As the third body style confirmed for the new fully-imported Holden Commodore
range, the 2018 Holden Commodore Tourer enters as a spiritual successor to the
high-riding Adventra offered as a rival to the Ford Territory in the mid-2000s.
Additional cladding sets the Tourer apart as the
more outdoorsy of the three Commodore kids, including hard-wearing grey plastic
flares, skirts and bumper inserts. These additions make the Tourer 20 mm longer
than the regular Sportwagon. That makes the Commodore Tourer around 5006 mm
long, riding on a 2829 mm wheelbase.
In regular Sportwagon form, the new 2018 Commodore
claims 520 litres of rear cargo space, growing to 1640 litres with the
second-row seats laid flat. Although not detailed, those figures likely carry
over for this new Tourer variant.
As befits a high-riding model with a claim to
off-road capability, the Commodore Tourer will feature an additional 20 mm of
ground clearance and all-wheel-drive – hardly enough to tackle mountains, but
handy for the weekend getaway down the coast. Torque vectoring will feature, as
will driver mode preferences to adjust performance and response in the
steering, AWD and transmission settings.
Holden has yet to detail engine options for the new
Tourer. Across the wider Commodore range, a range of 2.0-litre four-cylinder
petrol and diesel engines will provide power, although a 313 Hp /370 Nm V6 is also
confirmed. The 3.6-litre V6 has so far been detailed for the top-shelf sports
model only, which means the Tourer will likely stick with four-pot options –
possibly diesel alone.
As with the rest of the Commodore line-up, a
nine-speed automatic transmission will be the only shifter on offer. Features
across the new 2018 Commodore range will include massage seats up front, heated
seats front and rear, cooled front seats, one-touch rear folding seats, a
powered liftgate (wagon), and active noise cancellation.
Safety kit includes autonomous emergency braking,
adaptive cruise control, speed-limit cruise, lane departure warning, lane-keep
assist, forward collision alert, side blind-zone alert, and rear cross-traffic
alert. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will also feature, operated through an
8.0-inch main display.
