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• Holden Commodore hybrid and turbo'd four under consideration

  Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Sedans/Saloons , Green , GM , Holden , Australia Two separate reports out of Australia say that Holden is looking to maximize the Commodore's fuel efficiency in an effort to stoke sales. Both stories quote General Motor's Asia-Pacific vice president, Nick Reilly, but the separate reports, while sharing a common theme, come to decidedly different conclusions about how the General plans to proceed. The first story from the Sydney Morning Herald (thanks Patrick!) cites Reilly as saying that Holden is looking into hybrid technology to power the Commodore. "[It] could be one of the first hybrids that you will see," but Reilly insists that a gasoline-electric Commodore is still a few years out. The second report comes courtesy of Drive.com.au, who also spoke with Reilly and asked if a four-cylinder version of the Commodore was in the cards. "It makes a lot of sense," Reilly said, "and therefore we're probably looking at it... Posted May 19 2008, 12:57 AM by Autoblog Filed under: Green, GM, Sedans/Saloons, Turbo, Hybrids/Alternative, Australia, general motors, GeneralMotors, Holden, turbocharged, commodore, FourCylinder, four cylinder, turbocharge, HoldenCommodoreHybrid, holden commodore hybrid