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When you consider the fall in sales of large cars in Oz, which isn't likely to reverse any time soon, the sort of re-styling seen on these CGI's or teaser photos won't cut the mustard and convince more people to buy Commodores than do at present. Sure, SS buyers will still buy the VF SS/SSV or whatever they call them, but Holden (and Ford) will need much more than the sort of cars they are offering at present, with just superficial facelifts. They need modern fuel efficient SMALLER engines, combined with clever re-styling, to win buyers back. Ford can say that the current six cylinder engine is more economical than the Alloytech, but that engine is doomed for a smaller, even more fuel efficient V6. The latest Motor mag has detals of a turbo four Ecotech for Commodore. That is a positive start at least.
You can't just shove a smaller engine in and say hey now it will get better fuel economy. Its not that simple.
They are a large car, you can't put a 4 cylinder in a 1.8 tonne vehicle as its not viable... It will work the engine too hard. And turbo 4's (think WRX) are using more fuel than a stock V6 commodore in smaller cars anyway.
As an example, look at Toyota. The Aurion and Camry are the same car really but one is a 4 cylinder and one is a V6. On paper, they receive the SAME economy, in the real world the Camry is using alot more fuel than the Aurion because an n/a 4 cylinder has to work too hard to pull a vehicle of that size. And a commodore and falcon are larger again.