With almost every major carmaker offering a hot hatch on the market these days, Holden is one of the only companies that doesn’t have one in the showroom. This is despite its direct rival over at Ford offering the cracking Focus ST hatch. Speaking with Holden engineers during the national […]
Holden Cruze
2014 Holden Cruze review – Australian launch
Holden is looking to really shake up the very popular small hatch and sedan segment this year, and the new Australian-developed 2014 Holden Cruze is the piece of artillery selected to do just that. With class-leading tech inside, sharper pricing, and a new powerful 1.6 turbo for the sports variants, […]
Holden Cruze set to make Aussie Racing Car debut at Gold Coast 600
Holden’s best-selling car, the Cruze, will make its Australian racing debut (albeit a pint-sized version of it) at the Gold Coast 600 V8 Supercars event in the FW1 Aussie Racing Car Series. (rendered image) Based on the Cruze SRi, Holden Motorsport will develop a scaled down body to sit on […]
Walkinshaw Performance Holden Cruze priced from $48,485
Renowned Holden tuner Walkinshaw Performance has revealed the new Walkinshaw Holden Cruze hot hatch. It gets plenty of mechanical enhancements and increased engine power, as well as a number of styling tweaks inside and out. Holden doesn’t currently offer a proper hot hatch. It has the Cruze SRi-V, but it’s not […]
2012 Holden Cruze SRi-V Hatch Series II review
The 2012 Holden Cruze SRi-V Hatch Series II is as Australian as a meat pie with sauce. It’s locally designed, and locally assembled at Holden Vehicle Operations in South Australia. With its stylish appearance, sporty highlights, and low-displacement turbocharged engine, the SRi-V is a spacious, fuel-efficient performer for the masses. […]
Walkinshaw Performance for Holden Cruze, Captiva and Barina
Holden tuning specialist Walkinshaw Performance has announced a range of new upgrade packages for the Holden Barina, Holden Captiva and Holden Cruze. The upgrades are developed in conjunction with Irmscher. Walkinshaw says that is not shifting its focus from its usual line of V8-focused Commodore products. Instead, it’s simply expanding […]