Road TestCar reviews - Holden - Commodore - SV6 sedanHolden 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 creates a new six-cylinder hero with its Alloytec 190, dubbed SV618 Feb 2005 HOLDEN’S new V6 is loaded with high technology and high expectations. In the new SV6 sports sedan, the top-shelf Alloytec 190 boasts all-alloy construction, twin camshafts per cylinder bank, four valves per cylinder, six separate ignition coils – even variable valve timing – all promise an exhilarating drive experience. Especially when it’s replacing a time-honoured but primitive V6 that was never renowned for its smoothness or refinement. The Alloytec reality is a bit of a letdown. It doesn’t sound or feel a lot different to the old engine, even if it most certainly is, and doesn’t return anything special in terms of fuel efficiency or accelerator response. The Alloytec is undoubtedly a better engine, and will take Holden well into the future, but could it be we maligned the old V6 a little too much? Model release date: 1 August 2004 to 1 August 2006 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 modelHolden's long-standing Commodore S nameplate first received supercharged V6 excitement with the VT model in September 1997. Ending the variant badge's lineage is the new VZ Commodore SV6, whose most direct predecessor is both the naturally aspirated and supercharged S versions of the VY Commodore released in October 2002. While the former featured an unfettled 152kW/305Nm V6 for just under $40,000, the blown S offered a gruntier but even gruffer 171/375Nm version of same for just over $40,000. A minor VY Series II update of both variants was released in August 2003. |
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