The VL drove great. Even the non turbo. Wonderful engine- smooth, gutsy. Had a few for work.

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

Love the VL Commodore. Brings back good memories from 2007 when I had a VL the same colour. Wasn't turbo but I still loved it. I would still have it but was side swiped by a shit truck driver near Herne hill.

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

damn unlucky.. such an iconic car

@kennethjones6650

9 күн бұрын

Are you a Geelong boy?

"hectic habib spec" good afternoon my friends, ross reviews here again

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

That intro was fully hectic

Beautiful spec, not crazy over the top, just a car to enjoy getting around in on a Sunday afternoon.

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely loved it 🔥💪

The non turbo vl auto did 100 kmh in 8.1 the turbo auto 7.2 the manual turbo 6.4. Just for the record. The were beasts

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Very fast for the time

How that interior looks like that without a re trim is insane it’s sooo clean !! I’d be itching to add a bit more power to it lol Those number plates are mad too !!

Awesome video love it 😊

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the visit

Nice cruzer great to see another old school aus 🇦🇺car the VL brings back memories when they where new 👍cool bro Vz Glenn 🏎

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Our family had a dark blue VL Executive sedan back in the day as a family car. Lots of memories in that car. It was written off when an EL-GT Falcon failed to give way to my dad, who was towing sheet metal in his trailer at the time. The VL was written off, I don't think the EL-GT fared any better sadly (Bet the owner of the Falcon felt like a goose)

When the VL turbo came out there was a lot of talk about the potential. A bmw mechanic friend bought a VL turbo new. Having no internet he had to play with the setup himself to make more power. Soon it had a set of Simmons wheels, Koni shocks, lowered and we were off to Bathurst. In a time before the licence points system, with legal radar detection and emptier roads it was an epic trip chopping toranas, falcons and even some more exotic bmws, jags etc. Good times 😂

_wow, it’s been decades since I’ve seen a stock looking VL … ya gotta love a cool sleeper ❤️😴 congrats to the owner 👏🏼👏🏼_ _well done Ross on the find_

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Definitely a gem 💎

Beautiful VL! I'm a Ford guy like you, but I'd love to drive a VL again

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

You should! I really enjoyed it

Nice clean example and set up - great cruiser!

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! 👍

The hectic Habibi VL you reckon mate lol,nah I love VK’s & VL's I actually had a stock VK & it drove like a dream,this brings back great memories as a kid growing up in the 80's in western Sydney,so I really enjoyed this review cheers brother 🙏

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Good to hear mate I loved cruising this icon

The iconic vl turbo, this one’s gonna be good

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Icon!

"The cars they have now are nothing compared to this" ----------- Wait and see, people will be saying that about the VF in 30 years.

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

The VF is still iconic 🔥

These came out when I was finishing high school. At the time the VL Turbo was the fastest Aussie-made car in current production and did 218kmh from memory on the test track (my wife's Mazda SUV is probably faster than that these days) and was quicker than the 5 Litre V8 versions at the time . I was driving a '78 Torana back then and absolutely lusted after these things.

@Lotus-S70

3 ай бұрын

I reckon it would've been the gearing that held the VL back, if you look at 90% of cars before the 90s they didn't have proper highway gearing unless they were German, slap in some new diff gears and a nice stretch of road and I reckon a VL T would hit 230 or a little higher

@johncameron6864

3 ай бұрын

What are you taking about man, the speed limit is 100 it's all about how quickly you get there 👍​@@Lotus-S70

Awesome 😎 VL Turbo review bro 😎.

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! 👍

Fully sick bro

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Hectic 😮‍💨

Fully sick mayyyyte!

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

💪💪 hectic

My father had a brand new one in 87 . Dark blue Berlina non turbo

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

That’s awesome

Another wicked video man 😊loving the Aussie cars on this channel ✌️

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Thank for sharing another Holden. You two are right. They have got away from building cars like this. It is interesting years later Oldsmobile had that front end styling on its cars. It is all GM.

All jokes aside, 7.6 0-100 wouldn’t feel to slow, id imagine with a tune this would make well over 350nm of torque at the wheels so it would feel pretty quick. If it was manual with a lightweight flywheel, it would be pretty fast id say

Great video really enjoyed it RR😉🇦🇺👍

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Great video!

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

It was cheaper for Holden to source a different motor than to retool for a new local motor. Keeping in mind the Buick V6 was considered for VL, eventually it found its way into VN.

@johncameron6864

3 ай бұрын

GN Buick turbo would have been nice

Caetano Bodyworks are still doing awesome ground up builds. Hit them up if you need high quality work!

Hectic as

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Hectic Habib Spec ;)

Love it!

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@slotxz9859

3 ай бұрын

Think the vl is the only car ive heard u say low power is the way to go !🤣

What a sic crunt!!

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Cornflakes 🤣

@rafitolamatito8203

3 ай бұрын

@@RossReviewsau I had to google the full clip after watching your video 🤣

Sic mate sic Subwoofer.

@daman7129

3 ай бұрын

😂

Got got a morning blue calais in melbourne, just sitting there. Damn fuel system rusted out, fixed the car 3 times over. Would sell it to get in on the crypto. Everyone knows its just hnaging aorund, always asked if its for sale haha guess people just want them

I love how people say vl commodore is a fully sick Holden. Most of it wasn't Holden, was Nissan you Clowns.

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

It’s still a Holden…

*Fuly Sik Sub Woofer Mate!!*

Do an Ecotech N/A pleasee

@victorpeirce4753

3 ай бұрын

Why bother? Everyone already knows they are shit.💯%

Fully hectic brah

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

🇦🇺😤

What a hectic car

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Awesome dose

So rare to see these days...

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Very

What’s the song at the start?

The good old Lebanese Lamborghini

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Love it mateeee 😮‍💨

😂😂😂 title

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Habibi

@trento8397

3 ай бұрын

@@RossReviewsau hectic Habib spec 🤣

In the 90s my mums friends son bought one and we just couldn’t believe it was faster than my mates 253 Vh Well we found out pretty quickly what turbos were and that you didn’t need a v8 to go fast

Thinking of selling my vl calais. What are worth now

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Bad time to sell

@l3n221

3 ай бұрын

@@RossReviewsau everyone saying to put it greys online auction site. Do you knoe much about the process there?

Was this a factory turbo?

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Originally a NA but made to Factory turbo specs

I sold a factory vl 5 speed turbo in 2011 for 3 grand 😭😭😭😭😭

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

OMG 😱

I hate the grey interior 🤮thank god you could also get 'em with a blue or red interior 🤩

@RossReviewsau

Ай бұрын

I like the factory look

They handle like a bucket of shit unfortunately...

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

It’s a cruiser that’s almost 40 years old what you expect

my na fg barra still alot faster

@victorpeirce4753

3 ай бұрын

*No one cares about your crappy na Barra. VL Turbo much cooler than your drone na Barra pussbucket.*

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

And

that's not the proper dose.

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

Sounds good to me man

Yuck.

"hectic habib" cringe.change the name of this video.

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

No I’m good he’s funny as

@riz984

3 ай бұрын

@@RossReviewsaugronk

Shit box

@cl9_616

3 ай бұрын

You probably drive a NPC ass car

@elmin2323

3 ай бұрын

@@cl9_616 ye not a old rust bucket modded ruined shit

you in sydney come to chatswood in northshore on sunday i meet ya to drive my 99 gc8 sti

@RossReviewsau

3 ай бұрын

im back in perth now :(