Commodore large car was never ready for a diesel engine, Holden says

[jpd80]

Malibu takes diesel Commodore’s mantle

17 June 2013
By BARRY PARK
www.goauto.com.au

HOLDEN’S lightweight new VF Commodore would have needed major re-engineering to fit a fuel-sipping diesel engine under the bonnet, the Australian car-maker has admitted.

Instead, the heavier and slightly smaller imported Malibu mid-sizer, launched in Australia last week, will fill the diesel void in the Commodore line-up, potentially stripping more fleet sales off the struggling locally built large car.

I would say that's an opportunity missed for Falcon sedan and Ute,
swittch Ecoboost for 2.7 V6 TDCI and heads start turning around...

All too late now....

and I have a feeling that the Malibu diesel will sell like a real dud...

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by jpd80

and I have a feeling that the Malibu diesel will sell like a real dud...

For the hope of Holden it does...


Imagine if it did knock the wind out of commodore sales...own goal?

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by jpd80

I would say that's an opportunity missed for Falcon sedan and Ute,
swittch Ecoboost for 2.7 V6 TDCI and heads start turning around...

All too late now....

and I have a feeling that the Malibu diesel will sell like a real dud...

It would have to go down as one of the biggest **** ups in FoA history. The delays etc with the diesel were crazy...

[nstg8a]

Originally Posted by Nikked

Imagine if it did knock the wind out of commodore sales...own goal?

Depends if their grand plan is actually to off shore everything.... If so, then Malibu stealing sales is exactly what they want.