2012 Holden Cruze Hatchback

Its advancing has been accepted for as continued as its auto affinity has existed in Australia, but at aftermost the covers accept appear off: this is the 2012 Holden Cruze Hatchback - albeit, in showcar anatomy and cutting its all-embracing Chevrolet front-end.Designed and congenital in Australia, the Cruze Hatchback wil

l be marketed as a all-around archetypal for GM - cutting the Chevrolet brand and face in best markets - with accumulation for the Australian bazaar to be agitated out appropriate actuality at home from backward 2011.

The Cruze auto is accepted to about-face to bounded assembly in the aboriginal division of abutting year.The 2012 Holden Cruze Hatchback was advised and congenital in Australia.While the Cruze Hatchback pictured actuality is a showcar only, Holden's architecture bang-up Richard Ferlazzo said today that it is a forerunner to a assembly model, advised over 12 months alongside GM designers from about the world.


"Our abrupt was to actualize an another anatomy actualization to the acceptable auto that retained the aforementioned activating accommodation that has fabricated Cruze such a success about the world,� Mr Ferlazzo said.


�We are actual appreciative of the aftereffect which will be tailored added for the Australian bazaar and accustomed an actualization constan with the blow of the Holden portfolio abutting year

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Holden Efijy Concept Car

A wild 21st Century hot rod reincarnating Australia's most famous car, the FJ Holden, was unveiled at the 2005 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. Efijy is a radical pillarless custom coupe boasting V8 Supercar power under the bonnet, Chevrolet Corvette underbody and state-of-the-art automotive technology throughout

The 'Soprano Purple' paintwork highlights its curvaceous 201.3-inch body, reinterpreting the classic design cues of the iconic 1953 FJ Holden. It delivers retro, mumbo and gizmos in one glorious package.
Holden Chief Designer and Efijy project leader Richard Ferlazzo, who sketched the first Efijy designs in 1989 and is a long-time custom car fanatic, said the car existed purely for automotive entertainment. "Invariably,

people smile when they see it for the first time. Efijy is our accolade to the talented designers who cut loose with some fantastically flamboyant styling in the post-war 1940s and 1950s," Ferlazzo said. "Ask the question, 'what would these people have created using all the skill sets and technology we have now', and Efijy might be the all-Australian answer to that question."The design team has cleverly incorporated FJ design cues into Efijy's radical custom coupe body, acknowledging the most important aspects of the iconic 1953 release. The famously familiar FJ grille looms larger than life, fronting a low, wide and handsome body extravagantly elongated and brimming with retro chic style.

The Corvette rolling chassis was lengthened to accommodate the Efijy body, which is more than 27.3 inches longer than the FJ by which it was inspired.

The Soprano Purple paint has multiple layers of translucent pigmented topcoats which creates the rich, deep effect.

All brightwork on the vehicle is hand-made billet aluminum to maximize its authentic look, nowhere more evident than the stunning grill salute to FJ's

distinctive front. A proximity sensor opens the door automatically as the driver approaches, revealing deep cream leather twin tombstone-shaped seats equipped with integral belts.

The drop-down, touch control LCD screen and an instrument cluster glowing with the number '53'- another FJ gesture - are set in the body-colored metal dash and pulsate with a radiogram retro orange glow.

There are pearlescent, Bakelite-look push button controls for the electronic automatic transmission and the hard curved floor is finished in figured maple timber veneer with aluminum inserts.

Efijy's prowling appearance can be accentuated by the air-adjustable suspension. At the touch an LCD screen, At a touch of the LCD screen, Efijy can hunker down to just 1 inch from the ground or rise to a more practical drive height.

Like any great showcar, Efijy is stocked with a cutting edge entertainment system featuring hard drive audio and video storage driven through a major amplifier and speaker setup.

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2011 Australian International Motor Show Photo Galore

Even though it�s not as famous as its Frankfurt, Paris, Tokyo or Detroit counterparts, this year�s edition of the Australian Motor Show, which takes place in Melbourne from July 1 to 10, has some interesting debuts including the Mad Max Concepts pictured above as well as a number of new production and prototype models from the local divisions of General Motors (aka Holden) and Ford.
You can take a look at all the vehicles in our comprehensive photo gallery right after the break. For those of you interested in learning more about the Ford-badged Mad Max Interceptor prototypes, check out our previous post here.

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Police Forces in Georgia and Iowa Sold on GM�s New Chevy Caprice PPV

General Motors has began delivering its first 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) to law enforcement officers across the U.S. Among the first to receive GM�s new patrol car are police departments in Forsyth County, Georgia and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Forsyth County Sheriff Ted Paxton said that after trying out the Chevy for a month his office decided to replace its current fleet of around 175 other patrol vehicles with Caprice PPVs.

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2011 AIMS: New HSV Black Edition Versions of Commodore Based Sedan, Station and Ute Models

General Motor�s Holden Special Vehicles unit in Australia is following in the footsteps of Mercedes-Benz�s AMG division as well as more recently, Porsche, with the presentation of a black-themed and named special edition series based on the E Series 3 range launched last September.
Making its world debut at the 2011 Australian motorshow in Melbourne, the SV Black Edition package is offered in the ClubSport R8, Maloo R8 and ClubSport R8 Tourer, which are the sports versions of the Commodore sedan, ute, and station wagon models respectively.

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GM�s Holden Readies Rebadged Chevys for 2011 Melbourne Auto Show

It�s a global economy we live in and as such, it doesn�t come to much of a surprise when we see the same vehicles launched under different brands and names in various parts of the world.
Of course, it would be somewhat unfair to Holden if we didn�t mention that it has played a key role in the development and design of several GM products including the 5-door Cruze that will be show in pre-production trim at the 2011 Australian International Motor Show (AIMS), which takes place in Melbourne from July to 10.

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Aussie V8 Supercar Series Coming to America in 2013

The thundering sounds of Australia�s V8-powered racecars will soon be heard in the U.S.A. as Texas Governor Rick Perry and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, announced today a five-year agreement to bring the famed Australian V8 Supercar series to the new Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas beginning in 2013.
"The addition of V8 Supercars into our lineup at Circuit of The Americas will add to what we already know will be a rich and exhilarating fan experience," said Steve Sexton, President of Circuit of The Americas.

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