Underneath the family sedan look lay upgraded suspension, beefed-up brakes, and a tuned V8. Buyers got a street car that ...

Holden is now languishing in second place with half the market share of Toyota, and the Commodore has been the fourth best-selling car all year behind the Toyota Corolla, Toyota HiLux and Mazda3.

Holden has provided a sneak peek at the German sedan that will replace the locally-made Commodore after 40 years — when the Elizabeth factory falls silent forever in late 2017.

Designer Peter Hughes reminisces about his work and colleagues during his ‘fortunate’ career working for Holden in its most ...