As we eagerly await the arrival of the 2016 Holden Commodore Series II, which will debut September 13, Opel is busy engineering away at the next-generation Insignia.
Holden has yet to confirm the next-generation Opel Insignia will be the basis for the 2018 Holden Commodore, but it’s all but certain, and World Car Fans has spied the Insignia-Commodore-Regal wearing a production body.
The 2018 Holden Commodore will be born on General Motors’ E2XX bones, send power to the front wheels and feature four-cylinder and V6 power. It will be the first time a Holden Commodore lacks a V8 engine option since the nameplate first debuted in 1978.
As far as styling impressions, it’s much too early to begin judgement. It’s easy to see extra plastic and cladding has been added to skew proportions of the car, making the entire vehicle look chunkier than it really is. It is easy to see, however, the sloping roofline via Audi A7.
Sources have told us Holden plans to keep the Elizabeth plant churning out locally-produced Commodore for as long as it can through 2017. It remains to be seen if the brand will sell both this 2018 Commodore, and a 2017 VF Series II side by side, possibly allowing the Opel Insignia and Buick Regal to debut first.
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Title of the their article was misleading. This things has more cladding than an Aztek or 1st gen Avalanche.
Looks like a fatass Toyota to me.
GM must have thought long and hard about how they could destroy the Commodore name! Answer: an under-powered front wheel drive piece of crap that would embarrass VW.
I’ve seen the Auto Express Insignia spy shots that are supposed to be the real deal. Better than Passat but by no means a Commodore.