Holden SIDI Direct Injection Technology

Introducing new Spark Ignition Direct Injection V6. State-of-the-art technology that delivers incredible fuel economy, world-class refinement and extra performance without compromise. It's why it's the most important change in Commodore's history. Visit www.holden.com.au/sidi for more information.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• SIDI
• Direct
• Injection
• Technology

[hellraiser125]

anyone can go 900km on one tank of fuel. HOW BIG IS THE TANK

[HoldenAustralia]

@hellraiser125 Hi - the fuel tank capacity of the Commodore Omega is 73litres

Andrea

[talentlessclown]

It is either "SI Direct Injection" or "SIDI" but it's *NEVER* "SIDI Direct Injection" because that is like saying "Spark Ignition Direct Injection Direct Injection". Sigh.

[BrEnNo1023]

In real-world conditions, 9.3L/100km in a 2-tonne car with a boot full of luggage, 4 or 5 passengers, a little 3-litre engine and the base model Omega's old 4-speed auto...is probably very close to impossible.

i've seen a 3.8L VY Commodore Executive with that same old 4-speed auto box do 7.5l/100km @ 100kmh on the highway. This new 3.0 SIDI sounds like a massive joke to me, thank god i'm buying a 300zx, and not a brand new commodore. Even the Z gets 10l/100km at 120km/h, and it's 20 years old!

[holdenls1ssz250]

@scarblade234 gm had it as long as Holden.  they manufacture it for GM.

[scarblade234]

Took Holden long enough to give the car that engine. GM had it available for a long time.

[privvybreath]

@lerlo Really, at the end of the day it depends on HOW you drive a car. My Mitsi Mirage gets 5.5l per 100km, towing a little 5x3 trailer loaded up with camping gear sitting on 120 km an hour.

I agree with the aussie hang up with needing a large car to perhaps compensate for something....In my little mirage, as soon as I overtake and commodore or a falcon, they IMEDIATELY have to overtake me to prove a point I guess. It's even funnier when a bright flash occurs.....

[ultrachasersfan]

RB30 > 3.0SIDI

SIDI Direct to the landfill.

[imowtflol]

@lerlo Mate, it is nothing to do with 4/6/8 cylinders, it is weight vs speed vs efficiency. Throw a 4cyl into the commodore, load it up with the missus and kids, and fuel economy would be shit. A typical 4cyl gets good fuel economy because it is plastic, small and weighs fuck all. A better way is to look at litrres/kg/km and SIDI would shit on an Astra.

[lerlo]

@privvybreath Problem is, if you want fuel economy, drive a 4cyl. BUt Aussies are too caught up with looking manly and shit. Oooh, no way im driving an astra, thats a GIRLS CAR. Give me a V6, better still give me a V8! ..then Boo hooo fuel prices are so expensive. How about a hybrid? Nah.... none of that tree hugging hippy crap for me mate! Im a MAN, ROAR!!!

[lerlo]

Wow...900km on a single tank... I can make a V8 do 10000 km on a single tank... how? A big ass fuel tank. Stop the deceiving advertising please.

[Monad01]

@studogz

I hear you mate, but unfortunately Holden are selling to fleet buyers and all this SIDI, LPG (I've noticed they even have an LPG badge on them) economy crap is directed towards them. If fuel costs was so important, why don't these fleet buyers just buy 4 cylinders?

Anyway it''s just physics, you can only get so much fuel economy out of a large 6 cylinder car.

[privvybreath]

tsk tsk tsk.

Direct injection technology was first used in the 1925 by Swedish engineer Jonas Hesselman.

Mitsubishi were the first car manufacturer to utilise direct injection in production cars in 1996.

Olden, your a L O N G way behind. It is nice to see such motors finally appear on the Australian market, but you can hardly refer to it as state-of-the-art technology.

I have driven a VE for a couple of weeks and struggled to get the claimed 900km per tank.



[dingotookmybabylol]

DEAR HOLDEN,

PLEASE MAKE MORE VL COMMODORES

SINCERELY, /o/.