en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Commodore_(VE)
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3.0 L LF1 V6 (2006-2010)
The VE Commodore’s 3.0-litre V6 was not a 2006 engine. Holden introduced the 3.0-litre SIDI V6 for MY10 in August/September 2009.
Full reasoning
This date range is inconsistent with contemporary launch coverage of the VE range. The 3.0-litre V6 was unveiled as part of the MY10 update on 4 August 2009 and went on sale in September 2009. Contemporary GoAuto coverage described it as a new 3.0-litre V6 for entry-level Commodores and the first 3.0-litre Commodore since the VL era. That means a VE-spec 3.0-litre LF1 could not have been in production from 2006.
So the error is the start year in the claim: for the VE, the 3.0-litre LF1 arrived in 2009, not 2006.
2 sources
- Holden cuts Commodore consumption | GoAuto
4 Aug 2009 ... GM HOLDEN has revealed a more fuel-efficient direct-injection 3.0-litre V6 for entry-level versions of its MY10 Commodore, to go on sale in September.
- Holden Commodore Used Car Research & History | GoAuto
In September 2009 the VE range was updated, with the centrepiece being a new direct-injection, EU4-compliant 3.0-litre V6 for the Omega and Berlina variants.
Emissions had also been reduced, which allowed petrol-powered variants to achieve a Euro VI certification, an emission standard that was introduced in Europe in 2014.
The VE’s MY09.5 petrol variants were listed as Euro 4, not Euro VI/Euro 6. Multiple period specification databases for MY09.5 Commodores record an emission standard of Euro 4.
Full reasoning
This sentence overstates the VE’s emissions certification. Period specification listings for 2009 VE MY09.5 petrol Commodores record an Emission Standard: Euro 4, not Euro VI/Euro 6.
For example, Carsales lists the 2009 Holden Commodore Omega VE Auto MY09.5 as Euro 4, and Redbook does the same for that MY09.5 Omega. Carsales also lists the 2009 Commodore International VE Auto MY09.5 as Euro 4. Those are contemporary MY09.5 petrol VE variants, directly contradicting the claim that the petrol-powered variants achieved Euro VI certification.
So the incorrect part is the claimed Euro VI certification. The evidence available for MY09.5 VE petrol models points to Euro 4 compliance instead.
3 sources
- Holden Commodore 2009 Omega Pricing & Specifications - carsales
2009 Holden Commodore Omega VE Auto MY09.5 ... Emission Standard ... Euro 4
- 2009 Holden Commodore Omega VE Auto MY09.5 | RedBook
2009 Holden Commodore Omega VE Auto MY09.5 ... Emission Standard ... Euro 4
- Holden Commodore 2009 International Pricing & Specifications - carsales
2009 Holden Commodore International VE Auto MY09.5 ... Emission Standard ... Euro 4
The E Series 2 was released in 2010
HSV’s own history pages date the E Series 2 launch to 2009, not 2010.
Full reasoning
HSV’s official model history contradicts this date. The HSV Classics page for the E Series states that “E Series 2 was launched in 2009”. GoAuto’s launch coverage likewise reported that HSV had unveiled the E Series 2 in September 2009.
That makes the year in this claim incorrect: E Series 2 launched in 2009, not 2010.
2 sources
- HSV / LS2 E Series / GTS
E Series 2 was launched in 2009 and featured a substantial design update of the existing E Series model range.
- First look: HSV goes high-tech with E Series 2 | GoAuto
9 Sep 2009 ... HSV has whipped the covers off its highly anticipated E Series 2 model range.
With the introduction of the E Series 3 in 2011
HSV launched the E Series 3 in September 2010, not 2011.
Full reasoning
HSV’s official press materials and model-history pages both place the E Series 3 launch in September 2010. HSV’s release announcing the E Series 3 is dated 13 September 2010, and the HSV Classics page also states that “The HSV E Series 3 range of vehicles was launched in September, 2010.”
So the year in this phrase is incorrect: E Series 3 arrived in 2010, not 2011.
2 sources
- Holden Special Vehicles Unveils New E Series 3 Range | HSV
Published: 13 September 2010 ... Holden Special Vehicles is pleased to announce the launch of its new E Series 3.
- HSV / E3 / Grange
The HSV E Series 3 range of vehicles was launched in September, 2010.