With the Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore going out of production very soon, police forces around the country will soon be looking for a new highway patrol vehicle. Are we about to welcome a Ford Mustang police car? Not likely. NSW Police have apparently been testing the new Mustang muscle […]
Holden Commodore
Holden VF Director special edition to help send off Commodore?
Holden could be about to introduce a VF Holden Commodore Director special edition, both as a send-off to the Commodore and to pay respect to the original VK and VL Director models of yesteryear. Last month PerformanceDrive had exclusive word from Holden Australia, confirming there is some kind of special […]
Holden Commodore Bathurst edition in the works? Trademark found
Last week Holden gave us some confirmation there is a going to be a celebratory last hurrah Commodore to send off the nameplate before local production ends in 2017. A trademark application has now been found suggesting it could be called the Bathurst edition. According to the IP Australia government […]
Exclusive: Holden Commodore last hurrah special confirmed
Ford Australia has the new XR6 Sprint and XR8 Sprint special editions to help customers say goodbye to the Falcon nameplate, and it looks like Holden is planning something to send off the Commodore before its expiry date approaches. Unlike the Ford Falcon, which goes out on production in October […]
2016 HSV Clubsport R8 review (video)
It started life as a humble Aussie icon. Now, the HSV Clubsport sits in the market as one of the most powerful production sedans in the world. Isn’t it a shame the MY2016 is going to be the last model ever? Yep, as you’ve probably heard, Holden Australia is closing […]
Top 10 Australian exports you probably didn’t know about
As we near the end of the road for Australian car manufacturing, we thought it would be a good time to reflect on some of the more obscure moments in Aussie motoring history. For a considerable chunk of time Australian cars were exported to various parts of the world, some […]
2016 Holden Commodore SS V Redline VF II review (video)
This is it, folks. The last ever Australian-made high-performance Commodore; the 2016 Holden Commodore SS V Redline VF II. This is the Commodore that we should be most proud of. Holden will cease local manufacturing next year – if not sooner – which means the humble Commodore as we know […]
2016 Holden Commodore SV6 Sportwagon VFII review (video)
What you’re looking at here is the final chapter of a story that started in 1948; the birth of the six-cylinder, Australian-built family car. For the best part of seven decades it has been an Aussie staple, like steak and chips. While the bulk of the changes for the last […]