Dual-fuel for VE V6

Holden is offering a dual-fuel option for the V6-engined VE Commodore range, including Omega, Berlina and V-Series special edition models.

Holden's 3.6-litre V6 Alloytec engine runs on both petrol and LPG with a slight power difference. The company's figures for the VE LPG powered sedans are 175kW (versus 180kW for petrol) and 325Nm (330Nm for petrol).

Private customers are eligible for the Federal Government’s $2000 LPG rebate. Holden's dual-fuel option for the VE costs $3900.

Dual-fuel models get the same three-year/100,000km new vehicle warranty and Holden says there is no difference to service intervals and little difference to service costs. The unit's LPG vapour filter requires replacement every 15,000kms and a liquid filter every 120,000kms.

Holden says the LPG unit, fitted post vehicle production at HSVi, is an advanced Sequential Vapour Gas Injection (SVGI) system, which injects gas directly into the engine, mimicking the petrol injection sequence. It has automatic changeover to LPG via seamless cylinder-by-cylinder activation and provides an automatic change back to petrol at low LPG levels. In VE sedans, a cylindrical gas tank is located in the boot and usable LPG tank volume is 73 litres. The 73-litre petrol tank remains unchanged.

Claimed consumption for the dual-fuel Omega and Berlina models is 16lt/100km for LPG and 11.7lt/100km for petrol. According to Holden the increased petrol outcome in dual-fuel engine models (VE petrol only Omega and Berlina models return 10.9 litres per 100km) is due to the weight of the gas cylinder (just under100kg).

The dual-fuel option is also available for the VZ Commodore Executive Wagon, Acclaim Wagon and VZ Commodore Ute.