Final Commodores for 2017

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Limited info at this stage:

http://www.carsales.com.au/editorial...modores-104713

Three niche models to be rolled out during the last year of production

Confidential details are emerging of Holden's final, limited-edition Commodore models for MY17, the final year of local production at the company's Elizabeth plant in South Australia.

Ahead of official disclosure to the media, select customers have been contacted by Holden, offering three distinct performance models built in limited production numbers.

One is a 'racetrack-ready' sedan based on the SS-V Redline, available with either manual or automatic transmission and likely to be called the Bathurst Edition.

Heralded by Holden in a confidential document seen by motoring,com.au as coming “Direct from the boardroom”, another sedan is a tweaked version of the Calais V V8 automatic that's likely to revive the Director nameplate.

The third product is an amped-up SS-V Redline Ute that's offered as manual or auto, and we understand it could be called the Magnum.

Each vehicle will be distinguished from run-of-the-mill production models by a unique build plate, and will feature upmarket equipment, including some items shared with the US-market Chevrolet SS.

For now, Holden is not revealing further details than those, but invited customers are required to leave a $2000 deposit prior to 5:00pm on November 25 (this Friday).

As we've reported, HSV is also readying its send-off for Australia's homegrown Commodore, which will be replaced in 2018 by the all-new Opel Insignia-based model we've already driven in prototype form, headlined by the LS9-powered W1 limited-edition.