Road TestCar reviews - Holden - Commodore - SS sedanHolden modelsCommodore Acclaim sedan Acclaim wagon Berlina 3.0 sedan Berlina sedan Calais sedan Calais V Calais V Sportwagon Calais V V8 sedan Calais V V8 Sportwagon Calais V6 Calais V8 sedan Evoke Executive LPG sedan Executive sedan Executive wagon LPG range LT Liftback diesel Omega MY10 sedan Omega sedan Omega Sportwagon range RS 2.0 turbo S Supercharged sedan Sportwagon Sportwagon SSV Redline SS sedan SS V SS V Redline SS V sedan SS-V Redline sedan SV6 sedan SV8 sedan Vacationer 5-dr wagon VXR Research Holden OverviewHolden adds more power, more smarts and speed vents to facelifted VZ Commodore SS3 Jun 2005 WITH increases in power and torque, more styling definition separating it from other Commodores, and a general sense of improved refinement, the VZ Holden Commodore SS is a classier, faster car than the outgoing VYII. It’s a big, capable sporting sedan that offers excellent performance for the money and is quite easy on the eye too. But despite styling revisions that include a new SS signature – dummy air vents behind the front wheel-arches – as well as bolder alloy wheels and a new rear spoiler, the SS Commodore is somehow not quite as brash as it has been in the past. SS buyers needing to look more special will have to delve into the options and aftermarket bins. Model release date: 1 August 2004 to 1 December 2005 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelDIRECT predecessor to the VZ Commodore SS is the facelifted VY model launched in October 2002, which in turn replaced the facelifted VX SS in October 2000. VX was the first facelift of the all-new VT Commodore that appeared in September 1997, though the SS only packed the current Chev-sourced 5.7-litre Gen III V8 from the VTII update in June 1999. That SS offered power and torque of 220kW/446Nm (up from the Aussie 5.0-litre V8 the VT SS launched with, which made 179kW/400Nm and 195kW/430Nm in HSV-tweaked form), while successive SS models increased to 225kW/460 (VX), 235kW/465Nm (VY) and 245kW/465Nm (VYII, August 2003). |
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