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According to drive they will be trying to make it more economical.

http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/Ar...rticleID=64036

HSV E-Series 2 update to focus on fuel economy, styling
Toby Hagon, drive.com.au, June 30, 2009

There will be a fraction more power for HSV’s updated 6.2-litre V8, but expect most of the engineering effort for the E-Series 2 to centre around increased fuel economy.

An updated HSV E-Series 2 is expected to focus more on fuel economy rather than increased power in a sign of the times for performance car manufacturers trying to improve their environmental footprint.

Improvements of around 5% or more to fuel economy are expected while power is expected to increase by a maximum of 2.5%.

The new HSV E-Series 2, due on sale in September, will use the same 6.2-litre V8 but is expected to consume up to one litre less fuel per 100km. That would reduce consumption to something under 14L/100km, which is still well about the 7.5L/100km-odd for small cars and 10L/100km-odd for six-cylinder large cars.

Peak power for the new HSV E-Series 2 is expected to jump slightly from 317kW in today’s car to either 320kW or 325kW. It is not expected to continue the move to have the number 7 on the end, as with the 307kW E-Series original or the 317kW update that brought the current car’s 6.2-litre V8.

Dalers have been told to expect a power output of "320-something".

To coincide with the arrival of the new Holden Commodore VF – the September update for the VE Commodore - the new E-Series 2 will also get styling changes designed to freshen the look of the Commodore-based performance cars.

Holden is also looking at other fuel saving measures for the future, including the possibility of a return to the four-cylinder Commodore.

HSV is said to be working harder to differentiate the cars from the Commodores they’re based on following the success of the current model.

The E-Series has been the best selling HSV in the company’s 21-year history.

HSV set a record for sales in 2007 followed by a second best year in 2008.