The US export program that was a cornerstone of the VF Commodore’s development draws to a close at the end of this month, with orders no longer being taken after the end of February, 2017. The Chevrolet SS has been on sale since 2014 as a version of the Commodore […]
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2017 Opel Insignia OPC/Commodore SS Sportwagon rendered
X-Tomi design has weaved his magic on the 2017 Opel Insignia wagon, which will also become our Holden Commodore Sportwagon in 2018, to create a successor to today’s Insignia VXR/OPC. The European sporting flagship is said to continue but instead of today’s turbo V6 power, a worked 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine […]
Top 10 long-lost Holden Commodore foreign relations
The Holden Commodore as we have come to know it is entering its twilight phase. On October 20, 2017, the doors on Holden’s Elizabeth plant close after 69 years. The Commodore story began in the late 1960s in Europe, with the inception of GM’s V-car platform. By the time the […]
2018 Holden Commodore Sportwagon officially revealed
Holden has today confirmed the imported successor to the Holden Commodore will retain the Sportwagon moniker for station wagon variants. The Insignia Sports Tourer was officially revealed today in Opel and Vauxhall guises, as well as the Australia-bound Holden-badged version. The wagon was first spotted in December of last year […]
2017 Holden Trax now on sale in Australia from $23,990
Holden’s smallest SUV offering, the Trax, has just undergone an extensive facelift and starts from the same $23,990 as the outgoing vehicle. The range now consists of three models; the LS, all-new LT, and range-topping LTZ which sees an increase of $1600. These are powered by two different engine options. […]
2017 Summernats 30, biggest ever – highlights (with mega gallery)
Love muscle cars, burnouts, and Australia’s hot weather? You must have went to Summernats 30 in Canberra a few weeks ago. If the answer is no to either of these but you’re still intrigued, we’ve put together a big gallery for you so you can pretend you were there. Summernats, […]
Turbo Opel Grand Insignia/2018 Commodore spotted in Germany
A pre-production prototype of the 2017 Opel Grand Insignia has been snapped in the appropriately named Winterburg, Germany, by a reader of Indian Autos Blog. Holden’s decision to retain the Commodore nameplate for an imported car has generated terabytes of vitriol on social media and forums, but these pictures seem […]
2017 Holden Commodore now on sale, last-ever local model
This is it, folks. The last-ever locally-made Holden Commodore. Welcome to the 2017 VF lineup, bringing some minor updates while some variants are cut from the range altogether. Holden will cease producing the Commodore in Australia in October, and as such, the company is encouraging interested punters to order any […]