THE new trip computer control unit echoes the headlight switch on the left side of the instrument binnacle and adds a stopwatch to its list of functions. They include distance to empty, average speed, average fuel consumption, odometer, tripmeter and, going one better than Falcon, an overspeed alert.

Holden Assist is now optional across the range, as are reverse parking sensors, while the electronic traction control system has been refined to be a little less intrusive. Traction control is standard on SS, which employs four-channel ABS, while models not fitted with traction control make do with three-channel ABS.

Other notable electronic features include road speed-sensitive volume control for the new Blaupunkt sound system, which also features an auxiliary input to enable phone and Holden Assist audio to be fed through the speaker system.