Holden Commodore (VF)

Holden does not build many cars like the Holden Commodore (VF): a 2-door coupé utility / 4-door sedan / 5-door station wagon with 3.0&nbsp, built from 2013 to 2017 as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. Its designer of record is Justin Thompson (2008).

Where it came from

The Holden Commodore (VF) is a full-size car that was produced from June 2013 to October 2017 by Holden, the former Australian subsidiary of General Motors. It was available under the luxury Holden Calais nameplate; utility models were sold as the Holden Ute. It succeeded the VE series, and was the second iteration of the fourth generation of the Holden Commodore. It was the last model in the series to be manufactured in Australia.

It was offered as a sedan and wagon. The long-wheelbase Holden Caprice (WN) released in 2013. From 2013 to 2017 the VF Commodore was rebadged in the United States as the Chevrolet SS. Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) sold VF Commodore-based models in the Gen-F series, HSV also sold models in the United Kingdom under Vauxhall VXR8 range. In December 2013, General Motors (GM) announced that it would discontinue all Australian production in 2017.

Under the skin

Under the skin sits 3.0  other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1622 -. The gearbox is a 6-speed GM 6L45-E automatic / 6-speed GM 6L80-E automatic / 6-speed GM 6L90-E automatic (LSA only) / 6-speed Aisin AY6 manual / 6-speed Tremec TR-6060 manual. 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.

In context

Where it sits in Holden's history is not in doubt: the Holden Commodore (VE) came before it; the Holden Commodore (ZB) followed it; it was built at Adelaide, South Australia (Elizabeth), Australia. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Infiniti Q50, the Mazda CX-5, the Peugeot 208. Nearby in the Holden catalogue sit the Holden 48-215 and the Holden Adventra.