back to regular scheduling…a copy paste from the other thread.
instead of giving us the poorly modelled vauxhall monaro that we’ve had since FM2, lets get the original car in the game. the legendary holden monaro. there’s various ways to implement this car, but every option is worthy of the forza games.
first option is to add the holden monaro, that was reborn in 2001. powered by the LS1, and styled by the legendary mike simcoe. here it is parked next to the original HK monaro that we already have in FM7.
the next option is to add HSV’s interpretation (holden’s version of AMG), in the form of the HSV coupe GTS. here’s one being pulled over by the australian rozzers.
a beautiful example in devil yellow.
the final option, and the most interesting option, is the monaro HRT 427. this car was the homologation road car for national GT regulations in the early 2000’s. this was the worldwide standard for GT racing back then, equivalent to what GT3 is now. this car was basically holden’s answer to a 360 stradale, or a 911 GT3, but it was never sold to the public since would have cost holden too much to meet australian design regulations. this thing was very different to the standard monaro, powered by the same 7 litre 427ci out of the chevrolet C5.R race car, fitted with massive brakes and double wishbone suspension. the interior was stripped out for weight reduction and it produced almost 500 horsepower in road trim.
while the road car was cancelled, the car still raced in australian GT racing, with seriously impressive results. it dominated the bathurst 24HR races, and fought for wins throughout the years it raced. here’s a photo of the two 427 monaro’s beating 911’s, mosler’s, M3 GTR’s, and diablo GTR’s.
this car was australia’s answer to global GT racing, and while the car mightn’t have gone overseas to race at le mans like originally planned, the opportunity to rewrite this history in the new forza motorsport would give the australian community something really cool to smile about.
