Final Aussie Holden Commodore goes live today

Members of the public will be invited to register their interest in purchasing a final edition of the locally-built Holden Commodore at a microsite on the company’s website that goes live at 4:00pm today.

The link is www.holden.com.au/cars/commodore/limited-edition.

A photograph on the microsite shows three covered cars, two of them clearly sedans and one a utility.

It also confirms the three limited-editions are based on the SS-V Redline sedan, Calais-V sedan and the SS-V Redline ute.

The microsite promises more information will be released on January 19.

motoring.com.au reported exclusively on the three-model line-up after Holden wrote to selected customers in November offering them the chance to place a deposit on the limited-editions that have been created to mark the final year of Australian production by Holden.

The SS-V Redline-based model was described as “racetrack ready” by Holden. At the time we suggested it could be called the Bathurst Edition, but you can rule that out.

The Calais-V based vehicle has been widely reported as being dubbed the Director, the name Peter Brock gave his final ill-fated HDT road vehicle, while the ute should be called Magnum.

Each vehicle will be distinguished from run-of-the-mill production models by a unique build plate, and will feature upmarket equipment, including some items shared with the US-market Chevrolet SS.

We can confirm Holden has given select automotive media, including motoring.com.au, more details of the cars, briefings from the engineers involved in developing them and even a chance to drive them at speed.

But we have been asked to abide by a January 19 embargo on releasing that information.

It probably doesn’t help if we assure you these three cars will be worth the wait.