Comments by "Adrian McLean" (@adrianmclean9195) on "American Reacts to Every Holden Ever Made.." video.

  1. Barina is a rebadged Suzuki Swift.
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  2. We had a Coupe Gemini ( has a boot, no hatch. ) When the second generation Torana became big, Holden needed a new small car, to compete with Ford Escort. So a rebadged, but locally made Opel Kadett. With 1.6 litre Isuzu 4 cyl. Coupe, sedan, 2 door wagon, and 2 door panel van. Also a diesel. So popular it had its own racing series. Updated for long time - rwd. Replaced in 1985. Becomes complex 😅. Won Wheels Car of the Year, on release. Awesome steering. Dynamics. Good rally cars. Cool colours. Many limited editions. Sandpiper. ZZ/Z Last one. Looks good.
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  3. Viva - Daewoo - rubbish
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  4. Trailblazer is basically a wagon version of the Colorado ute - in turn an Isuzu D-max. D-max still sold here by Isuzu. Which like Suzuki are still in Australia. Daewoo is not. Used by Surf Life saving and police and SES etc .
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  5. Vectra is a Opel Vectra. Good cars, if your local Holden dealer listens and communicates with the UK and/or Germany...???? - dont rely on diagnostic machines. 😡
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  6. Holden Jackaroo, is a rebadged 4wd Isuzu. Very competant. Very underrated. Competing against the Mitsubishi Pajero.
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  7. This was the only time we had them, i think. Short time. Unique. Got good reports. We now have the Silverado. They look great. Expensive, because they have to be converted to RHD. At about $20,000 a pop. Plus exchange rate and importing/transportation. But despite competition now from Ford F150 and RAM - they sell. Many wealthy Australians. Very expensive fuel. Imported and converted by GMSV. General Motors Special Vehicles. This is what killed the Camaro here - converting it. The Mustang comes as a factory RHD. So the two cars directly competing with eachother, after the demise of our V8's, just didn't work when one cost more than $20,000 more. No brainer. Mustang sales are strong. Even the 4 cylinder. All despite the Camaro in our supercar racing. The last Ford Falcon FG-X had a 4 cyl Ecoboost Focus spanish built turbo option. Most economical. Best turn in. Some in taxis doing high kms. Lighter. Very close acceleration. Bargain buy.
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  8. We do make a Hypercar that is Australian, in Adelaide. A Brabham. You can Google it. And its history and young Brabhams history to Jack Brabham - one of two Formula One Championship winners that are Australian. There was even a Formula One Australian developed car, by Repco. Also used, and assisted by Repco for other racing and events and car companies.
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  9. Ahhh, the Isuzu Trooper is our Jackaroo. The UK also calls it that. Our Toyota Tarago MPV is your Toyota Space Shuttle.
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  10. The original little Toranas, were based on the English Vauxhall Viva - with the sixes, having a longer nose to fit in. The next generation, larger one was Australian designed with some resemblance to Opel. Our sixes and V8s. Yes - you would have a little transparent plastic film chart of the different car bodies and were able to place this over the colour chart, to see how the car looked. Plus interior colours, vinyl, cloth and leather. Green, red, cream, blue, grey, black, brown, tan, white. Colour charts online. Only remember Renault 12's rivaling the local cars for colours. But they were usually Pastels. Also solid and metallic. Sedans, coupes, wagons, panel vans, Utes, long wheel base coupes, tray Utes, long wheel base luxury sedans and even limited 4wd wagons. Trim levels including special packs like Sandman, Sundowner, Drifter, Rallye,. Today it's just all black interiors unless it's very expensive. Thank goodness for Volvo and their still available cream vegan interiors. 😊😅
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  11. I think your Trailblazer was a completely different thing. One of your chevvy trucks we didnt get. Just using your brand names within the global GM family. 😅
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  12. So when the old gemini finished, they brought in that new sedan you saw, you thought looked like a Dodge but needed a 4 door hatch for competition. So that particular Astra - first time used in Australia, is a rebadged Nissan Pulsar. Sometimes called Sunny or Cherry overseas.
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  13. Shuttle is an Isuzu
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  14. The Acclaim was introduced, as a model to have all the safety gear, when airbags arrived locally. A package, so you didnt have to buy the top of the line Calais. May have had IRS. Fords one was the Futura. Name used before. Very competitive between eachother. About 1995. ANCAP becoming important.
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  15. The Epica - a Daewoo, replaced the wide body Vectra. Didnt sell well. Okay, sort of. Replaced by your Malibu. Looks a bit like a smaller VF Commodore, particularly at the back
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  16. Got it wrong - our last Barina was an Aveo, not a Sonic. Sonic may have been our Barina Spark. Trying too see what your version that you said was an Aveo. Just too much badge engineering. We never got the nameplate Saturn and Geo. We did get smaller Hummer.
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  17. We had that Isuzu Rodeo too, but it was called a Frontera. Not a Rodeo.
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  18. Our last Caprices, not connected to yours, were converted here, as Police cars for the US. Still see some in police chase videos in the US.
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  19. Nissan had a rebadged Falcon ute, called Longreach XF. And Ford had a rebadged 4WD Nissan Patrol called Ford Maverick.
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  20. Astra - Vauxhall Astra. HSV did a version.
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  21. So the Insignias, are interesting because, they are the lineage to our original commodore. We went off, in 1988. If we didnt, that would be our Commodore. It was actually sold along side our Commodore. Completely different. Engine a version. Twin turbo 3.6 gm v6 ?? Awd ? Also came into holden showrooms without holden badges and with the opel badges instead. Not many. Dont know why. When our very last VF ll Commodore finished and local manufacturing finished, but Holden continued to import - this cars next generation was our new IMPORTED Commodore. We using the commodore name and holden badges. Known as the ZB series. Did have some local development. Hatch and wagon, no sedan. Fwd 4 cyl 2.0 litre diesel and petrol. Petrol 3.6 v6 gm with awd. 9 speed auto. Calais tourer wagon had a semi raised suv version. Excellent buy. Very last ones had a seven year warranty, so can still be under warranty today. Massively equipped. Hatch looks like a Hyundai Kia. Wagon much better. However, motoring journalists tested it back to back with our locally made Commodore and found it overall, not better, considering it being new. Has its advantages but so does the old girl.
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  22. Chevvy Volt was originally designed and brought to market by Opel. Ahead of its time. A good car. Should have sold better in Australia. Australian tuned. Got it late. Just what Australia needs now - range extender hybrids, not petrol hybrids or EV. Leave those for those that can afford and use them. More realistic for reality life and distance in Australia. I believe there is a very bizzare story of them in the US. Sad.
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  23. Holden Combo is an Opel.
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  24. New Gemini is an Izsuu Gemini, and Drover, a Suzuki 4wd.
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  25. Toyota did a Commodore version, called the Lexcen. Named in honour of the man who designed the famous keel on the Australian winning America's Cup boat. First time. A thing in Australia and many funny ads on it with Commodore v8. Flag with Kangaroo and the bald eagle - ill let you research 😅 - our Prime Minister footage is hilarious.
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  26. The original Honda Accord, had an automatic called a Hondamatic. It had only x2 gears. Basically, an automated manual; as there was no clutch pedal but you had to move the t-bar to change gears, whilst adjusting the throttle - very smooth. Believe it or not, it went quite well for the time - very tractable around town, and first gear gave decent take off. Acceleration at highway limit wasn't too bad - just very buzzy - Honda Rev engines 😊. This was in the late seventies. Changed to a x3 speed soon after. If you left it in drive only ( 2nd gear - basically Drive and Low ), which it would drive off in - it would eventually result in transmission failure. Citroen had C-matic, and Porsche - Sportomatic. The Holden wasn't the same, but with low rev, torquey, strong engines - it was workable. Common amongst the big three. Would have derived from the US .?
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  27. Also the Camtech 4 cyl engines, for most of the world market, were made in Australia. Was Australia's biggest export product at the time.
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  28. Captiva is rubbish, its a Daewoo - smaller and larger versions. Replaced here to the end, by Equinox and Acadia
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  29. Yeah, so you had our last imported one as a Buick Regal and also something else in your GM brand ?? Chevvy ?
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  30. Rodeo is an Isuzu. Then became Colorado. Always an Isuzu. Your new Colorado is all GM. Mazda's new ute is now a rebadged Isuzu D-max.
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  31. Used up to 1973 in American cars. Used in Corvettes, Camaros, Chevelles etc.
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  32. Scurry a Suzuki Carry. Japanese Kei car ?
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  33. 4th Barina, 2nd version Opel
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  34. That barina, third one is a rebadged Opel Corsa. Two series, then they went to Daewoo, which GM owns. Yours is a Chevvy Sonic ?
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  35. Nova was used here, again in badge engineering as two generations of Toyota Corrollas. Cost reasons. Shipping. Funny jingle ads. " gotta get a Holden Nova .....
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  36. Camira replaced the Torana. Fwd. Not at all like the Torana. Like the Gemini, you had it in the US as a Chevy, Pontiac, Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Buick. Called the world "J" car. Also an Opel, Vauxhall and Isuzu. Different engines. Your wagons were different because of your bumper laws. Yours were much more stylish than our original . We had build quality problems here. Dynamically, a very good car. Bigger, engines were good. Holden let it down.
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