The first new Commodore in seven years was unveiled this morning here in Australia, this car will also be exported to the US as the Chevrolet SS (the outgoing model came to the US as a Pontiac G6/8)
I didn't really fancy it much when I saw it, but I think it'll eventually grow on me. To be be fair they showed the top range Calais V with its mandatory lashings of chrome. They'll show the SS/SV6 next Friday, I'm looking forward to that.
Yea to be fair I've hated every Commodore when they first come out then once I'm used to them love them but it just looks way too much like a Chrysler Sebring got a facelift. The ve was pushing it for me, very Koreanish, the vf is just a bit too... something? I have seen the animated impressions of the s-packs, hopefully the really thing shows them up
Perhaps softening up the public for the next model, which sounds like it will be similar to the Cruze (an overseas design partially produced and fully assembled here?)
It's a pity they seem to waste so much of their budget on the exterior cosmetics. If they spent the extra on the mechanicals/ suspension who knows what they could produce. I liked the first model VE most of all, all the updates have softened it's appearance.
Agreed on the ve, I think the vz series 2/ve series 1 will be the two climax models of the Commodore. My understanding is by 2018 the cruze and the Commodore will merge to a fwd midsize. Forgotten where I read that, probably motor.
The Malibu was in line for new releases at the Motor show last year the cruze wagon, Colorado wagon and volt, so far all released this year so I'd say it's on its way. Felt very cheap but wasn't horrible. It'd make a good fleet car in lpg
