The VT-generation of the Commodore, produced between 1997 and 1999, was available with GM’s 3.8-liter Ecotec V6. Most drag racers probably opted for the larger Gen III 5.7-liter Holden V8 ...

Without a rear-wheel drive, V8-powered Holden Commodore on sale ... which began with VT models in 1997 and spans VZ Holden Commodores. VX Commodores, from 2000 to 2002, are going for just around ...

The VT was an all-new Commodore launched in August 1997, the result of a $600 million spend by Holden as the company moved to reinforce its position as number one carmaker in the country. The VR and ...

And this is a fundamentally better big car. Phil Scott While outwardly, the new Holden VT Commodore bore more than a passing resemblance to the Opel Omega B from Germany, the reality was that ...

But even beyond that perception, the Commodore had trumped the HQ Kingswood in pretty much every dynamic area. But now go and look at a Holden VT Commodore. It doesn't actually look that ...

The VT Commodore released in 1997 would go on to be the biggest selling Commodore generation of all time. Picture: Supplied. Holden sold a record 94,642 Commodores in 1998. No other car in ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. THE VT SS Commodore started a tremendous sales era for Holden, but also signalled the end of the locally built 5.0-litre V8 engine.

When you’re on a good thing make it even better. That seemed to be Holden’s philosophy when it set about building on the success of the top-selling VT Commodore. The result was the VX, an even more ...

The Commodore VT was a bestseller (depicted here jumping a row of Ford Falcons), but did the success blind Holden to a changing market? Picture: Supplied The third generation Holden Commodore ...

Err, not so fast. Holden used the SS nameplate on a six-cylinder VT Commodore in 1997. The supercharged 3.8-litre V6 was a solid mill, with a good deal more grunt than the regular 3.8-litre.

Back in 1998 I drove a Holden VT-series Commodore sedan ("donor" car for the current Holden Monaro coupe) from Los Angeles to New York. The trip was a real eye-opener since it was my first chance ...