Victoria Police has selected the 2015 Holden Cruze SRi to serve alongside the Commodore with the first c

minheim · 28-09-2015, 10:40 PM

Article from Practical Motoring website:

AS THE COUNTDOWN to the end of the Commodore continues, Victoria Police has announced it will put the 2015 Holden Cruze SRi into service in October. The smaller Australian-built Cruze SRi will serve alongside the Commodore as a patrol car; it’s unlikely it’ll serve as a highway patrol car.

Holden’s Executive Director – Sales, Peter Keley, said Holden had been working closely with Victoria Police to ensure we provided them with the right vehicle for the tough job.

“Cruze has all the attributes to make it an excellent patrol car. Its city-friendly size and power combined with its specific tuning for Australian roads ensures the police are in good hands,” said Mr Keley.

“We are very proud of our strong relationship with Victoria Police and are very confident these Holden vehicles will perform extremely well......”

Full story here :- https://practicalmotoring.com.au/car...new-patrol-car

I guess there will be some unhappy Vic Pol members.

Trump · 28-09-2015, 10:47 PM

Oh lordy!

marty351 · 28-09-2015, 10:57 PM

News flash... VN commodore outruns police. Again.

Itsme · 29-09-2015, 12:14 AM

Would not be the first time police use small cars & these days police are not allowed to chase speedsters in built up areas!

MethodX · 29-09-2015, 12:48 AM

Another sale ford didn't get...
Too funny.

vztrt · 29-09-2015, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by MethodX

Another sale ford didn't get...
Too funny.

The cruise must be struggling if they're trying to get the police market.

Yellow_Festiva · 29-09-2015, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by vztrt

The cruise must be struggling if they're trying to get the police market.

A sale is a sale.

vztrt · 29-09-2015, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

A sale is a sale.

No its not.

minheim · 29-09-2015, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by vztrt

The cruise must be struggling if they're trying to get the police market.

Might be a smart move for positioning themselves for when Commodore production ends.

Sabantien · 29-09-2015, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by vztrt

The cruise must be struggling if they're trying to get the police market.

Normally they just struggle to get up a hill.

Bossxr8 · 29-09-2015, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by MethodX

Another sale ford didn't get...
Too funny.

Ford are not chasing low profit fleet sales. Holden would be lucky to break even on these government purchase Cruze's.

Hopefully they have fixed the gearbox failure issues or these cars will spend a lot of time in the workshop.

Dr Smith · 30-09-2015, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by MethodX

Another sale ford didn't get...
Too funny.

Actually it was a sale never chased...and how much profit do you think Holden get from any Vicpol sale?

joolz · 30-09-2015, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr Smith

Actually it was a sale never chased...and how much profit do you think Holden get from any Vicpol sale?

Its not the profit but rather the advertising for Holden. The average Joe would think that "Gee the Cruze must be a good car if the Police use them" I should get one too...

Express · 30-09-2015, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by joolz

Its not the profit but rather the advertising for Holden. The average Joe would think that "Gee the Cruze must be a good car if the Police use them" I should get one too...

And the Holden Forums will fill up again with enquires asking how do I know if my Cruze has the special Police Performance Chip?

Wretched · 29-09-2015, 09:07 AM

VicPol are Holden lovers. Biased. pfft.

**PepeLePew** · 29-09-2015, 09:37 AM

Interesting given Cruze is just as terminal as the other Aussie builts supposedly, or are they going to continue with a import version? I used to giggle at watching the UK police shows and their Astra's etc...here we go.

**DFB FGXR6** · 29-09-2015, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by PepeLePew

Interesting given Cruze is just as terminal as the other Aussie builts supposedly, or are they going to continue with a import version? I used to giggle at watching the UK police shows and their Astra's etc...here we go.

The media are portraying the Astra as the replacement for the Cruise one local manufacturing winds up.

I get the feeling the Cruise will continue on in sedan only form seeing as the Astra is hatch only.

The police deal being done now would be a way of keeping police sales and stopping them from shopping elsewhere.

Express · 29-09-2015, 01:07 PM

Now you’ll have to hang your head in shame when you say – “the Police caught me”.

whitelion65 · 29-09-2015, 11:52 AM

It's probably fairly cheap advertising!

XplosiveR6 · 29-09-2015, 01:28 PM

Probably selling them at cost just to keep the production line going. Do anyone buy these things anymore?

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kaniSS · 29-09-2015, 01:28 PM

Disgusting car.

**PepeLePew** · 29-09-2015, 01:39 PM

I used to knock them, the whole Daewoo thing etc. But the missus chose a manual SRi sedan (hated the hatch) in the 'Australianised' 1.6 MY14 version and it's actually a decent drive for relatively cheap. I'm no fan of it's looks, it's not ugly, but not my thing either. But pretty well screwed together, goes well, and returns decent economy. Definitely no pursuit car but...

Dr Terry · 29-09-2015, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PepeLePew

I used to knock them, the whole Daewoo thing etc. But the missus chose a manual SRi sedan (hated the hatch) in the 'Australianised' 1.6 MY14 version and it's actually a decent drive for relatively cheap. I'm no fan of it's looks, it's not ugly, but not my thing either. But pretty well screwed together, goes well, and returns decent economy. Definitely no pursuit car but...

The Cruze was never a Daewoo. Daewoo ceased to be, long before the Cruze design began. It's actually a Chevrolet.

Dr Terry

Trump · 29-09-2015, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Terry

The Cruze was never a Daewoo. Daewoo ceased to be, long before the Cruze design began. It's actually a Chevrolet.

Dr Terry

Designed by their "successors", GM Korea

marty351 · 29-09-2015, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Terry

The Cruze was never a Daewoo. Daewoo ceased to be, long before the Cruze design began. It's actually a Chevrolet.

Dr Terry

Asahi just bought mountain goat brewery. The product will still be mountain goat.
If holden want to hide a little shame, just put Chev badges them instead.

joolz · 29-09-2015, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by marty351

If holden want to hide a little shame, just put Chev badges them instead.

They are badged as a Chev in Vietnam!

Express · 30-09-2015, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by joolz

They are badged as a Chev in Vietnam!

Funny the Chevrolet Cruze in the US also has a Chevy badge.

I’m probably exaggerating a little but the last time I was in Canada is seemed every second Taxi was a Cruze.

vztrt · 30-09-2015, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by joolz

They are badged as a Chev in Vietnam!

They're badged as Chev everywhere....once Commodore is gone so should the Holden name. I'm mean a quarter of Holdens out there seem to have Chev badges now anyways. It'll be a smooth transition.

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Originally Posted by Express

And the Holden Forums will fill up again with enquires asking how do I know if my Cruze has the special Police Performance Chip?

Does that stop them blowing head gaskets??

CyberWasp · 29-09-2015, 01:55 PM

Instead of a Siren Sound they have been modified to play Benny Hill Music if they are in pursuit.

joolz · 29-09-2015, 05:36 PM

Holden Cruze = The biggest POS. My wifes Cruze which thankfully is a company car is being tossed out in 2 weeks. Her and all the other poor bastards with one at her work cant wait. Nothing but problems from fault codes coming up that Holden has no idea what they are, sudden loss of power, cracked header tank, rattles from crap plastic to transmission failures. Not to mention the worst seats ever.

For Vic Police to complain about the steering wheel being too low in the Falcon. They get what they deserve....