Posted in Concept Cars, Holden on Feb 29th, 2008
Overshadowing pretty much all of the other big “reveals” at the Melbourne International Motor Show was GM Holden’s two door performance concept, the Coupe 60. Yes, it’s smells like the next “Monaro”, however at this stage it doesn’t look like the Coupe 60 will see production. The throbbing 6.0 litre V8 engine was one of [...]
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The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) have released the crash test results for the new model Holden Epica, which scored 4 stars out of 5 for occupant protection. Whilst a four star result is not bad, particularly in comparison to the Holden Barina result, there’s no doubt it could be far better. In light [...]
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You may remember that a little while ago I posed the questions, do vehicle safety ratings and Wikipedia mix? How long would a vehicles safety rating remain on its Wikipedia page? Well, now I have the answers to both those question, no, and 7 days. Seven days ago I posted both Used Car Safety Ratings [...]
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I’ve often wondered about the information presented on Wikipedia. Who writes it? Who edits it? Who decides what stays on the page and what gets taken down? What is the criteria for something being removed? In my opinion, all of these questions take on greater importance when you are referring to an entry relating to [...]
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Posted in Concept Cars, Holden on Jul 9th, 2007
It’s been almost 3 years since Holden took the covers off their Torana TT36 concept at the Australian International Motor Show. Whilst the Torana concept is not likely to make it into production any time soon, echoes of it’s design can be seen in the 2006 VE Commodore. It wasn’t just the hot pink paint [...]
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Effective from July 1, Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) ( also known as Electric Stability Control or Electronic Stability Program) is now fitted as standard equipment on all automatic petrol and XR Falcon sedans, and across the entire Territory range. DSC has been added to the standard specification of all automatic transmission-equipped petrol Falcon XT, Futura [...]
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Posted in Crash Test, Holden on Jun 26th, 2007
Ever wondered how an old Holden VB Commodore would perform in a crash test? I’ll give you a hint… watch this video! Moral of the story, just because your in a bigger car surrounded by more metal, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll be safer! Popularity: 6% [?]
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Interesting article in GoAuto News this morning detailing the failure of Holden’s VE Commodore. GM Holden has defended the safety of its new VE Commodore following the four-star crash test rating it received last week from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), whose test results show the billion dollar VE recorded a lower frontal [...]
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Posted in Holden on Oct 26th, 2006
Holden today revealed two exciting new Astra models at the 2006 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. The Astra TwinTop retractable hard top convertible and sporty SRi five-door hatch made their Australian debuts on the Holden show stand. Both vehicles, and a new SRi three-door coupe, will be on sale in December. All three models [...]
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Posted in Holden on Oct 11th, 2006
The release of the ‘all new’ Barina earlier this year was somewhat over shadowed by the significant amount of public criticism Holden faced due to the Barina’s below par safety performance, and the corresponding drop in sales that followed. According to GoAuto, the budget car managed just “806 sales, which was well down on its [...]
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