Holden builds small SUV concept for show

Holden is rumoured to be the design source of a new small SUV concept due to be unveiled at the Indian Auto Expo in New Delhi next week. The show unveiling on February 5 is believed to be of a concept called the Adra, based on General Motors' Gamma II global small vehicle platform, according to Autocar India.

The Gamma II underpins a range of current GM cars, including the Holden Trax, Barina and Barina Spark. The new car is reportedly being designed for the Indian market, for which the Trax is too large to qualify for the country's excise tax rebate on vehicles shorter than four metres.

The Adra is expected to be powered by a 1.3-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel engine --  GM's version of Fiat's 1.3-litre MultiJet unit -- with 57kW of power and 205Nm of torque.

Holden previously told Carsguide -- in referring to mystery vehicles in the brand's 'Here to Stay' commercial -- that its designers were working on several projects for GM, but declined to elaborate further.