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 adjacent to the wheel arches annoy me most. Next in line is the shape of the back valance, which has, in plain view, a pronounced bulge. Looks okay from a distance, but stand close to the car’s rear and it’s queer.
The nose, for example, 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 loves 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 difference 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 well designed 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 copy 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 Used Opel cars for sale Cavan For Something to suit your needs.
