Holden VE Commodore unveiling open to the public
Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors, will be unveiling its all-new VE Commodore range this Sunday, July 16th, and we're all invited to watch. The unveiling will be broadcast via the web through the ninemsn website, which can be found here. It will begin at 10:30AM the morning of Sunday the 16th, which, according to the website TimeZoneConverter, is 8:30PM EST on Saturday, July 15th. If you miss the reveal, the webcast will also be archived on the ninemsn website.
GM enthusiasts around the world should be very interested in the new Commodore range, as its rear-wheel drive Zeta platform will the be the basis for many upcoming GM products, the most anticipated of which is the Chevy Camaro slated to return near the end of the decade.
[Source: Holden
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autopilotoff 1:33AM (7/15/2006)
I cant wait!!!
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Jack Yan 12:35AM (7/16/2006)
I wish I could say it was worth the 20-minute postponement (some journalists were delayed due to fog at Melbourne airport). But we have seen the car in so many spy shots that it didn’t seem that new, sadly. Still, a better car than what is currently in that segment. Holden should do OK out of it.
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Kenn 1:15AM (7/16/2006)
The VE commodore didn’t impress me the car looks uglier than the current model especially the front, the front looks like the Aussie Ford Falcon, the back looks like the current VZ bit inflated. I definitely think the Mitsubishi 380 looks much nicer and even the Toyota Aurion will look much nicer.
With nearly 150kg heavier than the previous model it will consume lot more petrol and with price increase of at least $1500 on the base models and $2000 on high end model it will be a bit of a struggle to sell this especially with high petrol prices.
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ort has payed off... the ve will be the best holden madeort has payed off... the ve will be the best holden made 3:36AM (7/17/2006)
holdens billion dollar effort will show and they will succeed... the ve will be the best holden made
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Jesse Kelly 9:49AM (7/18/2006)
The new commodore, Hmm looks so much like Fords BA Falcon.
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Karl Sass 6:37AM (7/20/2006)
Holden may be taking a big risk with the VE, spending a billion dollars on developing a car that could be heavy on fuel with petrol being so expensive now.
Holdens biggest problem is that most of the design and development was done around three years ago and only six months before release did fuel become so expensive and buyers for the first time actualy care about fuel consumption. This will be one interesting car, espesially if its compatibale with diesel motors,on-demand dicplacement and hybrid technology.
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