Holden Commodore (VC)

Holden does not build many cars like the Holden Commodore (VC): a 4-door sedan / 5-door station wagon with 1.9&nbsp, built from 1980 to 1981 in the age of turbocharging and the first electronic engine management. Its designer of record is Leo Pruneau.

Where it came from

The Holden Commodore (VC) is a mid-size car that was produced by Holden, from 1980 to 1981. It was the second iteration of the first generation of the Holden Commodore.

Under the skin

Under the skin sits 1.9  other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1158 -. The gearbox is a 4-speed manual / 3-speed automatic. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 2668 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

In context

Where it sits in Holden's history is not in doubt: the Holden Commodore (VB) came before it; the Holden Commodore (VH) followed it; it was built at Adelaide, South Australia (Elizabeth), Melbourne, Victoria (Dandenong). On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Dodge Ram, the Audi Quattro, the DeLorean Motor Company DeLorean DMC-12. Nearby in the Holden catalogue sit the Holden 48-215 and the Holden Adventra.

The money

MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Holden Commodore (VC) has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.