Overview

Practicality. Versatility. Spaciousness. Safety. Performance. You can justify your decision all you like. But your ultimate reason for owning the all new Commodore Sportwagon - and all the reason you need - is that you want one. And have done from the moment you laid eyes on it.

Nothing Compares

The new Sportwagon has more than looks going for it. The five-adult cabin is large, luxurious and packed with the latest in driving and entertainment technology. The expandable cargo area is meticulously designed to ensure easy and ergonomic access in even the tightest spaces. And a full complement of advanced safety systems - including Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and six airbags - is standard across the range.

Most important of all, the Sportwagon drives like a Holden should. Powered by your choice of V6 or V8 engine, and featuring the same linear control suspension as the 2006 Wheels Car of the Year winning VE Commodore sedan range, it handles with the ease and agility of a vehicle far smaller.

For families on the go. For business on the move. For the sheer pleasure of an endlessly satisfying journey to a destination only you know. Nothing compares with the all new Commodore Sportwagon.

Exterior

Once seen, never forgotten

Your eyes see a wagon. Your mind sees a sports car. Your imagination already has you behind the wheel. At a stroke, Holden design engineers have transformed the traditional wagon into an aerodynamic object of desire.

Fluid. Seamless. Peerless. The Sportwagon's streamlined body form sweeps from the tip of its sculpted nose, to the tail of the tapered roof that so cleverly disguises the spacious load area within.

Strikingly sleek and stylish, the vehicle's exquisite proportions are further accentuated by its next generation Commodore design DNA. The muscular wheel arches, the signature fender vents, the motorsport-inspired sloping stance - it's all there to admire, and be admired.

Is it the most stunning wagon to ever grace Australian roads? The answer is right in front of you. Once seen, never forgotten, the new Holden Sportwagon is an idea whose time has come.

Interior

Always Accommodating

Because your needs can change from one minute to the next, the always accommodating Sportwagon adapts just as quickly.

Camping trip for two? The 60/40 split rear seats fold flush to give you a continuous storage area that is almost 2 metres long and has a 2000 litre cargo capacity. Family outing? Upright, the rear seats have room and comfort to spare for three adults. Golfing weekend with a couple of mates? Fold down one of the rear seats, stow your gear and go!

But it's not just size and flexibility that wins the space race for Sportwagon. To help reduce back strain, the cargo floor is elevated and the clever cargo blind can be raised and lowered while fully extended. Load hooks recessed into the floor and side walls combine with the four position cargo net* to ensure secure carrying and easy access. And a load area side lamp lights your way when the sun is down or the cargo blind is extended.

Ergonomics also come to the fore up front. The driving position offers a commanding view of the road. Instrumentation is clear, concise and conveys all essential information at a glance. While centre console controls come to hand effortlessly and operate intuitively.

You'll also take comfort in knowing Sportwagon's seats are generously bolstered, with rear passengers enjoying the added benefit of enhanced side support. And that every model across the range is equipped with a long list of standard features, including air-conditioning, power windows and a CD audio system. Calais V-Series with Light Urban leather appointed seats always accommodating.

The four position cargo net is standard on Calais and Calais V-Series, and available as an accessory on all other models.

Storage

It's not just how much you can store in the new Holden Sportwagon that will impress, but how easily you store it. Thinking outside and inside the box, Holden engineers have created a superbly functional and ergonomic cargo space that's easier for you to access from both within and out of the vehicle.

So throughout its development phase, they virtually crash tested the Commodore repeatedly, using advanced computer modelling, for six years. Crashed it with cars, trucks, walls and poles. From the front, the rear, the side and on angles. Not with just one crash test dummy, but with many, representing virtually every size and shape of driver and passenger possible.

The Commodore was also road tested more than any other car in Holden's history. Not only on test tracks, highways and city streets, but gravel tracks in the crippling heat of the Australian outback, and the icy roads of Sweden and New Zealand in winter.

The end result - of these, and the countless other computer modelled, prototype and development car tests - is not just a happy engineering and design department, it's a vehicle you can rely on to go - and keep going. In every respect, in every situation.

Anything less, and it wouldn't be a Commodore.

Fuel of the Future

Bio-Ethnaol - The intelligent fuel of the future

Bio-ethanol (also known as E85, a blend of up to 85% ethanol and 15% petrol) capable Commodores join the smart Ecoline range of Holden vehicles which use a future-friendly alternative fuel or fuel-saving technology.

More power

Although there is less energy in a litre of E85, which means less range than petrol, the ethanol component has a higher octane rating, so you may notice an increase in power and overall performance for your car.

Flexible fuel choices

Bio-ethanol capable Commodores are 'flex-fuel', meaning they can run on regular ULP or premium petrol as well as Bio-ethanol and E10.

Changing Australia's fuel landscape

Bio-ethanol technology is so clever that within a few years we aim to create the fuel from everyday materials, including household waste.

Holden is working with the Victorian State Government and a group of leading companies to establish a second generation ethanol facility, capable of turning materials such as household rubbish and builing waste into more than 200 million litres of ethanol a year.

Efficiency & Power

Next-generation Spark Ignition Direct Injection (SIDI) technology produces greater power and smoother power delivery over a broad rev range, with increased fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions. Coupled with silky 6-speed automatic transmission, your SIDI V6 delivers great performance and efficiency results.

Fuel Saving Technology

Holden's commitment to increased fuel efficiency means the powerful SIDI V6 delivers better economy than some four-cylinder cars. Active Fuel Management (AFM) on V8s saves fuel by adapting to differing driving conditions

Safety

If the long list of standard features like side airbags, curtain airbags and Electronic Stability Control wasn't enough, now Commodore comes with the added assurance of a 5 start ANCAP safety rating across the range - the highest rating possible on Australian roads.

ANCAP

Holden Calais has been independently assessed by the Government-endorsed Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). After four internationally recognised crash tests and analysis, every model in the range earned the maximum 5-star ANCAP safety rating.

Airbags

Holden-iQ System

Audio

Navigation - Smart Sat Nav with Traffic Alerts

Your expert personal navigator. Knows the best route, avoids traffic jams. Clever, adaptable and easy to like.

Enhanced Bluetooth®

Fully integrated - so keeping in touch while you keep on the move has never been simpler.

Rear View Camera

Keeps a sharp eye out when you're reversing in tight spots and acts as a smart safety feature.

Dual Zone Climate Control

Some like it hot, others do not. Dual Zone Climate Control now standard across the rang. Individual driver and front passenger settings display on the Holden-iQ touch-screen.

DVD Player

Lights, camera, action. Entertain back-seat passengers while you relax at the wheel.

Priority Key

Press unlock and your pre-sets swing into action.

Steering Wheel Controls

At your fingertips - all your audio choices. Skip from radio to CD to iPOD®. Crank it up, mute it. User your phone, call up the trip computer.