Holden Commodore with Electronic Stability Program (ESP)

GM Holden has announced that ESP will become standard on the Commodore Range due for release in the third quarter of 2006. This is great new from Holden and brings the standards of Australian Built cars to a new level. There is no word from Ford Australia if they will follow Holden and introduce the ESP system in the Falcon range.

Holden Commodore

The new generation of Australia ’s best selling car, the Holden Commodore, will be the first locally built range with the acclaimed safety technology Electronic Stability Program (ESP) as standard. Holden says the Australian safety first was considered a crucial feature for the all-new Commodore, due for release in the third quarter of 2006. Holden will also make ESP standard on its upcoming Statesman and Caprice flagship cars and the all-new Captiva sport utility vehicle.

Holden has had a range of ‘firsts’ when it comes to Safety features from Australian built cars. Holden was the first to offer seat-belts, anti-lock braking, first to offer driver and passenger airbags and will now become the first to offer ESP. Holden’s Chairman and Managing Director, Denny Mooney said:

Holden is leading the Australian automotive safety agenda by offering the first locally built car range with ESP as standard. More importantly, we have chosen Australia ’s best selling car range for the past decade to deliver our most comprehensive safety package. The decision to make ESP standard in the all-new Commodore was easy because it’s the right thing to do for our buyers. ESP is all about assisting crash avoidance rather than minimising harm if crashes do occur. We hope this will create the momentum which governments and road bodies have sought to push ESP further into the mainstream.

If you want to see what ESP means to a Commodore you can watch the videos below:

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3 Responses to “Holden Commodore with Electronic Stability Program (ESP)”

  1. Holden VE Commodore Omega &raquo Australian Car Advice & News Blog Says:

    […] Holden claims that the new VZ model is better value for money since it comes with an Electronic Stability Program, which as many other companies (e.g. Hyundai) like to keep pointing out has been standard on their cars for some time. Currently Holden refuses to give detail on the Commodore’s fuel consumption, but given that it uses the same Alloytec V6 engine found in the previous model, I’d expect the figures to be roughly the same at around 11L/100km combined city and highway driving. […]

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  2. lambroast Says:

    why is there a pic of the old vz model? Surely you are talking about the new ve model, here is a link

    http://www.drive.com.au/Editor.....TAod6VTHSg

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  3. hamid Says:

    jkuk

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