Super 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 OverviewBesides the XR6, the VE SV6 has Euro and Japanese sports sedans in its sights8 Aug 2006 PERHAPS the sleeper of the new Commodore range, buyers who wake up to the performance and value-for-money quotient that Holden’s Falcon XR6 competitor offers might be stunned by how competent a sports sedan the SV6 really is. Besides looking the part, the cheapest performance variant in the VE artillery also has the manners and dynamic mumbo to show just how fit a sedan it really is. Model release date: 1 August 2006 to 1 September 2009 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 modelAs the only version of the VZ Commodore a European car enthusiast on a budget might consider buying, the 2004 SV6 offered the better of the two new Alloytec V6 engines, the 190kW/340Nm (335Nm from early ‘06’s Euro III update), mated to a fine five-speed automatic gearbox. But the rest of the SV6 was hampered by the ageing VT-based body and chassis, so – to true enthusiasts – this car never came close to deposing the reigning BA and BF Falcon XR6’s huge dynamic and refinement superiority. |
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