Holden Commodore (VE)

Start with what the Holden Commodore (VE) is: a 2-door coupé utility / 4-door sedan (car) / sedan / 5-door station wagon with 3.0&nbsp, built from 2006 to 2013, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. What it meant takes a little longer. The shape is credited to Peter Hughes (2003).

The story

The Holden Commodore (VE) is a full-size car that was produced from 2006 to 2013 by Holden, the former Australian subsidiary of General Motors. Dubbed Holden's "billion dollar baby", the car was available as the Holden Berlina—the mid-range model—and the Holden Calais, the luxury variant; utility body styles were marketed as the Holden Ute. Succeeding the VZ series, the VE was the first iteration of the fourth generation of the Holden Commodore, a series of automobiles built between 1978 and 2020. Unlike its predecessors, which used Opel-sourced platforms adapted to mechanics and sizes that would suit the local market, the VE was the first Commodore entirely designed and developed by Holden in Australia. To minimise export redevelopment costs, features such as a symmetrical centre console housing a flush-fitting hand brake lever facilitated the conversion to left-hand drive.

The VE was internationally badge-engineered as the Chevrolet Lumina, Chevrolet Omega, Bitter Vero Sport and Pontiac G8. Holden introduced the VE body styles in stages, beginning with the sedan in July 2006. Before this, the company stated they would manufacture two parallel generations of Commodores until the launch of the station wagon and utility. Variants by Holden's performance vehicle partner, Holden Special Vehicles, were released soon after the sedan's debut alongside the long-wheelbase WM Statesman/Caprice models. The VE Ute entered production in 2007, coinciding with the unveiling of the Sportwagon concept car. The production version of the VE Sportwagon—which shared its 2,915 mm (114.8 in) wh

What is underneath

The engine is 3.0  other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 1690 -. Drive goes through a 4-speed GM 4L60-E transmission / GM 4L60-E automatic / 5-speed GM 5L40-E transmission / GM 5L40-E automatic / 6-speed GM 6L50 transmission / GM 6L50 automatic / 6-speed GM 6L80-E t. 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 2915 mm (sedan, wagon) / 3009 mm (utility). These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Its place in the line

In the Holden line-up the Holden Commodore (VE) has a clear place: it replaced the Holden Commodore (VZ); it handed the line to the Holden Commodore (VF); the factory was Adelaide, South Australia (Elizabeth), Australia. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Nissan Qashqai, the Audi R8, the Hyundai i30. Nearby in the Holden catalogue sit the Holden 48-215 and the Holden Adventra.