Love the blue. Do you find the leather--especially on the upper rear seats, gets hard from sun exposure, and shrinks? Thereby ripping the stitching from shrinking. I see that alot.
No sarcasm--But--What makes the STS-V special? Just based on numbers, or is it like the CTS-V, performance wise?
Thanks, I love that blue. It's called Impulse Blue Metallic. That is a common problem with GTO's, however, mine sits in a climate controlled garage 99.999999% of the time under multiple covers. So it rarely sees light, only coming out on a couple of occasions, which are usually car shows or local Holden get togethers (weather permitting of course). I think I am up to around 15k miles on it.
It is a complete performance package versus the regular STS's. It has a hand built Northstar derived V8, displacing 4.4L (Vs. 4.6 for a regular Northstar), that is Supercharged and intercooled. From the factory it is rated at 469hp and 440lb/ft of torque. It and the even lower production XLR-V use the same engine, RPO LC3. I have done intake (which is the big bottle neck), exhaust, tuning, yada yada, on Speed Inc's dyno, I did 412rwhp and 482lb/ft of torque at the rears.
It is rounded out with upgraded suspension bits including one of the first applications of the magnetorheological (sp?) shocks (competitive driving mode stiffens things up nicely...), outside of the Vette. Brembo brakes at all 4 corners, 6 lug staggered wheels (18" front, 19" back), lots of coolers, the visual body work, some interior upgrades which includes a nicer leather dash cover, etc, etc...
