GM’s European subsidary has shown a video with its development engineer Andreas Liljekvist demonstrating the 2018 Insignia Grand Sport’s power oversteer capability. Shown on a track, the engineer has a tablet plugged into the vehicle, showing torque distribution data and live lateral acceleration. This demonstrates that depending on which driving […]
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2018 Holden Commodore features & 2.0T 0-100km/h target confirmed
Some more details of the 2018 Holden Commodore have been confirmed just as the European counterpart, the Opel Insignia Grand Sport, hits its local roads. The first media reviews for the new Opel and Vauxhall versions are in, with most of the praise pointed towards the car’s comfortable ride, handling, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Holden Calais badge confirmed to live on, SS killed off
Holden will officially be continuing the Calais nameplate for upper-end variants of its 2018 Commodore range, which, as we know, will be imported from Germany based on the new Opel/Vauxhaull Insignia. Holden’s director of communications, Sean Poppitt, confirmed to PerformanceDrive that the Calais will be retained as part of the […]
HSV to produce last-ever GEN-F GTS models next month
Only 90 more VFII GTS units will be made before the nameplate is retired and gives way to the GTSR, a CarAdvice report has revealed. This last run of GTSs will be completed next month. Outputs remain at 430kW and 740Nm, with prices for the GTS 30th anniversary at $98,990, […]
2017 Holden Astra R review (video)
Holden has a monumental task ahead with the 2017 Astra. The nameplate is embedded into the Australian psyche for many reasons, both good and bad, but this time around it aims to be the main course of Holden’s passenger car offerings, not just an entree. Even as the Australian-made Commodore […]
Holden Barina AP4 rally car shows promise
When you think of rally cars, Holden’s Barina isn’t exactly the first one that springs to mind. GM doesn’t compete in the WRC, so cars like the Ford Fiesta, VW Polo, Citroen C3 and all-conquering Toyota Yaris WRC go unchallenged by the General. Until now, that is. The 2017 New […]
CSIRO & Deakin University team up for carbon manufacturing
With Ford having already ceased production last October, and Holden, Toyota set to do the same a year on, the Australian motor-manufacturing industry is by-and-large condemned for the scrapheap. That hasn’t stopped the vast supplier chain, which relied heavily on those carmakers for survival innovating to the point now where […]
NSW Police offended by Grand Theft Auto mod (video)
A mod for the computer version of Grand Theft Auto has caused hysteria and furrowed eyebrows among mainstream media and senior ministers. The mod sees the familiar boys-in-blue patrolling San Andreas, faithfully copied in digital form, right down to the last detail. The Glock-brandishing coppers roll in some familiar metal, […]