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39 Years of the Holden Commodore

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Archive: Chevrolet Camaro vs Holden Coupe 60 vs Holden Monaro

We muster Holden’s Oz-developed muscle-car royalty to find the coupe worthy of the pony car crown

2017 Holden Commodore the end of daze
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39 Years of Holden Commodore: 2017 - End of Daze

Today is the day; as we farewell the Aussie built Holden and our look back on 39 years of Commodore, we relive 48 glorious hours in Clayton's curtain call- the HSV GTSR W1

2016 Holden Commodore Last bragging rites
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39 Years of Holden Commodore: 2016 - Last bragging rites

This is it folks, the last battle between Australian-made Ford and Holden V8 sports sedans – and a mighty turbo-six upstart.

2015 Holden Commodore Patriot missile
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39 Years of Holden Commodore: 2015 - Patriot missile

Red versus blue. Green versus gold. To Bathurst from the Bush we drive these True Blue Aussie heroes

2014 Holden Commodore: Wheels Car of the Year finalist
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39 Years of Holden Commodore: 2014 - Wheels Car of the Year finalist

The right car for Australia and (mostly) good enough for the world makes its final COTY appearance

2013 Holden Commodore: VF Good
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39 Years of Holden Commodore: 2013 - VF Good

It’s more sophisticated inside and out. It’s set to take on the world as a Chevrolet SS, and at home, Holden is hoping Aussies will fall in love with Commodore all over again

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39 Years of Holden Commodore: 2012 - HSV 25th Anniversary Series

The fully-loaded GTS Anniversary Edition celebrates a quarter-century of HSV’s local heroes

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39 Years of Holden Commodore: 2011 - HSV Black Edition

Editor Bill needed to reconnect with Aussie roads and local muscle, so he grabbed HSV’s new Black Edition in Melbourne, aimed for Sydney the back way, and turned it up to 11

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39 Years of Holden Commodore: 2010 - Holden VE Series II SS V Redline first drive

Bolder, better balanced and Brembo-braked, the SS V Redline spearheads Holden's important new VE Series II assault. Factor in its revamped interior, and you're looking at a Commodore that further narrows the gap between factory-fettled and HSV-honed

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2008 Holden Commodore: HSV W427 First Drive

Believe the hype. With the balance to back up the numbers, HSV has just created Australia's first supercar

2007 Wheels Car of the Year: Holden VE Commodore
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2007 Wheels Car of the Year: Holden VE Commodore

The General's billion-dollar baby is no immaculate conception, but it meets the COTY criteria better than any other new car of 2006, shining through as the most deserving recipient of Australia's premier motoring award.

2006 Holden Commodore REVEALED The Commodores inside story
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2006 Holden Commodore: REVEALED! The Commodore's inside story

Holden’s first-ever clean-sheet Commodore is benchmarked, not against Ford but Audi and BMW. Here’s your comprehensive guide to the billion-dollar VE range.

2005 Holden Commodore Halo goodbye
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2005 Holden Commodore: Halo, goodbye

As Holden prepares to lower the curtain on its hero coupe, who better than Monaro-driving legend Colin Bond to shake down the last-of-the-line CV8-Z, and revisit a classic HG that's along for the ride?

2004 Holden Commodore Battle of the 6ixes
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2004 Holden Commodore: Battle of the 6ixes

Will Commodore’s step into the 21st-Century drivetrain technology be enough to wrong-foot Ford’s excellent BA Falcon? The 190kW SV6 is the first to try its luck.

2003 Holden Commodore: The Crewman Show
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2003 Holden Commodore: The Crewman Show

Warning: Holden's longest ever production contains material you may have seen before

2002 Holden Commodore: VY Commodore
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2002 Holden Commodore: VY Commodore - Reinventing Australia's top seller

lt's about to get a whole lot tougher for Holden. Confronting a fiercely competitive Falcon for the first time in years, the boys from Fishermans Bend have worked hard on a defence strategy.

2001 Holden Commodore: Rare stake
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2001 Holden Commodore: Rare stake

Scarcity equals excellent resale in a classic supply and demand situation. The customers love it…

2000 Holden Commodore: Holden VX Commodore SS first drive
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2000 Holden Commodore: Holden VX Commodore SS first drive

VT took Commodore to the top. Now Holden hopes the reinvigorated VX will keep it there

1999 Holden Commodore HSV Chevrolet LS1 V8 Gen III bender
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1999 Holden Commodore: HSV Chevrolet LS1 V8 Gen III bender

Keep it simple. Take a V8 cousin to the Corvette’s all-alloy donk, slide it between a VT Series II’s strut towers and voila! Meet the meat inside HSV’s wrapping.

1997 Holden Commodore Car of the Year VT
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1998 Holden Commodore: Car of the Year - Holden Commodore VT

The most significant new Holden since the original 48/215, the VT Commodore is an affirmation of the skill, ingenuity and determination of the Australian automotive industry

1997 Holden Commodore The VT Holden Commodore
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1997 Holden Commodore: The VT Holden Commodore

No more guessing games: this is the VT in the metal. We’ve driven every model and delved under the skin of the most important Holden in 50 years.

1996 Holden Commodore: Holden Calais v Ford Fairmont Ghia
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1996 Holden Commodore: Holden Calais v Ford Fairmont Ghia

Ford has put in some useful midseason training, but will it frighten Holden’s horses? Mike McCarthy is poised for a photo finish…

1995 Holden Commodore: Refining the roar
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1995 Holden Commodore: Refining the roar

HSV’s versions of the new VS are sweeter than ever

1994 Holden Commodore: Wheels 1993 Car of the Year
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1994 Holden Commodore: Wheels 1993 Car of the Year

Holden's VR-series Commodore is the 1993 Wheels Car of the Year. By the narrowest margin, it edged out Honda's Accord to claim the 30th anniversary COTY award. The decisive factors: safety and value for money