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Holden Commodore gets new fuel sipping options

General Motors' Holden division down in Australia has been building the company's 3.6-liter high feature V6 at its Melbourne plant since the engine first launched in 2003. Until now, however, the Australian plant has only built the original port fuel injected variant. For 2010, Holden is adding the new 3.0-liter variant that is also being used in a number of North American market models like the new Equinox, LaCrosse and CTS. Another first for Holden is that both engines are now direct injected across the board. When paired up with the ... Read more →

2010 Holden Commodore expected to get new smaller 3.0L DI V6 Sam Abuelsamid

For the 2010 model year, the big powertrain news from General Motors in the U.S. has been the launch of two new direct injected engines, a 2.2-liter four cylinder and a smaller 3.0-liter version of ...

Holden to shrink next-gen Commodore but keep rear drive Sam Abuelsamid

When the current generation of General Motors' Zeta platform was conceived and developed by the company's Holden division in Australia, we lived in a very different world when it came to life. Gas ...

Holden cuts Commodore V8 power to save gas Sam Abuelsamid

For the first time in many years, the engineers at Holden, GM's Down Under division, have cut the power of a V8 engine in the big Commodore sedan. The 6.0L V8 automatic transmission combination in ...

Holden cuts power of V6 Commodore to cut fuel consumption Sam Abuelsamid

Aside from the United States, Australia has been considered one of the last bastions of the big rear wheel drive V8 sedan as a mainstream product. Like the U.S. for many years, successive models have ...

LPG fueled Holden Commodores now only $400 more than gas after tax breaks 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Australians looking for a cheaper alternative to gasoline now have a very cost effective option with a dual fuel conversion being offered by Holden. The installation allows Commodores and derivatives to be operated on either LPG or gasoline. Holden recently dropped the conversion price of the system ...

Australian gov't to help GM, Ford fix fuel economy of large cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Australian auto market is an interesting beast. Many of the big players in America offer vehicles there which are completely different from what is available stateside. Ford and General Motors have continued to develop large, rear-wheel-drive passenger cars for the Australian market, and these ...

Australian Premier wants automakers to build domestic hybrids 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The premier of the Australian state of New South Wales is a big supporter of hybrid vehicles. The state government already has 355 hybrid vehicles in the the government fleet. However, as with governments everywhere, if something is made locally Morris Iemma would prefer to buy domestic. ...

Holden boss confirms plans for hybrid Commodore 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Hot on the heels of word that Holden Special Vehicles was looking at alternative drivetrains for future high performance models for the GM Australian lineup comes news that Holden will introduce a mainstream hybrid within two years. Nick Reilly, GM President Asia-Pacific was in Australia recently ...


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