Road TestCar reviews - Holden - Commodore - Calais V SportwagonHolden modelsCommodore Acclaim sedan Acclaim wagon Berlina 3.0 sedan Berlina sedan Calais sedan Calais V Calais V Sportwagon Calais V V8 sedan Calais V V8 Sportwagon Calais V6 Calais V8 sedan Evoke Executive LPG sedan Executive sedan Executive wagon LPG range LT Liftback diesel Omega MY10 sedan Omega sedan Omega Sportwagon range RS 2.0 turbo S Supercharged sedan Sportwagon Sportwagon SSV Redline SS sedan SS V SS V Redline SS V sedan SS-V Redline sedan SV6 sedan SV8 sedan Vacationer 5-dr wagon VXR Research Holden OverviewHolden's 3.6-litre SIDI Calais V Sportwagon is Mr Smooth compared with old sixes24 Mar 2010 THE strides made by Australian car manufacturers on improving efficiency of their large passenger sedans and wagons are no more evident than with the Calais Sportwagon 3.6 SIDI. With the benefit of direct injection and a decent boost in power and torque, the new 3.6 SIDI has lifted the Commodore six-cylinder engine out of aged mediocrity and into smooth modernity. Could this finally become the Holden six-cylinder that has a more rounded blend of performance, refinement and economy than the Commodore V8? Model release date: 1 September 2009 to 1 September 2010 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelMUSCULAR, handsome, strong and safe, the 2006 to 2009 VE Calais is an excellent example of the evolution of the great Australian family car.As part of the one billion-dollar development project, the spacious and comfortable Holden offered aggressive styling and European-like dynamics, but the lacklustre 195kW/340Nm 3.6-litre Alloytec V6 and five-speed automatic combination seemed to belong to an older American sedan.Ho-hum fuel consumption didn’t help the Calais’ cause either, but this did not stop it being a remarkable and compelling value story. |
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