» 30th October 2009 (HSV) - V8 power wins 2009 Global Green Challenge |
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Oct 30, 2009 - 4:11 PM - by Ryzz
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Holden Special Vehicles Maloo takes out prestigious award
A Holden Special Vehicles Maloo utility has won the 2009 Global Green Challenge economy run, an event which encountered an earthquake, a dust storm and sweltering conditions over seven days of endurance driving.
The 3000km economy run from Darwin to Adelaide, which included extensive city driving tests in both capital cities, saw the HSV Maloo achieve an impressive 48.76 per cent reduction in fuel consumption when compared to its fuel rating label figure.
Overall the Maloo had a combined average fuel consumption of 7.74 litres per 100 kilometres, according to provisional results released this afternoon.
The nearest competitor made a 39.81 per cent improvement, while the third-placed vehicle improved its consumption rating by 33.5 per cent.
The new generation HSV E2 Maloo – an Aboriginal word for Thunder – was driven by Senior HSV Engineers Gerry Bechet and Leigh Russell and motoring journalist Joshua Dowling.
The winning team put their success down to ‘doing their homework’, super consistent driving and a willingness to put up with difficult cabin conditions.
“For instance we kept air-conditioning use to an absolute minimum, which meant coping with cabin temperatures of more than 50 degrees Celsius for hours on end,” Gerry Bechet said.
“We also studied each stage of the drive intensely, down to the climbs and descents and even the contours of the roads.”
Co-driver Joshua Dowling said participating in the event was gruelling.
“I’ve done a lot of economy drives before, but that was by far the toughest,” said Dowling.
“The level of concentration required to maintain a good average speed and drive efficiently is extremely exhausting, especially in such... [Read More]
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» *** HSV Q&A Exclusive to LS1.com.au *** |
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Oct 05, 2009 - 1:46 PM - by Ryzz
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The team at ls1.com.au, together with HSV is very pleased to announce a special 2-part event where HSV will answer questions submitted by the members of the ls1.com.au forum, in real time, live on the forum! The details for the sessions are as follows…
- When: This is being Reschedule - Date TBA
Where: Holden Factory / HSV Q&A Forum
What: HSV E2 Technical Engineering Q&A
HSV Chief Engineer Joel Stoddart will be available to answer questions regarding the engineering side of the HSV E2 vehicles.
- When: Tuesday 13th October 2009 12:00 – 12:45
Where: Holden Factory / HSV Q&A Forum
What: HSV E2 Design & Styling Q&A
HSV Chief of Design Julian Quincey will be available to answer questions regarding the design and styling side of the HSV E2 vehicles.
Both sessions will also have additional HSV staff who may be able to answer some more general questions if time permits.
As you would expect, the sessions will need a fair bit of control to stop people repeating questions and allowing HSV time to answer before the next question comes. The format will be to start a new thread for each general question type where HSV can then post answers. Questions with similar themes can go in the same thread, but new topics will have their own threads. This format has a few benefits…
- Allows for similar questions / Answers to remain together in a single thread.
- Keeps the information on topic.
- Allows all to keep track of what is happening, preventing 5 questions from being asked at once.
- Start each thread with either [DESIGN] or [ENGINEERING] so HSV know who the question
... [Read More]
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