Holden Commodore
Every Holden Commodore generation in the Burbles catalogue — complete specs, rarity tiers, interactive 3D cards, and the collectors who have spotted them on the street.
- Lineage Span
- 1978–2020 42 generations · 128 published trims
- Power Evolution
- 72 → 636 hp Base lead-trim output across eras
- Catalogue Rarity
- 31 Legendary 31 Legendary · 11 Epic
All 42 Holden Commodore Generations
Each generation deals in its rarity tier’s alloy with its engine disc, lead specs, and first spotter record. Click into any generation for full trims and market figures.
Built by Opel in Germany, the ZB shared its AWD torque-vectoring hardware with the Ford Focus RS, a rally-bred system in a family sedan.
HSV built just 275 examples of the GTSR W1 — 250 for Australia and 25 for New Zealand — making the final Commodore-based HSV one of the rarest HSVs ever sold.
The Senator Signature was HSV’s luxury flagship, pairing a 340 kW LS3 V8 with adaptive magnetic suspension you could switch between Touring and Sport modes.
HSV's flagship Gen-F GTS packed a supercharged 6.2-litre V8 making 577 bhp and 546 lb-ft of torque, paired with adaptive Magnetic Ride Control suspension — serious numbers for an Australian family sedan underneath.
The Gen-F ClubSport started at 317 kW in 2013, but by the time HSV was done with it in 2016, the range-topping R8 LSA variant was putting out a supercharged 400 kW.
The VF's Supercars racing version brought back a design detail Holden hadn't used since the 1990s VP Commodore: an end-mounted rear wing.
The 2010 E Series 3 HSV Senator — a 400-plus-horsepower Australian luxury flagship — could be special-ordered to run on LPG, a strange nod to fuel economy on a genuine performance sedan.
HSV kept its trick MagneRide adaptive suspension as a GTS-only perk during the E Series run — even other high-performance Commodore variants didn't get it.
In 2011 HSV gave this ClubSport a bi-fuel option that could run on LPG as well as petrol — but only if you bought the sedan, not the wagon.
Holden engineered the VE Sportwagon's tailgate to swing open in barely 268mm of clearance — tight enough that it became a bragging point in the car's own TV ads.
Tow a trailer in the Z Series Senator and the rear suspension quietly hardens itself to keep the headlights level — a towing trick hiding in a performance sedan.
Every modern Commodore generation got a mid-cycle "Series II" refresh — except the VZ, which Holden quietly updated under the radar with a MY06 engine swap instead.
This ClubSport Z Series sent HSV racing somewhere it had never gone before — the Middle East, via a one-make ClubSport R sedan series.
Holden once nearly handed its VY Ute to Subaru to sell as a rebadged 'Brumby,' in exchange for badging the Forester as a Holden — Subaru Australia killed the deal.
HSV had to go back and redesign the Y Series Senator's front seats after customers complained the originals were too uncomfortable.
HSV’s Y Series ClubSport launched in October 2002 with 260 kW, but didn’t stop there — the mid-cycle Y II update pushed it to 285 kW before the Z Series took over in 2004.
The VX Commodore was the first Australian-built car to get anti-lock brakes as standard on every variant — and its redesigned B-pillars cut side-impact injury risk by half versus the outgoing VT.
HSV put a motorsport name on the VX Senator's styling: the facelift was designed by Ian Callum, a former Tom Walkinshaw Racing designer.
HSV didn't tune the GTS 300's V8 in-house: the 300kW C4B engine under the bonnet of the VT II, VX and Y series GTS was developed with American performance house Callaway Cars.
HSV gave the VX ClubSport a far more aggressive bodykit for one simple reason: owners kept complaining people couldn't tell it apart from a regular Commodore.
HSV's VT II Senator dropped Australia's homegrown V8 for an imported American 5.7-litre LS1 making 250kW — a fundamental shift in where Holden's performance V8s came from.
HSV's VT ClubSport commanded a premium for a V8 you could option straight onto a regular Commodore SS — critics called out the shared engine as its weak point.
In just two years, this GTS went from a 220kW V8 to a 300kW LS1 — a huge jump in output within the same VT generation.
This Senator broke new ground for HSV in one specific way: it was the first time the brand's flagship luxury badge had ever been offered as a wagon.
Holden treated the VT Commodore's rounded styling as pure looks, no aero thinking involved — and admitted as much when the VY launched in 2002, pinning the car's mediocre drag figure on the boot lid's rounded trailing edge.
Only 416 VS HSV Senators were built by the end of 1995 — nearly half the number of its VR predecessor, making this one of the rarer Commodore-based HSVs.
The Acclaim was the first Australian-built car with a standard passenger airbag.
HSV didn't just tune this GTS's V8 — they stroked it from 5.0 to 5.7 litres at the factory. Only 277 were ever built.
This Senator's bodykit came from Ian Callum, years before he became Jaguar's chief designer, giving HSV's flagship a sleeker, more aggressive stance.
HSV's first ClubSport wagon was vanishingly rare: of the VR ClubSport's run, just 77 were wagons against 1,117 sedans.
The VR Commodore made Australian history: its Acclaim and Calais trims got the country's first standard driver's airbag, years before it became law.
HSV's most luxurious fast Commodore of its day, the VP Senator, was also one of its rarest — only 337 were ever built across both the Senator and Senator 5000i.
This GTS was a rush job: built almost entirely from existing VN Group A parts to answer the Ford EB GT in just months, HSV built only 130 before moving on.
The VP Commodore briefly had a trim level no other Commodore ever got: the Berlina LX, a stepping stone wedged between Berlina and Calais.
HSV squeezed a 27 extra horsepower out of the Clubsport in under two years: the 1991 VP Clubsport made 241hp, and by May 1993 the VP Clubsport 5000i was already up to 268hp.
The HSV GTS badge — now synonymous with Holden's biggest V8 — actually started life as a New Zealand-only V6 special in 1990, two years before the "real" V8 GTS even existed in Australia.
Group A racing rules required 500 road-going Commodore SS Group A SVs — Holden only managed 302, and had to get special dispensation from Australia's motorsport body just to race the car at all.
The flagship VL Calais got semi-retracting headlight covers — a first for a production Holden — but the trick cost Holden nothing extra: underneath, the headlight units were identical to every other VL Commodore's.
Group A homologation rules forced Holden to shrink its V8 to 4.9 litres for the 1985 SS Group A, a car built expressly to race.
New South Wales emissions law quietly decided your gearbox for you: V8 Commodores sold there could not be had with a manual.
The VC's engine range grew mid-run when Holden squeezed in a 1.9-litre Starfire option, one it hadn't planned to offer at launch.
Holden grafted an Opel Senator nose onto a Rekord body to fit its big Australian six and V8, then ran the shortest Commodore build of all, 17 months.
Collectors Who Spotted the Holden Commodore
No member has published a public street spot of the Holden Commodore yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Holden Commodore Generation-by-Generation Comparison
Lead figures across every published generation, newest to oldest. Select any generation to inspect all trims and engine options.
| Generation | Years | Tier & Rarity | Engine | Power & Torque | 0–60 mph | Weight | Trims | First Spotter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commodore ZB (2018–2020) | 2018–2020 | Epic | 2.0L I4 | 256 hp · 258 lb-ft | — | — | 3 trims → | Unclaimed |
| HSV GTSR W1 (2017) | 2017–2017 | Legendary | 6.2L V8 | 636 hp · 604 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| Gen-F HSV Senator (2013–2017) | 2013–2017 | Legendary | 6.2L V8 | 536 hp · 495 lb-ft | — | — | 3 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Gen-F HSV GTS (2013–2017) | 2013–2017 | Legendary | 6.2L V8 | 577 hp · 546 lb-ft | — | — | 2 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Gen-F HSV ClubSport (2013–2017) | 2013–2017 | Legendary | 6.2L V8 | 425 hp · 406 lb-ft | — | — | 5 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Commodore VF (2013–2017) | 2013–2017 | Epic | 3.6L V6 | 241 hp · 236 lb-ft | — | — | 6 trims → | Unclaimed |
| E Series HSV Senator (2007–2013) | 2007–2013 | Legendary | 6.0L V8 | 412 hp · 406 lb-ft | — | — | 3 trims → | Unclaimed |
| E Series HSV GTS (2006–2013) | 2006–2013 | Legendary | 6.0L V8 | 412 hp · 412 lb-ft | — | — | 2 trims → | Unclaimed |
| E Series HSV ClubSport (2006–2013) | 2006–2013 | Legendary | 6.0L V8 | 412 hp · 412 lb-ft | — | — | 2 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Commodore VE (2006–2013) | 2006–2013 | Epic | 3.6L V6 | 235 hp · 240 lb-ft | — | — | 10 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Z Series HSV Senator (2005–2007) | 2005–2007 | Legendary | 6.0L V8 | 398 hp · 391 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| Commodore VZ (2004–2007) | 2004–2007 | Epic | 3.6L V6 | 235 hp · 236 lb-ft | — | — | 4 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Z Series HSV ClubSport (2004–2006) | 2004–2006 | Legendary | 6.0L V8 | 398 hp · 391 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| Commodore VY (2002–2004) | 2002–2004 | Epic | 3.8L V6 | 204 hp · 225 lb-ft | — | — | 5 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Y Series HSV Senator (2002–2005) | 2002–2005 | Legendary | 5.7L V8 | 349 hp · 350 lb-ft | — | — | 2 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Y Series HSV ClubSport (2002–2004) | 2002–2004 | Legendary | 5.7L V8 | 349 hp · 350 lb-ft | — | — | 2 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Commodore VX (2000–2002) | 2000–2002 | Epic | 3.8L V6 | 204 hp · 225 lb-ft | — | — | 3 trims → | Unclaimed |
| VX HSV Senator (2000–2002) | 2000–2002 | Legendary | 5.7L V8 | 342 hp · 350 lb-ft | — | — | 2 trims → | Unclaimed |
| VT II / VX / Y HSV GTS 300 (2000–2004) | 2000–2004 | Legendary | 5.7L V8 | 402 hp · 376 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| VX HSV ClubSport (2000–2002) | 2000–2002 | Legendary | 5.7L V8 | 342 hp · 350 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| VT II HSV Senator (1999–2000) | 1999–2000 | Legendary | 5.7L V8 | 335 hp · 349 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| VT HSV ClubSport (1997–2000) | 1997–2000 | Legendary | 5.0L V8 | 261 hp · 317 lb-ft | — | — | 2 trims → | Unclaimed |
| VT HSV GTS (1997–2000) | 1997–2000 | Legendary | 5.7L V8 | 295 hp · 350 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| VT HSV Senator (1997–1999) | 1997–1999 | Legendary | 5.0L V8 | 261 hp · 317 lb-ft | — | — | 2 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Commodore VT (1997–2000) | 1997–2000 | Epic | 3.8L V6 | 197 hp · 224 lb-ft | — | — | 4 trims → | Unclaimed |
| VS HSV Senator (1995–1997) | 1995–1997 | Legendary | 5.0L V8 | 248 hp · 295 lb-ft | — | — | 2 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Commodore VS (1995–2000) | 1995–2000 | Epic | 2.5L V6 | 168 hp · 167 lb-ft | — | — | 5 trims → | Unclaimed |
| VR / VS HSV GTS (1994–1997) | 1994–1997 | Legendary | 5.7L V8 | 288 hp · 350 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| VR HSV Senator (1993–1995) | 1993–1995 | Legendary | 5.0L V8 | 248 hp · 295 lb-ft | — | — | 2 trims → | Unclaimed |
| VR / VS HSV ClubSport (1993–1997) | 1993–1997 | Legendary | 5.0L V8 | 248 hp · 295 lb-ft | — | — | 2 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Commodore VR (1993–1995) | 1993–1995 | Epic | 2.6L I6 | 148 hp · 162 lb-ft | — | — | 4 trims → | Unclaimed |
| VP HSV Senator (1992–1993) | 1992–1993 | Legendary | 5.0L V8 | 241 hp · 295 lb-ft | — | — | 2 trims → | Unclaimed |
| VP HSV GTS (1992–1994) | 1992–1994 | Legendary | 5.0L V8 | 268 hp · 302 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| Commodore VP (1991–1993) | 1991–1993 | Epic | 2.6L I6 | 148 hp · 162 lb-ft | — | — | 3 trims → | Unclaimed |
| VN / VP HSV ClubSport (1990–1993) | 1990–1993 | Legendary | 5.0L V8 | 241 hp · 295 lb-ft | — | — | 3 trims → | Unclaimed |
| VN / VP HSV GTS V6 (New Zealand; 1990–1992) | 1990–1992 | Legendary | V6 | 168 hp · 210 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| Commodore VN (1988–1991) | 1988–1991 | Epic | 2.0L I4 | 114 hp · 125 lb-ft | — | — | 3 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Commodore VL (1986–1988) | 1986–1988 | Legendary | 2.0L I6 | 129 hp · 133 lb-ft | — | — | 4 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Commodore VK (1984–1986) | 1984–1986 | Legendary | 1.9L | 72 hp · 102 lb-ft | — | — | 6 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Commodore VH (1981–1984) | 1981–1984 | Legendary | 1.9L I4 | 72 hp · 102 lb-ft | — | — | 7 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Commodore VC (1980–1981) | 1980–1981 | Legendary | 1.9L I4 | 78 hp · 103 lb-ft | — | — | 7 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Commodore VB (1978–1980) | 1978–1980 | Legendary | 2.9L I6 | 86 hp · 146 lb-ft | — | — | 6 trims → | Unclaimed |
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