The headlights and front grille treatment of the 2018 Holden Commodore have been revealed some 15 months before its February 2018 on-sale date. This is thanks to a teaser of the Opel Insignia Grand Sport donor car, revealing the highly jewelled ‘IntelliLux’ matrix LED units. Compared with the Astra which […]
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Opel confirms new crossover versions of Astra & Insignia – Commodore SUV?
Opel has announced plans to introduce a mammoth 29 new models by the end of the decade, including a new flagship Insignia Grand Sport (2018 Commodore), Insignia Sports Tourer wagon, and a jumped up off-road version. Dubbed the ‘7 in 17’ strategy, the plan encompasses, as you can probably imagine, […]
2018 Holden NG Commodore reveal in December
Even though the launch of the next-generation 2018 NG Commodore is some 16 months off, we will get to see it next month in the form of its donor car: the Opel/Vauxhall Grand Insignia, to be revealed in December. Although there might be some detail alterations as well as differences […]
GM invests $8.7m in Holden’s Lang Lang facility
Holden’s historic Lang Lang vehicle development facilities have been given a new lease on life after parent company General Motors announced an $8.7 million investment for emissions testing facilities. Located in Victoria near Melbourne, the emissions lab has the capabilities to test petrol, LPG, diesel as well as ethanol engines […]
2017 Buick LaCrosse could help form next-gen Commodore?
The 2017 Buick LaCrosse has gone on sale in the US, on a long wheelbase version of the next-generation Commodore’s E2XX architecture. Many industry pundits believe this could provide several clues to Holden’s upcoming import. Although the Commodore is expected sit on the shorter 2830mm wheelbase instead of the LaCrosse’s […]
2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 prototypes spotted (video)
Chevrolet has been spotted testing a few prototype versions of the 2018 Corvette ZR1 out on the streets in the US, sporting a few different albeit all racy rear wing setups. The prototypes were spotted in Michigan by an IndianAutosBlog reader, giving us all our first look at the new […]
Engine downsizing trend to flip, larger engines more efficient in real world – report
Reuters is reporting that the trend of downsizing and turbocharging engines is about to come to an end, to meet new, more realistic fuel consumption and emissions testing in the wake of Volkswagen’s dieselgate scandal. According to the publication, Volkswagen, Renault and General Motors are among three manufacturers who plan […]
2018 Insignia (Commodore?) to feature torque-vectoring
Despite expectedly switching to the front/all-wheel drive platform of the Opel Insignia, the next Holden Commodore may not lose it’s tail-out capability after all. At least not in sporty variants. GKN’s ‘Twinster’ rear differential is the magic piece of equipment that allows the Focus RS to wag its tail in […]