Quick spin Holden WM models

Holden's new long wheelbase WM models got put to the pace this week, as I made my mark on the Adelaide roads, while enjoying the green, hilly scenery so different to my usual busy Sydney life.

But firstly there was a quick visit by the Prime Minister, a browse at the human-like robots in the Elizabeth plant and before long the wind was blowing in my hair and the power roaring at my foot.

The WM is made up of the Statesman and Caprice models, both available in a 195kW 3.6-litre, V6 and a 270kW 6.0-litre V8 engine.

The new Caprice has a price drop from the previous WL model, with the V8 at $69,990 and the V6 at $65,990.

The Statesman gets slightly dearer from its predecessors, with a $58,990 price point for the V6 and $62,990 for the V8.

In looks, performance and comfort, the WM models gets two thumbs up.

The car is surprisingly easy to manoeuvre, despite its large size and offers awesome interior space in the front and back.

The brakes and the horn particularly got put the test when an Adelaide bus driver showed they also have crazy drivers, as he unexpectedly and with no indicator, decided he liked the lane I was driving in better, much to the fear of the Holden engineer I was driving with.

But we came out the other end, unscathed and survived to tell the tale of the good handling ability of Holden's new luxury models.

The launch of the new long wheelbase luxury sedans is the result of a $190 million investment, on top of the $1.03 billion VE program.

Ashlee Pleffer is CARSguide staffer whose work appears in The Daily Telegraph on Friday. A version of this review, plus other news and analysis, will appear in The Daily Telegraph’s CARSguide on Friday.