Super TestCar reviews - Holden - Commodore - Omega sedanHolden modelsCommodore Acclaim sedan Acclaim wagon Berlina 3.0 sedan Berlina sedan Calais sedan Calais V Calais V Sportwagon Calais V V8 sedan Calais V V8 Sportwagon Calais V6 Calais V8 sedan Evoke Executive LPG sedan Executive sedan Executive wagon LPG range LT Liftback diesel Omega MY10 sedan Omega sedan Omega Sportwagon range RS 2.0 turbo S Supercharged sedan Sportwagon Sportwagon SSV Redline SS sedan SS V SS V Redline SS V sedan SS-V Redline sedan SV6 sedan SV8 sedan Vacationer 5-dr wagon VXR Research Holden OverviewWe drive Holden new volume-selling sedan, the redesigned VE Commodore Omega2 Aug 2006 By CHRIS HARRIS VE Commodore is Holden's billion-dollar gamble on the Australian automotive industry. Bigger, heavier, more powerful and no more aerodynamic, it's therefore a minor miracle that fuel consumption actually drops at base level, in the Omega sedan. Holden's pin-sharp new pricing policy - and a pair of new more upmarket, V-badged SS and Calais variants - is an attempt by Holden to attract more individual buyers to Commodore, only around a quarter of which currently find private homes. But as the cheapest new VE variant, Omega picks up where the VZ Executive left off, and as such is the most important plank in the success of Holden's fourth-generation Commodore. DOes it have the goods? Model release date: 1 August 2006 to 1 September 2009 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelApart from the traditional cosmetic freshen-up, Holden's VZ Commodore, the final change to the VT Commodore that went on sale in September 1997, introduced The General's all-new 3.6-litre Alloytec V6. Delivering 175kW and 320Nm, it was mated to a four-speed auto in the Executive, Acclaim and Berlina variants. Stricter 2006 emissions regulations saw performance reduced to 172kW this year. |
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