even more than that.

[aggie57]

Originally Posted by UltimateBMW

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146754

Theres even more than that.

or the other way around....the VE Commodore (or Commode as they are generally called in Oz) was released in 2006......and it's also widely used as a taxi........

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Commodore or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_VE_Commodore

[mkoesel]

Originally Posted by watrob

The Pontiac G8 is the Holden Commodore HSV from Australia and yes the average Holden does not come with a spoiler, it only comes on the sports pack option.

Oh yes, I am well aware of the where the G8's pedigree lies. I have been a fan of the Australian RWD sedans since the late 90s when I drove Mustangs. Even back then, folks on the net would clamour for Ford and GM to bring them over here.

I know that they don't all have wings, I was just giving you a little flack

Holden HSV has just brought out a very high performance model, only 65 to be built I believe and the first 20 have be bought by collectors to lock away for display only!

I've seen that featured on some websites. LS7 powered I believe. Quite the beast.