VZ COMMODORE [261,238 BUILT]

HOLDEN’S PORT Melbourne engine plant – which had been building Holden engines since the FX series – received a huge make-over in the early 2000s to produce GM’s new all-alloy, double over-head cam and four-valve ‘High Feature’ HFV6 range of engines for Holden and for export to brands as diverse as Daewoo, Pontiac and SAAB. The HF V6 was the engine under the bonnet of the VZ Commodore and for the first time since VK, Commodore had different power outputs for its sixes depending on the trim spec: The base Executive and Berlina had a 175kW version of the new engine, with SV6 and Calais having variable timing on both cams for 190kW from its 3565cc. The rest of the car was a revised version of the VY.