Holden Commodore
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Whether production of the Holden Commodore remained in Australia or not beyond the life of the current VF model, one thing was certain, future versions would be based on General Motors’ global platforms. We can now reveal that the global platform destined for the next-generation Commodore, due in 2018, will most likely be an updated version of the stretched Epsilon II platform found in a handful of models from General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] such as the Chevrolet Impala, Cadillac XTS and Buick LaCrosse. Last year, Holden was awarded a contract to design and engineer two GM models...
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Holden to end vehicle production in Australia in 2017
The manufacture of mass-produced cars in Australia is all but over, with General Motors’ local division Holden announcing today it will cease production by the end of 2017. The news comes just months after Ford announced it will end production in Australia by 2016, and the third local...
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2014 Chevy SS Vs. 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP: Here's What's Different
Discuss the all-new 2014 Chevrolet SS with someone who's a performance-car enthusiast, and they're bound to mention the Pontiac G8, a sedan that was sold for just two model years—2008 and 2009—and has found a cult following, both on its own merits and (in top GXP trim) as the last great...
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2014 Chevrolet SS first drive review
If your exposure to Chevrolet performance cars has included recent versions of the Camaro and the Corvette, be forewarned: The new 2014 Chevy SS might have familiar firepower under the hood, but it's a distinctly different, more understated car in nearly every other respect. Here's a...
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Holden Planning FWD Commodore, Isn't Promising Australian Production: Report
The sun may be about to set on production of Holden cars in Australia, with a report out this week claiming a document prepared for the local government, using information supplied by the General Motors brand, concluded that production of mass-market cars by the automaker was unviable. The...
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Chevy El Camino Hopes Fade With Report Of Holden Ute's Demise
Hope of General Motors ever launching a modern-day Chevrolet El Camino based on the Holden Commodore Ute are fading fast, with news coming out today the once popular Holden utility won’t be replaced when a new Commodore is launched in 2017. The Commodore Ute has seen a 31 percent drop in...
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HSV, official tuner to Holden in Australia, has released its first television advertisement for its new flagship, the 2013 GTS sedan. The car sits atop the latest Gen-F range of high-powered sedans, utes and wagons and comes to the market with a supercharged LSA V-8 engine delivering 580 horsepower and 545 pound-feet of torque to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission. The ad, which was first picked up by the guys at Autoblog, plays the familiar theme of escaping the mundane and gets the message across rather bluntly. There’s nothing blunt about the...
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Holden sets Nürburgring ‘record’ with VF Commodore Ute
A version of the latest VF-Series Holden Commodore, the high-performance SS V Ute, was recently taken to the Nürburgring in Germany for some final tuning and one very important test. That test was to see how fast the car could lap the famous German track’s full Nordschleife, which Holden...
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2014 Chevy SS Stars In Holden’s Ads For New Commodore: Video
The 2014 Chevrolet SS doesn’t hit showrooms until this fall, where it will wear a pricetag of $44,470, but the car’s Australian cousin, the new VF Holden Commodore, has just launched in its own market. These are two of the television ads for the VF Commodore, both of which make mention...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Supercharged LSA-powered Commodore heads to UK, is the US next?
You’re looking at the latest flagship from Holden tuner HSV, the 2013 GTS super sedan, which is based on the Australian VF-series Holden Commodore that’s due to go on sale later this year in U.S. showrooms as the 2014 Chevrolet SS. The GTS, which packs a supercharged 6.2-liter LSA V-8...
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HSV Gen-F Range Of High-Powered Holdens Debuts: Video
You’re looking at the new Gen-F range of high-powered sedans, utes and wagons from HSV, the official tuner to Holden in Australia. The Gen-F range is based on Holden’s latest VF Commodore but receives a series of unique performance upgrades and styling enhancements. HSVs are known for...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Supercharged LSA Confirmed For HSV Gen-F, Is The Chevy SS Next?
A week ago we brought you the first teaser image of HSV’s new Gen-F range of high-performance Holden Commodores, which are based on the latest VF generation of the popular Australian sedan which itself will soon be sold in the states as the 2014 Chevrolet SS. Though full details on...
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Holden tuner HSV has started its official launch campaign for its upcoming range of high-performance sedans based on the new VF Holden Commodore that goes on sale here later this year as the 2014 Chevrolet SS. To get the ball rolling, HSV released this single teaser image, which confirms that the new range will be called the Gen-F. The outgoing range is called the E-Series, with the E signifying that the cars are based on the outgoing VE Commodore. Not wanting to call its new range of VF Commodore-based cars the F-Series, for obvious reasons, HSV decided to introduce the new Gen-F name...
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VF Holden Commodore Ute and Sportwagon revealed, US sales of wagon not ruled out
Following the reveal of the new VF Holden Commodore, a car that--in performance trim--will be sold in the U.S. as the new 2014 Chevrolet SS, comes the reveal of its additional bodystyles, the Ute and Sportwagon. The new Ute and Sportwagon retain much of the styling of their VE Commodore-based...
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2014 Chevrolet SS Debuts At Daytona International Speedway
After years of conjecture and rumor, a new, rear-wheel-drive performance sedan has finally been unveiled for the bowtie brand, and it’s called the 2014 Chevrolet SS. The new sports sedan makes its debut today at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida, where it will be showcased...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2014 Chevy SS gets closer with reveal of new Holden Commodore SS V
This is our best look yet at the upcoming 2014 Chevrolet SS sports sedan. The car is the new VF Holden Commodore SS V, the Australian cousin of the Chevy SS that will make its debut at Daytona International Speedway this Saturday. THE 2014 CHEVROLET SS HAS BEEN REVEALED. CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE...
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VF Holden Commodore V8 Supercars race car revealed
Just one day after General Motors’ Australian subsidiary, Holden, unveiled its handsomely-styled VF Commodore, teams campaigning the car in the 2013 V8 Supercars touring car series unveiled their various versions. Featured here is the car from Holden’s official factory team, the Holden...
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Do These Design Bucks Reveal The Look Of the 2014 Chevy SS?
UPDATE: The 2014 Chevrolet SS has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Holden’s new VF Commodore, the Australian sedan that will form the basis of the upcoming 2014 Chevrolet SS, was revealed overnight, though so far we’ve only been treated with the upmarket Calais V model...
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The long-awaited VF Holden Commodore rear-wheel-drive sedan has been revealed, previewing the look of the 2014 Chevrolet SS that’s set for its own debut this coming week. So far only the upmarket Calais V model has been revealed, though the shape of the car, the lights and most of the interior will be shared with the new Chevy SS. A base model plus sporty SS V and HSV variants will be unveiled shortly. THE 2014 CHEVROLET SS HAS BEEN REVEALED. CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE DETAILS. The new Commodore was unveiled overnight at Holden’s headquarters in Melbourne, Australia, with the...
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Holden Confirms Next-Gen Commodore, U.S. Arrival A Possibility
Holden boss Mike Devereux has confirmed that a next-generation Commodore will be launched once the latest model, the VF, to be revealed on Sunday and sold in the U.S. as the 2014 Chevrolet SS, ends production in 2016. There were fears that Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors Company...
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2014 Chevy SS To Debut On Feb 16, Holden Version On Feb 10
UPDATE: The 2014 Chevrolet SS has been revealed. Click here for all the details. At the announcement of its new 2014 SS performance sedan last May, Chevrolet confirmed the covers would first come off the car during the week of the Daytona 500. The reveal of the car is meant to coincide with the...
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Two-Time MotoGP Champion Casey Stoner To Drive In V8 Supercars
Less than a year after announcing his retirement from MotoGP, a sport in which he was crowned world champion twice, Casey Stoner has confirmed he will enter the popular Australian touring car series V8 Supercars in 2013. Stoner will initially be competing in the Dunlop V8 Series, a feeder series...
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Holden Starts Work On Body Shop For Next-Generation Cars
General Motors’ Australian subsidiary Holden has started work on a new body shop that will be used to build two future models, the first of which, the next-generation Cruze compact car, will enter production in 2015. The second model will enter production in 2018 when the upcoming VF...
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El Camino, Nomad Trademarks Just Routine Procedure, Says Chevy
A few weeks back, we brought you news that General Motors had filed trademarks on the names “El Camino” and “Nomad,” both iconic vehicles from the Chevrolet brand’s past. That quickly led to speculation that General Motors was considering a revival for both products...
Kurt Ernst