vauxhall 2006 models monaro game over every effort has been made to ensure that the contents of this publication were accurate and up-to-date at the time of going to press january 2005 vauxhall vehicles are equipped with components manufactured by various general motors operating units and outside suppliers the company reserves the right to change specifications and make modifications to the vehicles described and illustrated at any time any such modifications will be notified to vauxhall retailers at the earliest opportunity please consult your local retailer for the latest information the specifications detailed within this brochure are not necessarily applicable to alternative models such as special editions details of any such models will be contained in specific literature or found on the vauxhall website the colours reproduced in this brochure may vary slightly from the actual paint colour or trim material due to the limitations of the printing process please note that vauxhall
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monaro no toys no boys just when you thought the pure pleasure of driving had been stolen for ever by electronic gizmos along comes a car that gives total control back to the driver that car is monaro monaro adrenalin the legendary 5.7-litre chevrolet v8 heartbeat of a nation brought up on the muscle-car phenomenon monaro dna the renowned holden enthusiasm for the muscle car breed a wide low stance aggressive front end the body language of a genuine performance car you just can t fake or disguise the combination a true sports coupé that simply pulses emotion a new muscle car for a new generation it s built to stir your emotions to let you be at one with your car and the road ahead the longer and more winding the better communicate with both feel it unparalleled enjoyment born from the fulfilment of a truly untrammelled driving experience quite simply monaro comes to you pure so leave the games consoles to the boys and come back to the real world monaro is here game over content
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power no ifs no buts no matter how fast you re going the loudest sound inside the monaro is the rumbling thunder of chevy s smallblock v8 built from lightweight aluminium it s a 5.7-litre marvel that shares the dna of the racing engines that scored countless victories on racetracks all around the world and continues to do so while roadgoing versions won the hearts of millions of enthusiastic drivers there are 50 years of racing heritage beneath every touch of the gas pedal a constant quest for improvement that now puts 354ps behind every burst of acceleration but it s not one of those highly tuned and temperamental performance engines a massive torque output of 500nm make it an understressed and relaxed unit with extreme capabilities whatever you ask from it it delivers no ifs no buts astounding acceleration and tremendous top speed the hallmark of a true muscle car 5
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style no fuss no bother it looks good too good to be a four-seater it sits low with a firm grip on the road and on your senses mean greedy intakes a pair of big-bore exhausts one look tells you it means business and one drive tells you it is the business with all-independent sports suspension it s got the kind of chassis balance that tells you at once that the engineers who made it weren t just car guys they were car guys on a mission but there s no mission control electronics here traction control is there if you want it but there will be days when you want to switch it off so when you drive monaro gives you the satisfaction of knowing that it s all your own work with 320mm ventilated front discs and 286mm solid on the rear four-channel abs and a limitedslip diff monaro keeps you in control hauling it to a standstill as quickly as it takes off again power handling braking the package is complete monaro lets you take on your favourite roads with no fuss and eat the motorway mil
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interior no frills just thrills sit in it and you know what it s built for everything about it tells you from the firm grip of the leather sports seats to the thick leather wheel ignore the buttons they only work the radio concentrate on the wheel it controls the car and the road ahead big round instruments dead ahead vital gauges in the sight-line on top of the dash one glance and you know all there is to know all you need to know leave the computers where they belong while you get on with the fun of driving snicking ratios flowing through the curves even the rear seats are made for this so you ll hear no protest from the back in fact sitting in climate-controlled comfort winding up the sounds from the 260-watt music system your passengers will probably want to ride with you again and again enjoying the thrills of the monaro the muscle car was part of the sixties american dream and like so much else from that decade it lives on in the hearts of its fans 9
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specifications no compromise no apologies standard features heating and ventilation electronic climate control incorporating air-conditioning with variable side-to-side temperature settings rear passenger compartment heating ducts devil yellow solid interior lighting time delay courtesy lights operated by door switches on entry ignition key removal on exit map reading lights integral with courtesy light safety driver s and front passenger s airbags front seat side-impact airbags four-channel anti-lock braking system abs electronic brakeforce distribution ebd switchable traction control active-safety front seat head restraints height-adjustable front seatbelts with force limiters pyrotechnic front body-lock seatbelt pretensioner system two lap and diagonal inertia-reel seatbelts for rear seats exterior lighting dual ellipsoidal de projector-style headlights projector-style front fog lights automatic headlight activation with manual override led centre brake light rear
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