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September 19th 2006 07:07
Finally Holden is releasing a real competitor against Ford's Territory in the SUV category. The Captiva is infact a Daewoo S3X that has been modified to Holden standards. Being a Daewoo and built overseas it may be a bit of a worry, as we know how Daewoo suffered in Australia. But this sees to be the trend with Holden, importing modified Daewoos, sorry I mean new Holdens, such as the Barina and Viva from Korea.
The Captiva looks hot and wears the Holden badge. They will be in showrooms shortly and there is also the prospect of a turbo diesel engine in the future. I will surely be writing about this more once the Captiva hits the showroom floor.
Now the Americans love their big four wheel drives. In a time of high fuel prices you would think that car companies would be making cars that are smaller and more economical. Not Jeep.
Only a limited release of SRT8 Jeep Gran Cherokees are coming to Australia and I think that they will get snapped up pretty quickly. It has a 6.1L HEMI V8 (approx 313kw) and is faster than a BMW X5 and the Porsche Cayenne. Pricing here is around the $80k mark, so it is 'reasonable' for a fully optioned 4x4. Don't think that many would want to take this baby off the road though.
Now, it does have nice looks and no one would want to mess with you on the roads, but it does guzzle. I think for combined its somewhere between the 17-20l per 100km, depending on how much lead you have in your foot.
Now this has got to be the hottest four wheel drive out there. I have seen one of these up close and personal and I can say, these are an amazing looking vehicle.
This beast has 327kw of power and does 0-100km/h in 5.5 seconds!!!!
Check out this one on the brabus site
Wow, I really can't belive that I used the term 'hot' to describe a Volvo. I've never really liked or disliked Volvo's. I have just always seen them as a respectable car with a large focus on saftey. Their image has changed largely though, with new designs and the agressive advertising that took place a few years back. Remember the 'Bloody Volvo' adds?
Take a look at this
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Reading the paper today I came across a comparison between a variety of station wagons. I was outright suprised to see that at the moment there is no word of when a VE Commodore wagon will be available as the VY wagon is still in production. Now I know of many organisations that use the Commodore wagon, it is esecially popular for sales reps and other positions where you need a vehicle that has ample storage. I just find it strange that they didn't develop a station wagon during this multi million dollar VE project.
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With all the heavy advertising of the new VE Commodore, I had forgot about one of the other new commers to the auto world in Australia. When driving to the city this afternoon, I passed a Toyota dealership and saw dozens of gleaming new Camrys in the yard. 60 seconds later I was opening the door of a hot black Sportivo. And my oh my, this is a stunning vehicle. Personally, I never thought too much of the camry as I had always seen them as the government fleet car. The new Camry in my opinion is a winner in styling, even the base model, Altise, looks very sporty.
The interior has also improved, with plastics fitting better and a nicer choice of colours. The Grande comes with a massive list of standard features, including sat nav, sunroof, leather and woodgrain. The choice of exterior colours is also great, Ink, Cyber Green and Ice Blue look awesome. Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to take the Camry out on the road due to lack of time
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