THIS HOLDEN COMMODORE SV6 . IS THE CAR WE RENTED AT THE SOUTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND, FROM PICTON TO GREYMOUTH, IT IS A 3.8 V6 DURING OUR TOUR IN nz NORTH TO SOUTH.
it was a fast car, with a big engine roar,, Australian cars are similar to US in engine spec. but with European accent , meaning less creature comforts for the driver and passengers, it has a built in trip computer, and paddle shifter, and all options for tractions and other drive settings.
The Holden Commodore is an automobile manufactured by the Holden division of General Motors (GM) in Australia, and, formerly, in New Zealand. In the mid-1970s, Holden established proposals to replace the long-serving Kingswood nameplate with a smaller, Opel-based model. Opel continued to provide the basis for future generations until the launch of the fourth generation in 2006. This came to be Holden's most expensive project yet, deploying an all-Australian design.
Initially introduced as a single sedan body style, the range expanded in 1979 to include a station wagon, with utility and long-wheelbase Holden Statesman/Caprice derivatives following in 1990. The foundations for a revived Monaro coupé, four-door Crewman utility, and all-wheel drive Adventra crossover were provided by the now discontinued third generation architecture. From 1984, Holden began branding the flagship Commodore model as Holden Calais; the Holden Berlina and Holden Ute followed in 1988 and 2000, respectively. These were known previously as the Commodore Berlina and Commodore utility.
To combat increasing sales erosion and the limitations of the small Australian market, Holden has broadened the Commodore's export plans. Commodores are sent abroad as the Chevrolet Lumina, Chevrolet Omega and Pontiac G8, while also having been previously sold as the Toyota Lexcen in Australia, and the Opel Calais in Malaysia and Singapore. Rivalry has come predominantly from the Ford Falcon—also locally-built, however, prior to the 1988 onward second generation Commodore, the Holden was positioned a full class below the full-size Falcon. To a lesser degree, competition has also come from Toyota, and previously Mitsubishi Motors, with their mid-size cars
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