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Consumer Reports Cars Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sometimes a car seems to embody the very stereotype of national character. Think of elegant but temperamental Italian sports cars or the unique but eccentric French Citroens. Now consider the Pontiac G8, an Australian ex-patriot that started life as the Holden Commodore before General Motors gave it another name during the immigration process. GM’s Australian Holden subsidiary designed and built the...
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TODAY ON ROADST3R - Car STORIES (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sometimes a car seems to embody the very stereotype of national character. Think of elegant but temperamental Italian sports cars or the unique but eccentric French Citroens. Now consider the Pontiac G8, an Australian ex-patriot that started life as the Holden Commodore before General Motors gave it...
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Channel 4 (Free subscription) | yesterday
For the 13th year running, the Holden Commodore is the best-selling car Down Under.
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The Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
A POLICE chase ended when a Holden Commodore slammed into a tree near Glendale this morning. A 28-year-old Queensland man will face Toronto Local Court today charged with numerous driving offences and outstanding warrants.
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CARSCOOP (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
Despite all the hype that Pontiac created for its Holden Commodore Ute based G8 ST, General Motors has decided to cancel the sports truck that was scheduled to hit U.S. dealerships this fall. The announcement was made today to the company's dealers. From the looks of it, GM is planning to reduce Pontiac's line-up to only a few models in order to...
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ThoughtSpurs (Free subscription) | 01/03/2009
Yesterday a friend told me he witnessed a curious sight. As he travelled on one of Auckland's motorways leading to the city. Parked on the verge he noticed a late model grey coloured Holden Commodore car with its driver side door fully opened in the face of oncoming traffic. "It looked dangerous. I thought; maybe the driver had a heart attack, slumped at the wheel and was in need of urgent first aid?"...
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The Daily Reckoning Australia (Free subscription) | 12/19/2008
What are real estate brokers driving these days? Well, based on a very small sample of two brokers seen at an 'open for inspection' last weekend, they are driving a six-year old Holden Commodore and three-year old Holden Astra. Read on...
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The Herald (Free subscription) | 12/18/2008
A NEWCASTLE East man has arrived home after five months overseas to find his home broken into and a long list of speeding fines and e-tag bills after his Holden Commodore was stolen.
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South Sea Republic (Free subscription) | 11/22/2008
by cam The Pontiac G8 GXP is starting to make the rounds of the US automative magazines, websites and blogs. It is to pretty much universal acclaim , and why not, it is a kick-ass muscle car with all the functionality of a large four door sedan. This is the same reason why it is popular in Australia as the SSV and the various HSV models. Pontiac G8 GXP via Autoblog . Holden's focus on quality in the...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Like the idea of an affordable, rear-wheel-drive, mid-size performance sedan, but concerned the Pontiac G8 is a little too... Pontiac for your tastes? JHP Vehicle Enhancements has the solution for you. The company is selling a kit to convert the US-market Pontiac G8 back into the Holden Commodore upon which it's based, thus freeing it from the image problems (mullet) associated with the Pontiac brand....
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CARSCOOP (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Like they say, there's nothing like the original. However, if you want our opinion, in the case of the Holden Commodore we prefer the twin nostril fascia of its Americanized sibling, the Pontiac G8. The HSV GTS is another story as Holden's officially designated performance division has done wonders on the Commodore's appearance. Either way, if you...
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/25/2008
A MAN died when his Holden Commodore rolled down an embankment in Wattle Grove at about 4.20pm.
