Holden Commodore hybrid and turbo’d four under consideration
Two separate alleges out of Australia say the current Holden is appearing to maximize the Commodore’s power efficiency in an struggle to stoke sales. Both stories quote General Motor’s Asia-Pacific vice president, Nick Reilly, but the separate reports, additonally sharing a usual theme, turn up to decidedly weird conclusions something like how the General plans to proceed.
The previous story based on data from the Sydney Morning Herald (thanks Patrick!) cites Reilly as arguing the Holden is seeming to hybrid technology to gas the Commodore. “[It] can be one of the chiefly hybrids such a you ought to see,” but Reilly insists too a gasoline-electric Commodore is a great deal a few ages out.
The instant article comes courtesy of Drive.com.au, who moreover spoke in Reilly and questioned if a four-cylinder version of the Commodore was in the cards. “It causes a lot of sense,” Reilly said, “and therefore we are maybe seeming at it, but I can not notify you when.” While that is far based on a confirmation overly a turbocharged thre is on the way, it coincides amidst formerly scores so the new Camaro, that shares its platform surrounded by the Commodore, should godsend of the same 260 hp, turbocharged 2.0-liter at last found in the Pontiac Solstice GXP and Saturn Sky Redline.
Both stories are slightly devoid of hard details, but notwithstanding that, it may be indication overly General Motors’ operations Down Under are going to watch at a variety of solutions to address the Commodore’s slipping sales.
[Sources: SMH, Drive.com.au]
