Damn it! Why can’t GM get a good looking car, rear-drive, like this to the US? These look great! Sell this as your Malibu, your Impala, a 2-door version as your Monte Carlo. Whatever. Just get these, or similarly tastefully styled machines, here! I will sell my two Toyota products and come back to GM – pronto. ( I really, really AM rooting for GM, just been dissappointed.)

Now we are talking. GM why are you waiting? You need this car here now.

#1,
They did it with the GTO and it was a good idea imo. I agree that it didn’t have the passion of the old GTO but it was still a nice car.

It dumbfounds me that GM has had a GEM of subsidiary HOLDEN making quality cars with solid designs in the last few years yet can’t transition that into the American market with Chevrolet or GMC. Lutz -if you’re reading this- give Americans cars that we want to own and not something steered by UAW contracts, conservative product managers, or beancounters.

GM’s reputation is so bad, it would just make more sense to bring this car over as a Holden and don’t try to rebadge it as a Chevrolet.

Notice the power window switches on the center console. BMW needs to go back to this.

Wow, this is one hot sport sedan!

That is one helluva car. Everything looks great from exterior to interior.

Looks like a cross between a Ford Fusion and a Mitsu Galant. But the interior is just spectacular. Chevy needs an interior like this.

looks like a modified honda civic / mazda hybrid, the interior is nice though.

That is hot, come on GM bring it here.

I just took delivery of an ‘06 (Pontiac-Holden) GTO and would love to drive the SS V. GM needs to use this platform here ASAP. When will they resurrect the Monaro?

And like that, the Mazdaspeed Protege was reborn!

#5, I disagree, GM’s reputation is not as bad as you would like it to be. And I agree with the majority here, that is one HOT car that would make a great addition to GM’s North American line-up. Isn’t Holden responsible for developing the new Camaro / GTO ?

the new Impala is supposed to be a Zeta. Hopefully it will look like this one with a little chevy heritage designed in. WOW!

Takes a V8!!!

Those vents in the front fenders are, I assume, are functional and exhaust heat from the front brakes ? And they also serve double-duty as a side marker light, am I seeing correctly ?? If so, that is cool !

uncle sam, you are correct… the new camaro will be running on a version of this chassis, so holden has in a sense had a hand in the development of the next gm muscle cars… but this bodes well for the new impala and statesman…

Who’s in bankruptcy ????? WTF are u talk’in about V’duv ?????

Why couldn’t THIS have been the new GTO? It looks cooler than the Monaro ever did. The Dodge Charger got away with being a four-door. Why oh why did it have to look like a fat Cavalier? GM, WHYYYYY?!?!?!?

very good and handsome, but somewhat generic looking car. it lacks character. doesn’t have “gotta have” look, but that’s probably the part of the design brief; don’t make it too fancy, just make it look good. interior seems very well put together as well. rich looking material, nicely lid, layed out…again, somewhat generic, but very impressive. it seems GM paid very, very close attention benchmarking Audi’s interior, which is a good thing.

overall, nice car, but lacks character.

When I first heard Holden would still have a hand in developing the next GTO and Camaro I thought crap more lame designs. But this car has given me a little faith in their designers. The concept Camaro’s wheel base looks too long but this car’s wheel base looks just right. Maybe this ZETA platform will work after all.

damn… this car is nice.

nothing special 3q

Very nice! But, it’s true, it looks EXACTLY like a Mazdaspeed Protege. That’s a good thing though!

I love the thing.Although I clench my but cheeks together when I fuel up my current Toyota as it is…we need an alternative to gasoline NOW!

Right idea Holden…it’s the timing that’s um, unfortunate. It’s my understanding that these models are on average 100kgs heavier than the outgoing counterparts. Together with more powerful engines, is this the direction we “really need” to be heading, given that 91 octane fuel is now $1.77 where I live (NZ). I wager that history will suggest that Holden may have been better bringing a mid-size sedan (and/or crossover) to the table. Just as they did sucessfully in 1978 with the first Commodore VB.

In Response to Uncle Sam, i live in Australia and the vents in the front fenders are purely cosmetic and serve no purpose.

i agree with Nukes, holden needs a midsize car and the Torana Concept(shown earlier this year) recieved great interest and reviews but production was never even hinted at

Cameron, not only was the Torana Concept shown in 2004, but Holden already has a midsized sedan/hatch. It’s called the Vectra, which is soon to be replaced by the Tosca.

This car has a nice wedge shape obviously copied from Acura/ Honda. It’s exterior and interior styling is a little on the safe side but a nice car nonetheless. Light years ahead of the Impala.

I drive a 2003 SS, so i suppose this is my next car. Looks sweet But damn, i hope it has that cylinder deactivation on the 6.0L V8 or it’s going to be costly considering i drive 500KM’s (280 miles) per week.

They promised a 20% reduction over the last one, but they’ve done it by adding 80KG and upping the V8 from 5.7 to 6L. so i think they’re full of ****….

Either way, go holden and ford suck ^_^

Looks O.K. but you poor yanks seem to suffer from bad design cars since the mid 70’s. I only wish you could see ford’s aussie line up the BA/BF Falcons not only look great but should be sold to the US market as there is no good looking 4 door fords sold in the US anymore…

GM and Ford in Aus absolutely rock. I have seen these beasts in the flesh (older models of course) when I was out in Sydney… stunning.

362 hp from a 6 liter v8 is not much…

This thing has style! And I could totally see this as a new Grand Prix. Yeah, GM, just do it!

#33, I agree. I read an article in Car and Driver a couple months ago where they were suspecting that Ford would sell the Falcon here. If GM goes ahead with this car here in the States, then I would imagine Ford will do the same with the Falcon. They could be planning that already. Supposedly, they have a 4 door rear drive sedan in the works already based off the Mustang.

[...] The newly unveiled Holden VE Commodore could come to the United States as the next Pontiac Grand Prix, according to drive.com.au. Holden � GM’s Australian subsidiary � has reportedly pitched the plan to the General Motors leadership, and will allow board members and executives to sample the car in early August. There were previously plans to import the new WM Caprice sedan as a Buick, but those plans were shelved. Holden hopes its new initiative with the Commodore may renew interest in the Caprice as well. A Holden executive said the 362 horsepower ‘SS V’ model is the most likely VE Commodore to come to the ‘States as a Grand Prix replacement. "Pontiac is already talking about the fact they want to go rear-wheel-drive," said Holden chariman Denny Mooney. "A brand like Pontiac, in my opinion, could take this car and sell it." Converting the car for the U.S. would cost GM around $20 million, Mooney said. Of course, exporting Holdens as Pontiacs is nothing new. The Monaro was exported as the Pontiac GTO, with only limited success. However, GM has committed to building a retro-styled GTO when it revives the nameplate in the next few years. Exporting a Holden as a Grand Prix may make more sense, because expectations in terms of styling are different for that car from the GTO. What’s more, the Grand Prix is sold as a practical sports sedan, rather than a two-door muscle car. Source: LLN Images: 2006/2007 Holden VE Commodore revealed | Leftlane – Car News For Enthusiasts __________________ Volvo:Reliable.Cheap.Fast. Choose two. Volvo Ni Chi Go! [...]

This is a complete and utter disapointment to the australian holden lover, they have made the front end look like a BA XR (ford for the US ppl), and the rear looks like the maxima or hybrid, I can not believe holden would try to sell an ‘americanised’ car back to australians, what were they thinking, I really hope this blunder doesn’t affect sales In australia this could be the biggest mistake holden has made to date.

The taco’s are about the only thing this car has going for It, the badging Is pretty pathetic aswell, I’m sorry If I’m offending anyone but this Is an outrage.

“362 hp from a 6 liter v8 is not much… ”

Aussies have power limitations thanks to legislation iirc… My cousin mentioned that the engines are also relatively unstressed so they last for fricken ages!

Looks great, I dig the interior, exhaust and the side markers. However, with the way GM badge engineers everything, we might be looking at the new Impala, Grand Prix, Saab 9-7, Saturn LS, Buick Skylark, Hummer H4 Sport… kidding about the last one… I hope.

did anyone else notice that the gear shifter is exactly the same as in the GTO,

and the GTO is sexy, not flashy, but take that wing off and its a sleak and sexy beast

this is the best car ever made in the history of the automobile industry

this is the best car ever made in the history of the automobile industry

easily better than a lamborghini

looks heaps better than the vy vz commodores but iam still not sure i would buy one over a BF XR8 overall i like it

no falcon and that pissy 4L60 gear box is still there and sv6 hahaha forget it that v6 is a total nuget trust me i worked for holden and now i work for FPV so i new all about the VE before it was shown my complements go to falcon bf thanks holden for making the falcon look and drive like a better car;)

How many people actually bought the new GTO….

That car is effing sweet.

GM, Bring this car over asap. Don’t rename it any automotive iconic name. Don’t debate whether people will buy it. Don’t change the engine. Update the specs to US safety standards and sell them like hot cakes. Please price accordingly with no stupid rebates or incentives. Sell the V8/V6 as a Chevy Offer a supercharged or turbocharged version as a Pontiac. Life would be soo good.

IT is a wicked looking car (fords suck)

This is good+great car+look mann, we need these car in Thailand.. with twin turbo or supercharger too if possible. c’mon Thailand need it..

السيارة حلوه وماعليها كلام اتمنى انها تنزل هنا في الخليج العربي وان شاء الله مزيدا من التقدم والازدهار00

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This car looks alrigt im a Ford Falcon supporter, this car looks very similer to a Mitsubishi 380 exterior and the Ford Falcon interior. but the thing is in my opoion this car will be the number one in sales just because of the fact that its a holden and more people are fans of that. so holden dident have to even bring out a all new model and invest 1 billion dollars, all they needed to do was a major face lift to the VX series. anyway wait untill 2009 when the next falcon will be out it will be 10 times as good and its even going to be the US number #1 cars for police, Taxi’s and everyday people.

ITS A BLOODY FORD FALCON INTERIOR COMMANNED CENTRE EVEN THE BUTTON THAT U USE TO CHANGE THE RADIO STATION IS THE SAME I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT ON ANY CAR BEFORE EXCEPT THE FALCON, NOW in no supprise it turns up into the Holden, Holden have been doing this for years not coming up with there own desgin just Sterrling bastards!

this is a great car, but holden have the same front end as the ford, thats the only down part. also holden u have to start bringing out faster cards. other wise this is a great car, i like it!!!!!!!!!!!! i want one.

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I took delivery of my SV6 a week ago!
The most fantastic car I have ever driven/owned

Would like to see this in both the Canadian and US market. If we could share a Chevrolet & Pontiac version I would shed tears of joy to have this vehicle on my showroom floor!!! I think traditional import buyers would suffer from self-induced whiplash to see something *this* spectacular at a GM car lot!

Leave is absolutely “as-is” as there is no need to Americanize it—which spells dome. I wouldn’t mind purchasing a Holden in the US.