BF Vs VE - What to expect?

[Phoon Hoon]

Just reading on LS1 forums how the VE is gunna be so good that no one will buy a Falcon anymore (their words, not mine) and was wondering where the VE would surpass the current BF.

Trying to ignore subjective things such "it will look better", I've come up with the 5 following key areas for us to discuss, with some thoughts of my own.

Engines: I can't see a huge VE improvement as they are already running the donks in their current line up. Some small gains in power, perhaps?

Chassis: Obviously, this will improve in the VE... but how much "better" will it be than the BF?

Suspension: I've heard that the VE suspension will be the duck's nuts (again, from Holden media and fans) but will it be a better unit than the control blade we have?

Transmission: They may get something as good as the ZF, but there's no way it will be better.

Extras: This is where I expect a big jump from the current models. They'll throw a heap of stuff into all models, including, better stereos, bigger wheels, DSC, leather on sports/luxury models, sports steering wheels, climate control, etc, etc. This can be quite easily matched by the Falcon through the BF2 upgrade.

So, what are your thoughts? Should we be worried?