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Space Shuttle - Holden Sportwagon
John Carey
1 September 2008
www.wheelsmag.com.au
After almost a year without one in its line-up, Holden has a new Commodore-based wagon poised for a spectacular re-entry.
Richard Ferlazzo is a self-confessed long-term wagon dag. For the past 20 years the GM Holden chief designer claims to have owned nothing else, but for a man whose skill with the felt-tips is considerable – he penned the 2005 Efijy concept coupe, a car of exceptional (and award-winning) beauty – those wagon-bound decades must have dragged.
“Wagons are second only to people-movers in lack of desirability,” says Ferlazzo, speaking with the unmistakable authority of someone with first-hand knowledge. But he’s also talking about the past, because Holden’s hearse-drawn wagon era is about to come to a very welcome end.
This isn’t exactly a surprise. Holden first revealed the VE Commodore Sportwagon at the Sydney motor show last October. From the moment the curtain went up it was obvious that the new wagon was a car in which pert proportions had equal billing with pragmatic considerations. Back then, hard information was scant. Now, with the arrival of the Sportwagon in Holden showrooms imminent, Ferlazzo’s the man chosen to deliver the background briefing on the newest VE variant’s design genesis.
The Sportwagon design basics, he says, were developed in parallel with the VE sedan in the early years of this decade. The key idea was simple; adopt compact proportions to create a cargo carrier with good looks and reasonable, if not vast, room inside. Length and height measurements for the Sportwagon would be within millimetres of the VE sedan.
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2008 Holden Commodore Berlina Sportwagon
Bruce Newton
30 August 2008
www.drive.com.au
The Sportwagon adds a 21st-century polish to a traditional concept.
Having dabbled in the soft-roader market unsuccessfully with the all-wheel-drive Adventra (remember that?), Holden opted for a more conservative tack when it came time to develop a wagon version of the VE Commodore.
Rather than add weight, driven wheels and height, Holden decided to stick with a traditional wagon concept, albeit given a polish for the 21st century. That means it becomes the Sportwagon and is pitched very much at a private buying audience, offering an alternative to pseudo soft-roaders and hatchback passenger cars.
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John Carey
1 September 2008
www.wheelsmag.com.au
After almost a year without one in its line-up, Holden has a new Commodore-based wagon poised for a spectacular re-entry.
Richard Ferlazzo is a self-confessed long-term wagon dag. For the past 20 years the GM Holden chief designer claims to have owned nothing else, but for a man whose skill with the felt-tips is considerable – he penned the 2005 Efijy concept coupe, a car of exceptional (and award-winning) beauty – those wagon-bound decades must have dragged.
“Wagons are second only to people-movers in lack of desirability,” says Ferlazzo, speaking with the unmistakable authority of someone with first-hand knowledge. But he’s also talking about the past, because Holden’s hearse-drawn wagon era is about to come to a very welcome end.
This isn’t exactly a surprise. Holden first revealed the VE Commodore Sportwagon at the Sydney motor show last October. From the moment the curtain went up it was obvious that the new wagon was a car in which pert proportions had equal billing with pragmatic considerations. Back then, hard information was scant. Now, with the arrival of the Sportwagon in Holden showrooms imminent, Ferlazzo’s the man chosen to deliver the background briefing on the newest VE variant’s design genesis.
The Sportwagon design basics, he says, were developed in parallel with the VE sedan in the early years of this decade. The key idea was simple; adopt compact proportions to create a cargo carrier with good looks and reasonable, if not vast, room inside. Length and height measurements for the Sportwagon would be within millimetres of the VE sedan.
Click here to continue article
2008 Holden Commodore Berlina Sportwagon
Bruce Newton
30 August 2008
www.drive.com.au
The Sportwagon adds a 21st-century polish to a traditional concept.
Having dabbled in the soft-roader market unsuccessfully with the all-wheel-drive Adventra (remember that?), Holden opted for a more conservative tack when it came time to develop a wagon version of the VE Commodore.
Rather than add weight, driven wheels and height, Holden decided to stick with a traditional wagon concept, albeit given a polish for the 21st century. That means it becomes the Sportwagon and is pitched very much at a private buying audience, offering an alternative to pseudo soft-roaders and hatchback passenger cars.
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