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 OverviewGen IV 6.0-litre V8 spells a new realm of refinement for Holden's Commodore SS hero28 Apr 2006 By CHRIS HARRIS THE countdown is on. In a matter of months we’ll all be caught up in a whirlwind romance of the new VE Commodore. Much will be said, and published, about Holden’s newcomer. Adjectives will be as forthcoming as a politician’s promises at election time. The VE will be sleeker, safer, stronger, possibly heavier but hopefully quicker than the last of the current Commodores. The Holden chorus will echo loudly as the VE is sung in to its new position at the top of the Holden food-chain and the VZ is gracefully retired. However, Holden has already given us a taste of the future with the Gen IV 260kW 6.0-litre V8 in the sporty SS sedan – it’s an engine that will appear in the VE. As we discovered, if this sweet-revving performance oriented bent eight is a guide, expect the VE to be full of surprises. Model release date: 1 January 2006 to 1 August 2006 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 modelThe previous model VZ SS ran with the 5.7-litre Gen III V8 from August 2004 until December 2005, after which tighter new emissions laws prevented Holden building cars with the Gen III (but not selling them if built pre-2006). A direct predecessor to the VZ Commodore SS is the VYII of August 2003, which replaced the VY launched in October 2002, which in turn replaced the facelifted VX SS in October 2000. VX was the first facelift of the then all-new VT Commodore that appeared in September 1997, though the SS only packed the Chev-sourced 5.7-litre Gen III V8 from the VTII update in June 1999. That SS offered 220kW/446Nm (up from the Aussie 5.0-litre V8 the VT SS launched with, which made 179kW/400Nm), while successive SS outputs increased to 225kW/460 (VX), 235kW/465Nm (VY), 245kW/465Nm (VYII) and 250kW/500Nm (VZ). |
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