The car sounds very exciting and versatile, similar to other reviews. This author brings up questions about build quality, though.

There were some build quality issues that plagued our test vehicle. .... All these problems were not indicative of what any person would expect from a $40,000+ car.

http://www.caradvice.com.au/1461/ve-holden-commodore-ss-road-test/

by the way...4600 lb tow capacity FTW!!

how about I quote it properly, eh?

There were some build quality issues that plagued our test vehicle. Although this vehicle was a pre-production model, thought should have gone into aspects of build around the interior. For example, next to the steering wheel, there is a mould of plastic that sits between the steering wheel and the dashboard. This entire piece of plastic (around 10cm x 15cm) was totally loose. After pulling it backward, wires behind the dashboard were exposed. The handbrake also didn’t sit flush with the centre tunnel when disengaged, and the glove-box didn’t sit flush either, exposing a gap at its furthest end. One last aspect that irked me to no end was the noise when closing a door with an open window. It sounded like the door of an early eighties Camira being shut. When the door hit the body, you could hear the window shaking around in the door panel. All these problems were not indicative of what any person would expect from a $40,000+ car.

How about we judge quality on production examples, instead of pre-production press hacks?

Some do have some finishing issues. But it looks like the Pontiac will be a Series II so i guess those issues will not goto the US. Hopefully.

Well, he was juding what he had infront of him at that time. Hopefully these areas pointed out will be addressed with the production vehicle. And he's right. Those are things that we would not expect with a vehicle in that price range. So how does that make him a press hack? At least he did preface it with "this vehicle was a pre-production model"

How about we judge quality on production examples, instead of pre-production press hacks?


Thats true, I shouldnt have generalized. I havent heard of any other problems with build quality, but they have experienced some recalls.

http://goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/4FFFD14B063A815ECA2572220015558F

Let's hope they get any bugs shaken out before it comes stateside.