"bwp240" (bwp240)
10/26/2016 at 12:30 • Filed to: Holden Commodore
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The new Holden Commodore is said to be imported from Germany. Therefore it must be an Opel.
Photo Credit: CarAdvice
Full Disclosure: I am fully piggybacking off JustWaitingForAMate’s post. All credit goes to him for inspiring this post.
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You can read his post for more details, but here is the Reader’s Digest version.
GM of Australia decided that too many kangaroos were invading the factory and no amount of cute koalas were going to stop them from ceasing production. This left a huge void in the Aussie V8 car market, to which Holden decided not to fill.
The news.com.au article shows what claims to be the new Commodore. It is said to be smaller, less powerful, and lamer.
At first I thought, GM made a Camry; maybe they are importing the Malibu for Australia? Nope, as one of my friends pointed out, the insignia is on the wall. The new Holden Commodore is a rebadged Opel Insignia.
Photo Credit: Opel
2017 Opel Insignia in camo; photo credit: MotorAuthority
Unless this is the Holden Insignia, and not the Commodore. Have we been duped? Could I have fallen for it and wrote a completely non-factual story? Surely, we cannot have that in journalism.
Cé hé sin
> bwp240
10/26/2016 at 12:32 |
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Well, the new Insignia is going to be bigger so it may well be heading down under.
FWD and no V8 though.
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bwp240
> Cé hé sin
10/26/2016 at 12:38 |
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Holden already has the Insignia, which I found out during my research. That is what garnered my suspicion.
https://www.holden.com.au/cars/insignia
DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
> bwp240
10/26/2016 at 12:40 |
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I like it, fuck me, right?
Dean Beyer
> bwp240
10/26/2016 at 12:40 |
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Yes, the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia/Buick Regal also be the new Holden Commodore.
Opel, Vauxhall, and Holden get the hatchback and wagon. Buick gets a sedan and wagon.
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Dean Beyer
> Cé hé sin
10/26/2016 at 12:41 |
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AWD will be an option.
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> bwp240
10/26/2016 at 13:21 |
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Kangaroos? I thought it was giant nut pinching crayfish.
dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
> bwp240
10/26/2016 at 13:25 |
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Funny that you mention koala’s, if they pee on you, you can get STD’s.
That’s your fun fact of the day, use it however you please.
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> bwp240
10/26/2016 at 13:37 |
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Grrrrrrrrrrrr why must everything good stop existing
Sweet Trav
> bwp240
10/26/2016 at 17:07 |
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Pretty sure that’s a Lacrosse
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bwp240
> Sweet Trav
10/26/2016 at 17:31 |
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hmm... I see the resemblance.
I wonder if it is a hint that Europe could be getting a Lacrosse sized Opel/Vauxhall
