andyman
The Only 6sp VZ Wagon
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2005
- Messages
- 3,783
- Reaction score
- 68
- Points
- 48
- Age
- 34
- Location
- Orange, NSW
- Members Ride
- 2012 BT50 4x4, 84 Hilux 4x4 & 05 Husky TE450
AUSTRALIA's best selling family car has just gotten cheaper to run, with the new six-cylinder motor delivering the economy of four cylinders.
Holden says a family will now be able to drive from Melbourne to Sydney on a single tank with its new Omega fleet.
GM-Holden has announced the revised Commodore range will get two new direct injection engines that promise significant fuel savings and lower CO2 emissions.
The 3.0-litre and 3.6-litre V6 engines will be available with the new VE Mk II update from next month, as well as the Statesman/Caprice lineup.
Both engines deliver better power but with direct injection, the economy of a four cylinder.
The company's outgoing chairman and managing director, Mark Reuss, says the engines have real-world savings.
“We've been listening to what the customer wants,'' he says.
Importantly there will be no price increases on most models, he says.
Commodore buyers will be able to save up to $325 a year in fuel costs, based on travelling 20,000km.
The new entry Omega fleet 3.0-litre model achieves 9.3 litres/100km, more than 13 per cent better than the existing model's 10.7 litres/100km.
“That means you can drive from Melbourne to Sydney on one tank,'' Reuss says.
“We know because we've done it.''
Reuss says the engine is more efficient than some four cylinder competitors.
A new six-speed transmission will also be standard on petrol sedan, wagons and the SV6 ute.
Reuss says the savings come through hi-tech technology called Spark Ignition Direct Injection, a first for a locally built vehicle.
The all new 3.0-litre SIDI engine will power the Omega and Berlina sedan and wagon.
The larger 3.6-litre SIDI engine will go into Holden's premium Commodore range, including the SV6, Calais and Calais V-Series, as well as the SV6 ute and Statesman and Caprice.
The 3.6-litre engine's fuel economy improves between 7 and 13 per cent.
All SIDI engines also get more power.
The 3.0-litre develops 190kW, up from 175kW of the previous engine, while the 3.6-litre develops 210kW, up from 195kW.
Holden's popular dual-fuel LPG range will retain the 3.6-litre AlloyTec V6 but it has been reworked to life economy and reduce CO2 emissions.
An LPG-equipped Omega sedan now consumers 13.4l/100km, down from 14.2l/100km, a 6 per cent reduction.
CO2 emissions come down 6 per cent from 230 g/km to 217 g/km
New Holden Commodore Omega range boosts economy with new 3.0 and 3.6L V6 engines | Herald Sun
Holden says a family will now be able to drive from Melbourne to Sydney on a single tank with its new Omega fleet.
GM-Holden has announced the revised Commodore range will get two new direct injection engines that promise significant fuel savings and lower CO2 emissions.
The 3.0-litre and 3.6-litre V6 engines will be available with the new VE Mk II update from next month, as well as the Statesman/Caprice lineup.
Both engines deliver better power but with direct injection, the economy of a four cylinder.
The company's outgoing chairman and managing director, Mark Reuss, says the engines have real-world savings.
“We've been listening to what the customer wants,'' he says.
Importantly there will be no price increases on most models, he says.
Commodore buyers will be able to save up to $325 a year in fuel costs, based on travelling 20,000km.
The new entry Omega fleet 3.0-litre model achieves 9.3 litres/100km, more than 13 per cent better than the existing model's 10.7 litres/100km.
“That means you can drive from Melbourne to Sydney on one tank,'' Reuss says.
“We know because we've done it.''
Reuss says the engine is more efficient than some four cylinder competitors.
A new six-speed transmission will also be standard on petrol sedan, wagons and the SV6 ute.
Reuss says the savings come through hi-tech technology called Spark Ignition Direct Injection, a first for a locally built vehicle.
The all new 3.0-litre SIDI engine will power the Omega and Berlina sedan and wagon.
The larger 3.6-litre SIDI engine will go into Holden's premium Commodore range, including the SV6, Calais and Calais V-Series, as well as the SV6 ute and Statesman and Caprice.
The 3.6-litre engine's fuel economy improves between 7 and 13 per cent.
All SIDI engines also get more power.
The 3.0-litre develops 190kW, up from 175kW of the previous engine, while the 3.6-litre develops 210kW, up from 195kW.
Holden's popular dual-fuel LPG range will retain the 3.6-litre AlloyTec V6 but it has been reworked to life economy and reduce CO2 emissions.
An LPG-equipped Omega sedan now consumers 13.4l/100km, down from 14.2l/100km, a 6 per cent reduction.
CO2 emissions come down 6 per cent from 230 g/km to 217 g/km
New Holden Commodore Omega range boosts economy with new 3.0 and 3.6L V6 engines | Herald Sun
You use more LPG than you do petrol, but it still works out cheaper per 100km.
