More in Holden
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Rod and Sheryl and the Holden Astra RSV
He says: At last Holden has become competitive in the biggest section of the market. It has replaced its entirely forgettable Cruze with the European-sourced Astra, a car that’s the […]
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Rod and Sheryl and the Holden Cruze Equipe
He says: So far this year two-thirds of all Holdens have been imported from overseas and the Cruze, Holden’s third-biggest seller, is one of them. It comes in parts from […]
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Rod and Sheryl Easdown try the Holden Captiva LS
He says: What is it with Captiva seating? In the first Captiva I ever drove the seat cushion was like sitting on a basketball, with this one the seat-back is […]
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Holden Barina RS
Car makers are getting damn stingy with spare wheels. First we got space-savers, skinny little tyres good for just 150 km at a maximum speed of 80 kmh. Then we […]
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Holden Commodore SSV Redline
There’s a new car parked outside my place every week. The neighbours are used to it now although the paper boy once told me he figured I was a backyard […]
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Holden Trax LTZ
There are plenty of theories being put forward to explain why Australians are buying so many SUVs, or sport utility vehicles. The driving position is higher giving a better view […]
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Holden Cruze CD wagon
There are times when hatchbacks don’t cut it; ask any cyclist. If you need a small car with a lot of cargo space you’ve likely already discovered how hard they […]
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Commodore’s last gasp
There’s a car affordability index that pops up from time to time measuring the number of average weeks wages it takes to buy a Holden, and the most recent iteration […]
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Holden: A disaster we saw coming 20 years ago
Up until 1984 Australians mostly bought locally made cars. That was because government legislation ensured they did. But with the lifting of local content restrictions by the Hawke Labor government […]