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The most important change in Commodore’s history

Proven family car. Exhilarating sports machine. Sophisticated luxury sedan. The award-winning Commodore range meets every driving need and every driver’s budget.

All seven models come with Electronic Stability Control and six air bags. All have the maximum ANCAP safety rating. All possess the DNA that has made Commodore Australia’s number one selling car for over a decade. The rear wheel drive, superb build quality, the precision handling, athletic stance and undeniable road presence – it’s all there.

To all this, Holden now adds Spark Ignition Direct Injection technology and one of the most technically advanced Australian manufactured 6-cylinder engines on Australian roads today – the all-new SIDI Direct Injection V6. Teamed with a 6-speed automatic transmission with Active Select, it delivers the genuine Commodore performance you expect, with some models achieving fuel efficiency and CO2 emission levels beyond the capability of some smaller four-cylinder cars.

The confidence you can only feel in a true large car. The space, comfort and practicality. Commodore now offers all the traditional advantages of large car ownership without the large fuel bills.

Drive a Commodore – be it the Omega, prestigious Berlina, sports-inspired SV6, SS or SS V-Series, or flagship Calais or Calais V-Series – and you don’t just keep up with change, you overtake it.

Precise and intuitive handling

Power the Commodore through a bend, and you just know its 25-year domination of Australian motor sport is destined to continue to go on for another 25 – at least.

Courtesy of its Linear Control Suspension system and forward mounted variable ratio steering, the Commodore handles with a precision and agility more akin to a small sports car, than a generous five-seater.

Turn the wheel a little, the Commodore veers a little. Turn it a lot, the car turns sharply. No vagueness. No waft. No driver compensation. Just precise and intuitive handling. At any speed.

It’s the same with braking. The pedal feel is solid, inspiring confidence. The tyres are purpose designed for the new model. The four-wheel disc brakes are larger, more durable, and designed to resist fade – even under heavy use. Further boosted by advanced safety systems, including Electronic Stability Control, the result is the highest performing braking system ever in a Commodore.

You’d have to go a long way to find better.

It simply demands to be driven

Not only does it handle like a smaller car, the Commodore even looks more compact.

But here’s the thing. The new model actually has a longer wheelbase and wider track, a higher roofline and more space in the boot. Which helps explain why the Commodore now grips the road more tightly, feels more spacious inside and lets you carry even more ‘essentials’ on road trips.

And the road is exactly where the Commodore belongs. With its sporty, sloping stance, short front and rear overhangs, flared wheel guards and fender vents, it simply demands to be driven.

So don’t resist. After all, when you own a car that looks and handles like the Commodore, you don’t need a reason to drive somewhere.

You just go for it.

A vehicle you can rely on in every respect

Some people fall in love with cars from the word go. But not Holden engineers and designers – they’re rarely satisfied.

So throughout its development phase, they virtually crash tested the Commodore repeatedly, using advanced computer modelling, for six years. Crashed it with cars, trucks, walls and poles. From the front, the rear, the side and on angles. Not with just one crash test dummy, but with many, representing virtually every size and shape of driver and passenger possible.

The Commodore was also road tested more than any other car in Holden’s history. Not only on test tracks, highways and city streets, but gravel tracks in the crippling heat of the Australian outback, and the icy roads of Sweden and New Zealand in winter.

The end result – of these, and the countless other computer modelled, prototype and development car tests – is not just a happy engineering and design department, it’s a vehicle you can rely on to go – and keep going. In every respect, in every situation.

Anything less, and it wouldn’t be a Commodore.

Quality of thought

Sit back and admire the view – wherever you go.

The top of the range Commodore SS V-Series lets you co-ordinate your vehicle inside and out, with colour matched exterior paint, instruments, dashboard and leather appointed seats.

But no matter which model you go with, you’ll find an interior fit and finish quality comparable to Europe’s most prestigious – higher priced – vehicles. An achievement that required stripping and rebuilding an entire production line to operate within the narrowest tolerances in Holden’s history.

Just as obvious, is the quality of thought applied to controls and instrumentation.

Information is divided into two zones. ‘Driver essentials’ appear directly in front of you in an electronic driver display and on four instrument dials. Additional information shows on the centre console display. Controls are where you expect, feel the way you expect and operate the way you expect.

For another example of thoughtfulness, look no further than the front door storage, which now holds a 600ml bottle – upright. Or play your favourite CD through the audio system. Directional high frequency speakers are in the dashboard. High mounted bass/mid range speakers are on all four doors. The result is music to your ears.

Seating has also been refined, providing more support for those inevitable long trips – but without removing that unique road connection, so much a part of the Commodore driving experience.

Quality thinking from go to whoa – that’s the Holden Commodore.

Performance

First it was LPG. Then Active Fuel Management. Now to the Commodore range of Ecoline alternative fuel and fuel-saving technology comes another first for Holden – the Spark Ignition Direct Injection V6 petrol engine.

Available in 3.0 and 3.6 litre variants, the all-new SIDI Direct Injection V6 is one of the most technically advanced Australian manufactured 6-cylinder engines – and one no other local V6 manufacturer can match for fuel economy. For the first time, you can enjoy the spaciousness, comfort and practicality of a true family-sized car while experiencing petrol bills normally seen on some smaller cars.

The Commodore powertrain line up also includes the iconic 6.0 litre Gen IV V8 with Active Fuel Management†. Switching automatically from eight to four cylinder operation conditions, you get full V8 performance when it's needed, and improved fuel economy when it's not.

Your other choice for lower fuel bills is the 3.6 litre Dual Fuel LPG Alloytec V6, which also combines true Holden performance with fuel running costs comparable to many popular small petrol cars.

Safety

Safety in numbers, and large numbers at that. Commodore’s advanced new multi-layered driver defence system surrounds you – literally – with state-of-the-art active and passive safety features. The former to help prevent collisions; the latter to help prevent injury in the event of a collision.

Active safety

Up to 200 times a second – that’s how often the Commodore’s active safety systems monitor on-road dynamics. Everything from the vehicle’s speed, lateral acceleration and rotation, to the steering wheel angle and brake force you apply.

When normal tolerances are exceeded, one or more of the following systems initiate integrated – non-intrusive – counter measures to help ensure you retain maximum control of the vehicle.

Passive safety

A collision is a contest between impact energy and your vehicle’s safety features. You want everything possible on your side.

That’s why the Commodore features Holden’s Adaptive Occupant Restraint System – which includes dual-stage front airbags, side and curtain airbags – as well as multiple load paths to help channel impact energies and a safety cell reinforced with ultra high strength steel.

Most impressive of all, in a frontal crash, the Commodore can automatically initiate and co-ordinate all on-board passive safety measures in an incredible 90 milliseconds (ms) – about the time it takes to snap your fingers.

Technology

Innovation comes in all shapes and sizes in the Commodore. From the futuristic component synchronisation and optional on-board telematics, to the sublime convenience of integrated Bluetooth® mobile phone connectivity. Technology, not for technology’s sake, but for you – the driver. To help protect you and your investment. Make it easier for you to get from journey’s start to end. And to create a driving experience richer and more rewarding than ever before. This is not only an incredibly smart vehicle, it’s an extremely smart choice of vehicle.