The VY, launched in 2002 ... which boasted 245kW at 5600 revs for the SS and SV8 models, and a 235kW single exhaust version for the rest of the range. Generally, the Commodore is quite reliable.

Without a rear-wheel drive, V8-powered Holden Commodore on sale, the market is beginning to appreciate older generations of the iconic Aussie sedan. Motor had a look at which models are beginning ...

That started to change with the VY Series II of 2003 ... but also wagon and ute models (Pontiac’s demise had seen plans to sell the Commodore ute there scrapped at the 11th hour).

All rear bumpers are carried over from the superseded VY Commodore ... The new 3.6-litre V6 (175kW) fitted to basic Commodore models is still mated to the old four-speed automatic transmission.

That and the fact that the earliest VY Commodore-based models are now banging on for 15 years of age, a milestone that usually equates with a bottoming-out of prices of cars like these.

The image shown appears to be one of Holden's sportier Commodore models – the SV6 or the SS – and reveals small evolutionary tweaks to the VF's front grille, along with a new bumper design and ...

General Motors' Australian arm swiftly replaced the Commodore SV6, SS and Ute with slightly improved models bearing the 'Storm' suffix. These special edition models replace the standard vehicles ...