2016 Holden Commodore VFII Review and drag race
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2015
- Over 3.1-million Holden Commodores have been built and sold in Australia over the past 37-years, spanning 4 key model generations.
But with this, the 2016 Holden Commodore VF Series II, have Holden saved their very best until last?
While VFII is just an update, there are some pretty decent changes.
All sports models including SV6 get a revised front end. Calais has an update to the rear, including new tail lamps. The Sportwagen receives cool LED lamps at the rear as well.
But the big story is with SS, SSV and SSV-Redline models which receive a 6.2-litre, 304kW, 570Nm, LS3 V8 engine as standard...
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I just brought a red one the LS3
Lucky to find low ks
Beautiful
i am heartbroken that this car is going away
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To my Australian brothers, Thanks for making these great Holden Commodores. Sorry to tell you that all the presses, welding and ancillary machines have now been shipped from your Holden factory in Elizabeth SA to our GM Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly where the new Chevy SS will be built in 2021 with a minor cosmetic makeover from the 2017 model which was built in Australia. In years to come it is possible that these amazing cars will be exported back to Australia from the USA. How mixed up is this? I have driven the Chevy SS and I believe it to be the best 4 door car ever built in the world with its 415hp LS3 V8. Take care.., David Matherson
Lol, they are great cars but GM will not be building them in Detroit in 2021 or any other year. It's a nice thought, though.
Lovely cars, love the VF's I have a wagon. Speaking of 4 door cars, have you driven a tuned Ford Barra turbo, such as xr6 turbo, F6 or G6E Turbo? The Aussie Barra Turbos are insane and make crazy power easily, 10 second 700+ HP daily drivers are quite common. Check out Ross Reviews here on YT. I love both the Holden and Fords, have one of each.
Yep I've seen the 2021 Chevy when in the States, selling well.
You idiot it was purchased by a Vietnamese company vin fast but they bailed too. Holden is good
I can see the USA built Chevy ss that your mother engineered and designed
Oh that’s right she works in brothel
Bloody beautiful looking car the VFII is. No matter which model you bought and see, they all look stunning and a year on since production has ended, the VFII still looks like it came straight out of the factory. Well done Holden.
Yep, the 3.0 Omega was a great car.
Good video guys. Liked the drag race at the end, shows the difference...and how much slower my ute looks now...
That exhaust sound is pure magic, best of both worlds.
not the greatest noise
I'm so glad that the U.S. is getting the last RWD Commodore. The price definitely justifies the value of the car; technology, the engine, braking distance, etc. I hope to get one in the near future.
This was a great review!
Thanks Lam!
I want one, there's so many on the road around here it's surprising they're stopping production, it's a shame as they got better and better
Love these beast
Wish I could!!
If only we had a government that supported our car industry, no more Commodore and Falcons 😭 what am I going to drive.
Blame consumers that didn't support local jobs . Not governments fault
Every car manufacturing industry around the world has government support except the current Liberal government in Australia.
+Ben Chesterman I would say both are a factor for sure. I know fuel tax and qld v8 rego is just way over the top.
+MaZEEZaM Government has little influence, it's all on the side of GM in Detroit that has global product and development strategies, the GFC threw many of their plans into disarray and GM/H was unfortunately a victim of all this. Throwing more money wouldn't have made a difference, GM's Stefan Jacoby made this clear at the Detroit Motor Show in January this year. The rear-drive Commodore program was actually killed off at least 4 years ago..talk that politicians from either side of could have made a difference is laughable.
hmm, Ok, thanks for the info.
Great video, loved the insights :)
Cheers - thanks for watching :)
+cjdacka Yeah good on ya maaaaate
+The Chunky Wog thanks love
I purchased a vf wagon last year. love it. meanwhile....everyone is buying Mazdas.
That works as a Haiku:
Great VF wagon
It is great, I love it. But
Everyone buys Mazdas
+CarAdvice.com.au bravo
those mad fender vents would work great when the direct air directly into the tyres
The go out the side of the tires. Notice how the fenders stick out farther than the tires go. Of course, wheel spaces would make that an issue.
RIP Holden Commodore 1979-2019
I can only keep dreaming to get one of these beautiful machines if I was to put any extra badging in the VF2 it would be in the same text as the ssv badge saying ( LAST ) put next to the commodore / Calais / GTS ect and on the speedo have LAST COMMODORE
Any thoughts on the auto vs manual transmission?
4 years late, but the auto is faster for racing, manual for burnouts
I Love the body style of the Holden. If I buy a Pontiac G8 could I get the body kit of a Holden, front, sides, and back on the Pontiac?
Yep - the G8 is essentially the same. You can get bars/skirts etc shipped from Aus pretty easily.
Hi car advice, can you please review the new Caprice with the 6.2 in it? Would love to see how the new engine has improved the luxo barge of Holden
Liam Dwyer. The caprice was Never a barge you must be thinking of ford fairlane SHIT.
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM those revs
Man i hope this will be my first car i love holden
Nice car.
That car looks sporty
how responsive is the paddle shifters behind the steering wheel?
when ss coming in gulf area
Nice video!
Cheers!
Lovely cars. The VF 2 SS front is fantastic! I have the series 1 VF SSV. Surely a tune will see performance from the 6.0 pretty close to the stock LS3?
If you tune your VF1 it will be quicker than a stock VF2
That gap would also shrink if they had the same diff ratio,series 2 has a lower ratio diff to give it better acceleration,also series 1 can run e 85 and it makes a huge difference in bottom end torque
@@MrOzgooner Cheers I got 260 rwkw's with VCM cai, 3" Hurricane exhaust and tune. Goes pretty well, I wish 2nd gear was a bit lower ratio but otherwise it's excellent. I don't know what 260 kw at the rears equates to at the engine 320 something kw I guess.
@@craigduffield3963 Yes the gap between 1st and 2nd is too big in my opinion. The firmed up shifts after the tune fixed a lot of it though.
It costs roughly the same price as a dodge charger scat pack yet produces the power of an ss camaro 2010 thru 2012 lookslike a chevrolet ss but isbadged as awhole different brand named holden .. Sound like alote of brains in a single though. Magnificint collaboration i lovvvve it hope to see a supercharged model in time that be great hellcat competitor !
Sorry to burst ya bubble there Mark but the VF2 was designed and built here in Australia by Holden (A branch of GM officially known as General Motors Holden or GMH) and then Rebadged and exported to the US and seeing as GM in its infinite wisdom has ceased production through Holden I doubt whether you will see any further models released
@@grampsgamingaustralia3512 vf2 ? Lemme in on this please whats that ? And thank you (:
Is the CD player still in it? Rumor is it was deleted, could that be just for the US imports?
No CD player, it's a tape recorder
"it's a tape recorder"
I grunted in rl.
Awesome car! I know this is an Australian built car, but I have to say, I kind of prefer the Chevy badged Holden :x
+americanstylefreak Chevy badged Holden you mean the Aussies that go into the servo buy a chevy bag and stick it on your car its very hated here in Aussie.
PrOfi No, I'm talking about the Chevy SS that they sell in North-America. I just think it looks a little prettier as for the tail lights and the front end is concerned. I also prefer red turn signals to amber ones on most cars.
americanstylefreak " Chevy badged Holden" means your talking about a holden thats got a chevy badge. Chevy makes the engines for the SS but you said chevy badged holden so thats the dumbest comment about a SS ive ever seen.
PrOfi
As you are getting impolite, I shall remain polite. I assumed Chevy SS was built in Australia and it was nothing more than a chevy badged Holden witht left hand drive and side markers. Yes indeed Chevy produces the engine, but just because Mercedes uses Renault engines, that doesn't make an A-Class Mercedes a Renault.
americanstylefreak Yes but holden is a Chevy Owner Company.
You know when you have never raced in your life is when you pout and look at the rev's....lol
No one tests the base model 3.0. That's alot of car for only three litres! Is it that bad?
Yes, yes it is. It's 3 litres of uninspiring pus
Ótimo carro
VF SS - does that sound a little like 'Vaffen SS'?
Hot air escapes from what the Bonnet protector with no holes in it please ?
is it 18 L per 100km?
It probably is something like that if all your driving is just tear arsing around the city.
If your sensible it can get down to 15
So to bad if you like a quiet cabin. PLEASE review the VFII Calais
+MaZEEZaM - don't worry, it's coming :)
My car is exactly the same as the red SS, only mine is black on black.
And even after the hundreds of millions of dollars Holden apparently spent on R&D it really disappointed me that you can't drive with the windows down still....from the original VB to this VF 40 years later because of the Headache Hum....something with airflow or cabin design, especially rear windows.....and it sucks.
Other than that, I'll probably be buried ⚰ in this car (as long as I don't upgrade to the LSA GTS that is)
Im moving to australia
When you get here, you will understand (no offence intended!!): F Off, We're Full 😅
Is this a re-badged Chevrolet SS???🤔
NO The Chev is a re-badged Holden!
should of raced the redline ute against another older redline ute not just the ss
+digisuboob Old redline still only has a 6.0L, don't see how the brembo brakes and different wheels would of helped win a drag race?
+gtlegend007 because the tyres are 275 on the redline which make a huge diference in 0-100
You forgot than a old redline is more heavy as well. So...
Hey, what's up? Way To Be Responsible! amazing position What's your opinion about it, guys
6.2L :O
sound pipe, great idea. pity it took them almost 10 years to catch up to Golf GTi and Focus XR5...
If you don't care about interior, XR8 with the Supercharged motor is a better option + looks way better
+VFSSVREDLINE
yeah i agree with you should have ones like the hsv
+VFSSVREDLINE If the fgx looks like a Taurus, the VF looks like an Epica/Malibu lol
+VFSSVREDLINE Put an XR8 next to a VF SS , the front end of the XR8 makes the SS look like a barina. No aggressive styling whatsoever
+Groupie's Dungeon i think the xr8 is a better allrounder too, the seats are comfier than some sofas
***** the brand new vf commodores look completely american now, way too much chrome and even 80's buick fake hood vents
Think U Priced Yourself out of The Market These Were Way 2 Much Money . in Uk Same Car Etc But a VXR8 HSV half the Price ?
Thanks for the feedback!
Iv got a vf2 sv6 black edition I love it
That’s a bomb. Get a v8. Why waste your time on a sh*tbox v6. A real tragedy really
@@randallk2556 I was on my Ps I want a ss v redline now that I got my fulls
@@B_RadS89 I didn’t mean that comment. But you should try get one because the trade price on sv6 are still really good
@@randallk2556 that’s alrite I just wanted to try a vf see if I like them and I do I’ll upgrade when I can
I still believe the VE series 2 is the one people are gonna be looking at to puchase in a few years time... it has the looks...
Though it lacks the technology of the VF2, I still think that the VF will be the one everyone's chasing in a few years time
And I reckon the VE series 1 with it's cleaner and sharper lines and higher power(than series 2 L77) L98 6 litre unmolested by DOD will be the classic of the last years of Commodore. I owned one and loved it but although I'll never forget it, my old V8 Soarer is so much better made in every way that I don't miss it. (plus a 6lb supercharger on the 1uz gives you all the power of the LS3 but in a smaller and lighter car who's entire drive train is three times as strong and long lasting)
+Dave L one thing about the Japanese when it comes to sports cars is that they know how to over-engineer a car
+sam Figallo The reason why the VE 2 is gonna be the one thats gonna be in demand in a few years is because the L77 motor is the only motor that can safely run on E85 fuel...E10... 91oct...95oct and of course 98 octane fuel..
egine is from usa not oz
yes but the drivetrain,chasis,exhaust system,body etc is
If I was a Aussie rear wheel drive car fan, I would switch to Kia Stinger. UNLESS both Holden and Ford keep making their icon rear drive cars but it's sad that they're gone.
The “BIG AUSSIE V8” lol, it’s not an AUSSIE V8. The car is but the engine is not. Lol.
I’m stoked with my VE SSV. I love em. Just laughed at the Aussie V8 engine. The 5.0 L is AUSSIE.
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you love your VE SSV!
Pretty sure you’ll find those good vents are fake/for looks
When he opens the hood can’t see the underside of them??
Matthew Robertson it actually does serve a cooling purpose but Holden only put them on and made them functional for marketing reasons.
They do look cool though imo
My 2014 Ford XRT6 is a wolf in a sheep's clothing, awesome performance 0-100 in 4.8 secs and drinks half the fuel of the thirsty 6.2 V8 !!!
Its a pity that Ford just dropped the ball almost completely when it comes to the build quality, ambience and looks of the cabin. They needed to put more work into their ride and handling too.
Who gives a fuck about your shitbox
We don’t give a fuck about your xr6 taxi ya cockhead. They’re a plastic fukin ugly dog. Ford built nothing but outdated shit for decades.
I had an F6, and loved it. Trouble is, my VF2 Redline sounds like a muscle car, whereas the F6 sounded like a vaccuum cleaner.
Too bad we dont have it here in Europe
You almost do - the HSV version is sold in the UK.
+CarAdvice.com the best we have in Hungary is the charged 2.8 OPC AWD which is 325 HP which is V6 :(
Ve commodores best from all of them
The new one shits on it . It has the ls3 more power and better sound much more refined interior and aggressive styling I can not agree with you
ve with it's outdated tech. no way. vf2 v8 is the best commodore ever
Is that because you can't get a VFII?
GO FORD!
❤️❤️😍😍😍😭ليش ماتنزل عندنا في السعوديه 🇸🇦
Someone at my schools dad has a commodore
Lol.
lmaoo
what that someones name? I might know that 'someone'
Expensive cars to run and service.......
304kw is piss weak for a 6.2
+Brandon Roveta Emissions emissions emissions. Everyone would be going FASTER without the strict laws around them.
ReaLzEdits yep, exactly, I'm sure a basic tune could unleash some power, just a shame Holden wasn't able to get it up to the same power ad the xr8
Brandon Roveta Well less than 30 extra kw from a supercharger isn't really impressive but yeah I still wish they did a higher output.
Yeah they could have just said fuck it and used one of their hsv engines, still better last hoorah than fords.
+Brandon Roveta "still better last hoorah than fords"...? i dont see how the same commodore with a slightly bigger engine is better than a top of the line fpv falcon at half price dressed as an xr8, plus the xr6 sprint is going to have the f6 engine.
chevy ss, pontiac g8, holdon commodore
all the same car
Spot on. All built at the Holden factory in Australia.
But they're not because they look completely different.
The G8 was the VE commodore...we are now at VF Series 2, the car that was being reviewed. The Chevy SS had a couple of extra features we didnt even get here.
Never been a ford (I meant Holden so just for the pindicks who need to correct me, scrub) fan but fuck me this car is very nice indeed.
+Barney Patrick good thing its a holden then
+TVRnGTR or holden fan either. Thanks for the need to correct that obviouse typo and it's a good thing you're a fucking idiot.
***** well hey at least i know which car is which
I did aswell fuckwit it's very easy to tell the difference, I just typed in ford instead of holden but hey if you look for small errors that people make in a youtube post fine, but I say get a life you lifeless fuck.
+TVRnGTR wow good for you you can tell the difference between a holden and a ford as can 100% of the world can, dick!
those bonnet vents are fake u can tell when he lifts the bonnet up its all sealed.
yep i believe you are right..
wrong. I have a Redline, and the bonnet vents are open at the bottom. Actually do vent hot air out of engine bay due to venturi effect.
@@blackops7669 well we have seen about 25 of those vehicles going through the work site and we all known they are fake
so u can keep dreaming of your venturi effect.well not fake but there is little rubber hole were air can get through the vents.
Yeah whatevero
That's basically a Chevy super sport in Australian version
Technically the Chevy SS is the Commodore in US version...
+CarAdvice.com.au not to be rude, but what's the difference?
+Mitchell Jefferay $10000
+The one original ThvaccK 10k Witch wat?
you did not just say that. Holden's are an Australian owned and made car. the Chevy is a re-badge for merica...
The vents in the bonnet are fake mate
They're not
More like commondore amirite
No more wagons from ford or holden and no more V8's.
Don't be fooled. for all their technical advancements It's business as usual with these Commodores After dropping the best part of 60K on a brand 'NEW' Redline that has yet to clock 5.000k's, it has developed a massive engine oil leak , leaves a foot round oil leak on the drive over night .
Another trip back to the dealer for some 'Shit Happens' attitude.
Thought buying a new car would give me a break from this sort of crap at least for a couple of years :-(
looks like a bunch of gadgets and bullshit. Did they put in independent rear suspension yet?
The vents on the bonnet are fake they dont help keep anything cool
This guy is talking crap the vents at the front and to both sides are to cool the brakes not to reduce drag coefficient. You dont need charge points in the back of the car!
Cooling the brakes might be a byproduct but the side vents are absolutely there as an aero aid. The larger front facia is designed to help cooling but the bigger maw increases drag. The vents help bring the Cd back to the 0.31 of the VF series 1. The car is still less fuel efficient thanks to the bigger engine though.
What a BS drag race. One driver calling the start, and getting a clear jump on the start
vf2 is noticeably quicker. and along with much better sound
Showpony crap,mustang kicks its ass
Aus drive ugly looking cars, USA we have cheaper and better.
Yeah - that Chrysler 200 is a real looker...
+CarAdvice.com.au xD this just made me love you guys even more :D
+CarAdvice.com.au lol
CarAdvice.com.au Yeh that's why it sells in aus too.
+dcx Holdens are sold in the US as well mate
I am so sick of you people calling this an "Aussie V8" the engine is American
This was a scripted race... Yes ls3 a bit faster. But that gap was faked bullshit