Euro 3 Compliance and Model Changes

[Darren]

Holden’s domestic and imported petrol vehicle range will all comply with strict Euro 3 (ADR 79/01) regulations which come into effect on January 1, 2006.

Federal Government legislation requires all 2006 petrol engine cars and light commercial vehicles to meet Euro 3 requirements – including new standards for exhaust emissions and restrictions on fuel evaporation.

Current exhaust emission limits (ADR 79/00 or Euro 2) restrict hydrocarbon and oxides of nitrogen emissions to 0.5 grams per kilometre and carbon monoxide to 2.2gm/km. Euro 3 (ADR 79/01) requirements restrict hydrocarbon emissions to 0.2gm/km, oxides of nitrogen to 0.15gm/km and carbon monoxide to 2.3gm/km.

Holden also announced model changes to its model year 2006 line-up of locally produced vehicles in preparation for an all-new Commodore in the second half of the year.

In preparation for the new ADR 79/01 regulations, Holden introduced new sealed heat soak facilities at its Lang Lang Proving Ground to test hydrocarbon evaporation emissions – mainly from fuel but also other hydrocarbons such as plastics.

It also built extensive cold-soak testing facilities to conform to new sub-zero temperature start-up emissions restrictions introduced under ADR 79/01.

Alloytec V6 powertrain
The high-tech 3.6L Alloytec engine introduced in the VZ Commodore series in 2004 required minor changes to the engine, exhaust system and calibration to meet Euro 3 requirements. These changes included new fuel injectors and a new exhaust catalyst.

L76 V8 powertrain
The 6.0L L76 alloy engine, a member of GM’s fourth generation small block V8 family, is new to Holden for 2006. The engine delivers peak output of 260kW at 5600 rpm and peak torque of 510Nm at 4400 rpm when tested with 98RON premium unleaded petrol.

Details of the L76 engine were announced in North America in late 2005 and it was developed as Euro 3 compliant. Significant testing and calibration development requirements mean Holden has not initiated cylinder deactivation technology.

[Darren]

Model changes
Holden also announced the following model changes for locally produced vehicles in 2006 –

• V8 Adventra will be discontinued due to predominant sales of V6 variants and the need to reduce manufacturing complexity at the Elizabeth, South Australia operations.
• One Tonner variants will be discontinued due to preparations for the all-new Commodore in the second half of 2006.
• Ute S and SS will be available in Devil Yellow.

Model year 2006 performance data
See attached images.

Source Holden Media

[Troy711]

SS ute in devil yellow... mmmm

[hakhawk]

theyre canning the one tonners again? when will they learn? holden needs the one tonners, i knew a lot of guys that had ford tray utes that as soon as the holden one tonners came out, traded them in a heart beat.

but the devil yellow utes sound good.

[scott.waldon]

The manual V8's will use more fuel then autos, isnt it usaully the other way around? Well it should be exciting to have a new engine , is then any news on there being a Auto 6 speed, i heard that the new V8 can be matched with a 6 speed box.

[fourstar82]

Just looked at the power and torgue figures, is it my imagination or has the the V6 Alloytec (base model) gone down by 3kW? Good news otherwise, will be nice to test the new VZ V8 against the old VZ GenIII V8, especially if it comes with a new gearbox.

[greenfoam]

The base Alloytech should be the 190kw version and the SV6 alloytech should be a turbo, Holden are loosing so many sales to the XR6. Around here every second car is a XR6 Turbo

[W1ZARD-380]

a one tonner in devil yellow would be sik

[Ballport1998vt]

high output alloytec loss of 5Nm what the hell?

grow a brain we want more torque so we can catch up yo fords straight six