The Holden Torana Pictures

The Holden Torana Pictures

The Holden Torana was a car produced by General Motors–Holden's, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors (GM). The name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "to fly". It had its origins in the British Vauxhall Vivas of the mid 1960s. The first Torana appeared in Australia in 1967, and the four-cylinder versions of the Torana became known as the Holden Sunbird in 1976. In 1979, the Torana was phased out, followed by the Sunbird in 1980.

The next generation of Toranas appeared in October 1969 and were available with either a four or six cylinder engine. The inline six had a capacity of 138 in. The six-cylinder cars had a longer wheelbase of four-cylinder models, a more aggressively styled slightly longer nose to accommodate the larger engine, and offered a choice of three and four-speed manual gearbox or a three-speed Trimatic automatic transmission. The Torana was Wheels magazine's Car of the Year for 1969.

Body styles were all new and available in either two or four doors, and were offered in S or SL trim. Bench or bucket front seats were also an option, along with disc front brakes. A more-powerful 161 in³ engine was made available soon after the model's release in the more upmarket SL and in the two-door sports model, the GTR, as a 2600S with a two-barrel Stromberg WW carburettor. Later in production, the 161ci engine was replaced with a larger 173ci version (badged as the '2850') which also made it into the last of the LC GTR cars in two-barrel form.

In 1970 the first genuine performance Torana, the GTR XU-1, was developed by Holden along with Harry Firth of the Holden Dealer Team for competition in popular Series Production racing series in Australia as well as in off-road rallying. However, the main purpose of the Torana GTR XU-1 was to keep Holden competitive against the big and powerful Ford Falcon GT-HO V8s in the Hardie-Ferodo 500 (Bathurst) endurance race that is considered to be the jewel in the crown of Australian motorsport.

Holden Car

Holden Car

GM Holden Ltd is an Australian automaker based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was originally independent, but since 1931 has been a subsidiary of General Motors (GM). Holden has taken charge of vehicle operations for GM in Australasia and, on behalf of GM, holds partial ownership of GM Daewoo in South Korea. Over the years, Holden has offered a broad range of locally produced vehicles, supplemented by imported GM models. In the past, Holden has offered badge engineered Isuzu, Nissan, Suzuki and Toyota models in sharing arrangements, with Chevrolet, Daewoo and Opel-sourced models sold currently.

Holden bodyworks are manufactured at Elizabeth, South Australia, and engines are produced at the Fishermens Bend plant in Port Melbourne, Victoria. Historically, production or assembly plants were operated in all mainland states of Australia: Acacia Ridge, Queensland; Dandenong, Victoria; Mosman Park, Western Australia; Pagewood, New South Wales; and Woodville, South Australia. Until 1990, GM's New Zealand subsidiary Holden New Zealand operated a plant based in Trentham, with a plant in Petone running until 1984. The consolidation of car production at Elizabeth was completed in 1988, but some assembly operations continued at Dandenong until 1996. Although Holden's involvement in exports has fluctuated since the 1950s, the declining sales of large cars in Australia has led the company to look to international markets to increase profitability; in 2006, exports alone accounted for almost AU$1.3 billion in earnings.

GM Holden has issued a safety recall for Holden VE Commodore, Holden WM Statesman and Holden Caprice, involving around 13,000 vehicles. The recall is in relation to a potential issue regarding rear seat belt buckles. No customer cases have been reported but Holden is taking this action on advice from the relevant buckle supplier after the issue was detected during routine testing at the Holden Proving Ground.

The new Holden VZ Monaro has stirred up a bit of controversy among the car fanatics. With the new twin bonnet scoops on the front end of the vehicle some say its absolutely wonderful and others say that its horrible and in bad taste. However, I feel that the new bonnet scoops actually add a flare to the vehicle giving it a much more powerful look. Whether its good or bad, you will definitely get peoples attention when you drive by them. I feel that most people will appreciate the edgy design instead of looking at it as a flaw. Aside from the cosmetic changes, the new VZ Monaro features some great mechanical changes as well. Given the history of the Monaro I am hoping that this new update will do the name justice.

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The Mazda Hybrid

The Mazda Hybrid

The Mazda 5 Premacy Hydrogen Hybrid runs on both gasoline and compressed hydrogen gas. Just pressing a button on the dashboard turns this minivan into a green vehicle and back again when more distance is needed. By introducing a bi-fuel hydrogen / gasoline ICE (internal combustion engine) Mazda is solving one of the key infrastructure issues revolving around just where does one buy hydrogen when so fuel stations are rolled out yet. This is one way to give manufacturers and distributors of hydrogen the incentive to roll out the hydrogen distribution network on a massive scale.

The hybrid unit and rotary engine are transversely mounted at the front of the car in a front-wheel drive layout with the high-voltage battery beneath the second row of seats (along with the gasoline tanki) and the hydrogen tank beside the last row of seats. This arrangement allows for a comfortable and roomy interior along with excellent driving performance and environmental benefits. Earlier versions of the bi-fuel mild hybrid system included regenerative braking, engine power assistance at low rpm's and stop-start capabilities, which have been carried over to the current Premacy as well.

Currently, the driving range of the Mazda 5 Premacy Concept on hydrogen is limited to around 124 miles before needing refueling. One advantage of using a rotary engine engineered to run on hydrogen is that it doesn't have the backfiring problems that typical internal combustion engines experience. Because the Mazda 5 Premacy's Renesis rotary engine has separate intake and combustion chambers, this makes it more ideal for burning hydrogen at lower temperatures.

Mazda Hydrogen Pictures

Mazda Hydrogen Pictures

The world renowed Rotary engine on the Apart from being fast and good looking, Mazda RX-8 is renowned for having the Rotary engine which now may transform into a gas-hydrogen hybrid when the next generation, Mazda RX-9 (name speculation) will be available on the market. Since we’re used with power, I don’t think there are many readers that would buy him one knowing that on hydrogen he has 20% less horses to help him. Mazda hopes that’s just the city-mode, should include a gas switch in case you “need it”. In terms of styling, the next generation is said to borrow elements from the Mazda Taiki concept. We may have it by 2012, which is not bad at all.

Sporty crossover gains new engine option, plus styling and engineering enhancements. Launched in 2006 as a 2007 model, the Mazda CX-7 offers a blend of sports car verve and SUV practicality in a way that few other crossover vehicles can, and has garnered high praise by consumers and media as a true driver’s vehicle. “A key word in the development process of the 2010 CX-7 was refinement,” said Masashi Otsuka, Mazda Motor Corporation’s CX-7 program manager. “The vehicle we had to start with was already really good and well liked by consumers, so my team didn’t have to start over, but simply refine.” For 2010, the CX-7 continues to offer more of what has made it a success and adds characteristics of sophistication, sustainability and detail.