The red photo above looks like a Celica (the yellow doesn't), but the Monaro is much bigger, isn't it?

It looks good in the Autoweek Photos. In any case, the one we're supposedly getting is GM Gen III 5.7 liter (Corvette). And it's mid size car in american terms. It is also supposed to have 350 lb-ft of torque, but don't count on it, cause that's a Net torque rating which is all so confusing as to really exactly how much torque that is.

We should probably continue this discussion in the existing topic "pontiac GTO/holden Monaro".

Getting back to the topic, the Bathurst sounds like a great racing event. After re-reading this, it sounds like they did what Nascar does regarding "stock" cars: the body panels must be in production, but the engine, drivetrain, suspension doesn't. But even Nascar fudges on that and lets body changes happen for the sake of "competition", meaing if the Chryslers are losing, they let them use a more advantageous wing size to keep up. So it sounds like Holden needs special allowance to "be competitive" with production-based Porsches and Ferraris ... is that a fair summation?