Well before i even read this i saw the author....Paul Gover. Big problem there, major tool at best and while i woulnd't call him holden biased per se, he is notorious for writing uninformed drivel.
This story would have some, i mean some, merit if it was based on some truths. It ain't, that's the problem. Firstly, the 'green' commodore, oh yeah, a cylinder shutdown V8 is real green (been around for years, doesn't save that much fuel), a commodore that burns more than pretty much all competitors at present...real green. I know it is about the future product plans, but anyone in teh motoring world which believes holden's 'we are working on...' stories in a fool.
Holden have claimed since the VE launch to be working on hybrid, DI, Displacement on demand, lpg, diesel and hydrogen....oh yeah, sure they are. This is the same mob that said in 2006 there woudl a be a diesel commodore by 2008 - then the engineer in charge (now retired) said, ah no their won't. This was two MDs ago - now they say if lucky a diesel by 2010 - right when ford will be putting in territory and possibly (though not likey) falcon. Also claiming a liquid LPG by 2010 - same as Ford with the Duratec V6 LPG.
There is no way holden is working on all the stuff theya re saying, and if they are, not all will make it to production. They just laid off engineers! They also leaked a DI alloytec would be out in 2009 - but instead they have dropped power and torque and still can't match falcon...... I remember they said DOD could be on V8s back when VZ came out....holden fans won't get it till next year....
Ford doesn't comment on development plans, Holden does. This is why people thing they are getting new stuff but they ain't, history shows HOlden is BEHIND ford in most drivetrain technology back as far as EA!!! If GM is putting a halt to global projects how the hell are they going to fund develoment of a hybrid commodore......even for a global market.
Gover is an idiot, plain and simple. I might bother to actually read the story if it was based on a modicum of fact
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