The immediate pace of the Holden ZB Commodore has its rivals concerned, prompting the inevitable parity debate about the performance of the new Commodore relative to the Ford FG X Falcon and Nissan Altima.
The Holden ZB Commodore represented a clean slate for Triple Eight Race Engineering; the first Holden racer to be developed from scratch by the factory-backed team. And it’s produced what DJR Team Penske managing director Ryan Story has called a “rocket ship”.
Weight was the initial concern with the ZB Commodore Supercar.
The Commodore, the first Supercar to be based on a hatchback road car, features a number of composite parts relative to the steel on the Ford
FG X Falcon and Nissan Altima. The ZB is running with increased ballast to meet weight requirements and the positioning of this ballast gives the car a better centre of gravity than its rivals.
Getting parity with the Falcon and Altima is difficult given the lack of development for these cars, which are no longer sold in the Australian marketplace.
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