Holden Commodore
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With an updated VF Holden Commodore sedan set to go on sale in the U.S. next year as the 2014 Chevrolet SS, there’s renewed interest in the possibility that the eventual ute version (a car-based pickup) will also make its way into local showrooms. A few years back General Motors showed off the Pontiac G8 Sport Truck, which was essentially a rebadged version of the Commodore Ute sold at the time. The vehicle proved extremely popular with enthusiasts who quickly branded it a modern-day El Camino. Now, the guys over at GM Authority have discovered via a trademark filing with the U.S...
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HSV Reveals Details About Holden Commodore-Based One-Make Racing Series
About a week ago we brought you news that HSV, official tuner to GM’s Aussie division, Holden, was looking to establish a new one-making racing series in India using one of its tuned Holden Commodore sedans as the basis. HSV has now revealed some details about the project, including...
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HSV Tests KERS Hybrid In Commodore Racer, Could Lead To Production Version
Holden’s performance division HSV is working on its own racing series together with motorsport firm Walkinshaw Racing, using the Holden Commodore-based ClubSport R8 as the basis for a new one-make series aimed at India and several other markets in Asia. HSV has now revealed that it is...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Chevrolet SS NASCAR Sprint Cup Racer To Debut Next Month
Though the upcoming 2014 Chevrolet SS--and it’s VF Holden Commodore sibling--won’t be revealed until the Daytona 500 next February, we’ll get a good preview of its styling next month with the reveal of the Chevrolet SS NASCAR race car that will be tackling the 2013 Sprint Cup...
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HSV testing supercharged V-8 for new F Series, could feature in Chevy SS
With the introduction of an updated VF Holden Commodore pegged for early next year, HSV, official tuner to Holden, will be introducing its own new models based on the car in the form of the F Series range. Prototypes for HSV’s F Series are already testing in Australia, and according to...
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HSV Launches 25th Anniversary Edition Of Flagship GTS
Following the introduction of its updated 2012 model range, HSV, official tuner to Holden, has now revealed its latest version of its GTS flagship based on the Holden Commodore sedan. Like the rest of the 2012 HSV range, the latest GTS is being introduced to celebrate the tuning firm’s 25th...
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Currently there are just two vehicles based on GM’s rear-wheel drive Zeta platform, which was originally developed in Australia by Holden for the VE Commodore (and its long-wheelbase variants) launched back in 2006. The two vehicles include the original VE Commodore, which is soon to be upgraded to the VF series and sold in the U.S. as the new 2014 Chevrolet SS, as well as the Camaro muscle car. With the Commodore’s upgrade to VF guise, the Zeta platform will be made significantly more environmentally friendly, mainly through extensive weight saving. However, once the VF Commodore...
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2014 Chevrolet SS Spy Shots
UPDATE: The 2014 Chevrolet SS has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Following official confirmation back in May that an updated version of the Australian designed and built Holden Commodore will be heading to U.S. shores, this time wearing a Chevrolet bowtie, a prototype for the new...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
HSV Updates Lineup For 2012, Revives ClubSport And Maloo Names
Official tuner to Holden, HSV has introduced a range of updates to its lineup of high-performance sedans, wagons and utes, with the updates coinciding with the company’s 25th anniversary taking place this year. HSV’s model lineup, sold primarily in Australia though available elsewhere...
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Holden enlists Facebook fans for Commodore Ute ad slogan
General Motors’ Australian subsidiary Holden called on its Facebook fans to come up with a new advertising slogan for its latest Commodore ‘Thunder’ Ute. And the fans delivered, coming up with the slogan “No Backseat Drivers.” The more than 300,000 fans on...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Chevy SS and VF Commodore to make simultaneous debut during Daytona 500
Chevrolet has already confirmed that its new 2014 SS sports sedan, the American cousin of the upcoming VF series Holden Commodore, will be making its official debut just prior to the Daytona 500 next February. Now it’s been revealed that the long-awaited VF Commodore will be revealed at the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2014 Chevrolet SS Confirmed As VF Holden Commodore: Official
UPDATE: The 2014 Chevrolet SS has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Chevrolet, together with officials from fellow GM subsidiary Holden, has confirmed today that the Australian designed and built Holden Commodore sedan will return to U.S. shores as the 2014 Chevrolet SS. A racing...
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UPDATE: The 2014 Chevrolet SS has been revealed. Click here for all the details. It was only two months ago that Chevrolet first announced it was ditching the Impala in next year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup in favor of an all-new model, one that would also be joining the brand’s passenger vehicle lineup in the new year. This immediately sparked rumors that either the Holden Commodore sedan or its long-wheelbase variant, the Caprice, would form the basis of the new model. While Chevrolet remains tight-lipped on the matter, a number of hints have appeared online recently and this has...
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LHD Holden Commodore testing in Oz; Is it the 2014 Chevy SS?--Update
UPDATE: The 2014 Chevrolet SS has been confirmed as the VF Holden Commodore. Click here for all the details. A prototype for the facelifted VF Holden Commodore has been spotted testing in Australia ahead of its local launch pegged for early next year. While it’s normal for Holden to test...
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Next-Gen Holden Commodore Ute And Wagon Coming To U.S.?
The future is starting to look very bright for GM’s Australian subsidiary Holden and its much-loved Commodore line of sedans, utes and wagons. After development of a next-generation Commodore was confirmed recently, Holden was then picked to spearhead the development of two new cars for the...
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Holden Commodore Future Secured, U.S. Return Back In The Spotlight
General Motors’ Australian division Holden, the manufacturer of the much-loved Commodore sedan, wagon and ute, and the former Pontiac G8, has announced today that it's committed to investing $1 billion towards the development of a next-generation model. The announcement comes several months...
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Could The Next Holden Commodore Be The Last?
New reports coming out of Australia suggest the country’s beloved Holden Commodore may be replaced by a front-wheel drive, globally engineered model after the redesigned ‘VF’ series due in 2014 has run its course. The suggestion first arose following comments made by Chris Walton...
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HDT Salutes Race Legend Peter Brock With Special Edition Commodore
Many readers may be familiar with Australia’s Holden Special Vehicles (HSV), the official performance and tuning arm of GM Holden, but there are several other firms in the land down under with equally established pedigrees and close links to the automaker. One of these is Holden Dealer Team...
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We got a taste of Australia’s V-8 muscle car love with the short-lived Pontiac G8 GT and high-performance GT GXP, which were essentially a rebadged Holden Commodore and its more exclusive Holden Special Vehicles variant, both designed and engineered Down Under. Well, it seems the Aussies also love to race their locally bred heroes, specifically, in a two make touring car race series called V8 Supercars, with the Holden Commodore taking on its longtime rival, the Ford Falcon, in an epic battle, the highlight of which is a 1,000 km (621 mile) race around the Mount Panorama race track in...
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2014 Chevrolet Impala’s Move To Detroit Could Spell End For Commodore Hopes
General Motors Company's [NYSE:GM] announcement this week to move production of the next-generation 2014 Chevrolet Impala to its Detroit-Hamtramck manufacturing plant, where it will join the Volt and redesigned Malibu, could spell the end for any hope that the rear-wheel drive Holden Commodore...
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Pontiac G8 To Return As Sporty Chevrolet?
Pontiac may be long gone but some enthusiasts have been clamoring for at least one of the brand’s cars to be rebadged and sold under another GM brand: the Australian-built Pontiac G8. Designed and constructed by GM's Holden subsidiary Down Under, the G8 had been rumored for re-branding as a...
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GM, Ford Do Hoonage Aussie Style: Walkinshaw And FPV
Walkinshaw Performance, the inimitable tuners of all things Holden, recently took the wraps off their WP Series II Supercar, a supercharged 617-horsepower monster. But Ford Performance Vehicles, the in-house tuning arm for Ford's Aussie division, has its own beast: the Falcon Boss 335 GT, which we...
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Lutz: Commodore-Based 'Four-Door Corvette' Possible
We like the idea as much as anyone, but Lutz's track record isn't great.
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Holden Prepares Business Case To Sell Commodore Under Different GM Brands
Pontiac's demise has left a lot of people in the lurch, including General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] own Australian subsidiary Holden, which lost a vital contract for the supply of its Commodore-based G8 sedans to the North American market. The Aussie subsidiary is not giving up on bringing...
James Martinez