Some more details of the 2018 Holden Commodore have been confirmed just as the European counterpart, the Opel Insignia Grand Sport, hits its local roads. The first media reviews for the new Opel and Vauxhall versions are in, with most of the praise pointed towards the car’s comfortable ride, handling, […]
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2018 Buick Regal to be offered in wagon, first wagon since 1996
The 2018 Holden Commodore has generated a tidal wave of passionate responses from fans across social media, forums and other outlets. The donor car, the 2017 Opel Insignia, is now being sampled by the European media, who find it is significantly improved in all areas over the outgoing Insignia. Although, […]
CSIRO & Deakin University team up for carbon manufacturing
With Ford having already ceased production last October, and Holden, Toyota set to do the same a year on, the Australian motor-manufacturing industry is by-and-large condemned for the scrapheap. That hasn’t stopped the vast supplier chain, which relied heavily on those carmakers for survival innovating to the point now where […]
NSW Police offended by Grand Theft Auto mod (video)
A mod for the computer version of Grand Theft Auto has caused hysteria and furrowed eyebrows among mainstream media and senior ministers. The mod sees the familiar boys-in-blue patrolling San Andreas, faithfully copied in digital form, right down to the last detail. The Glock-brandishing coppers roll in some familiar metal, […]
Commodore-based Chevrolet SS production coming to halt
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 […]
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 […]