Showing posts with label Holden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holden. Show all posts

Friday, February 18, 2011

Holden Captiva gets big Series II update [w/video]


Holden has introduced its Series II Captiva in both five and seven-passenger configurations, and the company says that the buyers can now greater power and fuel consumption thanks to a series of new and upgraded engines. The Captiva 7 (shown above) will come, packing either a 2.2-liter turbo diesel lump or the same 3.0-liter V6 direct injection engine in the nose of the company found Commodore. Likewise, the Captiva 5 may be able to take advantage of the same oil-burning engine in addition to the standard 2.4-liter gasoline engine with four pot. All three engines is a six-speed automatic transmission are connected.

The Australian arm of General Motors has gone beyond the Resculpting Captiva 7's front fascia, and buyers can now choose between three different wheel sizes 17-19 inches. Meanwhile, the new Captiva 5 is only available with 17-inch rolls. Interestingly, the Captiva 5 remains a different look, which is very close to the late Saturn Vue.

Holden has also packaged baked in a bunch of new standard equipment, including a CD player with MP3 COMPATIBLE AUX input, Bluetooth hands-free calling and music streaming and a leather steering wheel. Hit the jump for the full press release and video.


Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Marchionne: Chrysler planning hybrid minivan for 2013



Chrysler, the automaker to the top of the minivan movement in the 1980s, is seriously thinking about his family tractor business. As we reported earlier, the Chrysler is scrapping one of the two twins minivan by 2013, making room for a small micro-van within the next few years to start - a vehicle that compete with the likes of the Ford C-Max and Mazda5 . Now, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, reports confirmed that a hybrid version of the company's next-generation minivan on the way, should be up to 2013 debut.

Which is for use in hybrid minivans use the same drive technology, we shall see in the gasoline-electric version of the Chrysler 300 sedan, will also be set to start in 2013 planned the drive train. The factory, where both the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan are built today - The new van will be built at the automobile manufacturer Windsor Assembly Plant in Canada.