VF Commodore around Australia road test
Andrew MacLean
Published: June 13, 2013 - 8:15AM (from SMH / Drive.com)
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The first of our three two-man teams has already begun the 16,353km journey driving Holden’s brand-new VF Calais V6 on a full lap of the world’s largest island – and smallest continent.
Along the way, we’ll take in every Australian state and territory, including crossing Bass Strait on the Spirit of Tasmania ferry, and visit some of the country’s most iconic landmarks; from Canberra’s manic Parliament House to the relaxed waters of Cable Beach in Broome and from the wintery shadow cast by Hobart’s Mount Wellington to the warmth of the tropical rainforests on Atherton Ranges near Cairns.
Not only is Drive attempting its longest road test ever, but we’re also creating the world’s longest-running game of Spotto. If you see our purple Calais V V6 anywhere around the country, send a picture to our Facebook, Twitter or Google+ pages and you could win a Drive computer mouse and Holden coffee mug plus enter the draw to win $200 worth of Caltex StarCash fuel cards.
You can follow our adventure using the schedule below:
Day 1- Wednesday May 29 - Sydney-Canberra-Cooma-Albury - 735km
Day 2 - Thursday May 30 - Albury-Bendigo-Melbourne - 435km
Day 3 - Friday May 3 - Devonport-Launceston-Hobart-Devonport - 562km
Day 4 - Saturday June 1 - Melbourne-Warrnambool-Mount Gambier - 535km
Day 5 - Sunday June 2 - Mount Gambier-Victor Harbour-Adelaide-Birdwood-Elizabeth - 617km
Day 6 - Monday June 3 - Elizabeth-Port Augusta-Ceduna-Bookabie - 868km
Day 7 - Tuesday June 4 - Bookabie-Eucla-Cocklebiddy - 742km
Day 8 - Wednesday June 5 - Cocklebiddy-Norseman-Esperance - 562km
Day 9 - Thursday June 6 - Esperance-Albany-Bunbury - 824km
Day 10 - Friday June 7 - Bunbury-Perth-Yanchep-Eneabba - 490km
Day 11 - Saturday June 8 - Eneabba-Geraldton-Denham-Wooramel - 759km
Day 12 - Sunday June 9 - Wooramel-Carnarvon-Karratha-Port Hedland - 952km
Day 13 - Monday June 10 - Port Hedland-Broome-Fitzroy Crossing - 1008km
Day 14 - Tuesday June 11 - Fitzroy Crossing-Halls Creek-Kununurra-Timber Creek - 877km
Day 15 - Wednesday June 12 - Timber Creek-Katherine-Darwin - 602km
Day 16 - Thursday June 13 - Darwin-Litchfield-Katherine-Daly Waters-Newcastle Waters - 697km
Day 17 - Friday June 14 - Newcastle Waters-Tennant Creek-Barkly Homestead - 697km
Day 18 - Saturday June 15 - Barkly Homestead-Mount Isa-Burke and Wills Roadhouse - 749km
Day 19 - Sunday June 16 - Burke and Wills Roadhouse-Normanton-Cairns - 883km
Day 20 - Monday June 17 - Cairns-Townsville-Mackay - 738km
Day 21 - Tuesday June 18 - Mackay-Rockhampton-Bundaberg - 626km
Day 22 - Wednesday June 19 - Bundaberg-Brisbane-Grafton - 696km
Day 23 - Thursday June 20 - Grafton-Coffs Harbour-Newcastle-Sydney - 629km
Total- 16,353km This story was found at:
http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor-ne ... 2ngyx.html
GKW
