2012 commodore visual updates

[BIG_JV]

The facelifted 2012 Holden Commodore will come with subtle exterior revisions, as well as two new colourserfect Blue and Chlorophyll teal green.

The 2012 Holden Commodore goes into production today, ahead of its official on-sale date in the middle of this month.

The 2012 Holden Commodore will feature some styling tweaks and revisions over the current MY11 Commodore. On the outside the new Holden Commodore Omega will get 16-inch alloy wheels as standard while the front end will feature chrome trimming highlights. The Berlina model adds chrome trimming to the foglight surrounds while inside will feature silver stitching when optioned up with the leather pack.

The new Holden Calais will receive no change (its not really new then), however, the Calais V-Series will now feature a lip spoiler mounted on the boot lid. Other visual changes for the new model include a chrome-trimmed front air dam section for the SV6 and SS variants, while the SS V-Series will get red stitching when ordered with the Redhot interior trim option. Redline versions, in sedan, wagon and ute forms, will all come with FE3 sports suspension. Below is an SSV (Series 3) in Perfect Blue. Note the chrome trimming... The Perfect Blue was inspired by Brocks Formula Blue HDT Group A VK SS.

"We wanted the colour to express that unique connection Holden had with Peter, who was an incredibly talented man and a fine ambassador for Holden. Peter left a lasting impression on Holden and our company heritage so Perfect Blue is our way of celebrating his achievements.

"Perfect Blue strikes a balance between matching the original and creating a new colour that's sympathetic to the modern surface body language of Commodore."

While here is the 2nd new colour Chlorophyll teal green on a Cruze (couldn't find pic of it on a commodore).

source: caradvice.com.au

 

[Darren]

Rear end view



Styling
The multi-award-winning VE Commodore continues to make a strong and dramatic design statement. Holden has embelished the Commodore range with subtle design enhancements to distinguish the new range for MY12.

Interior and exterior design enhancements across the range include:

Omega
•New seven-spoke 16” alloy wheels
•New chrome-highlighted lower outboard fascia inserts

Berlina
Builds on Omega features with –
•New unique chrome-highlighted fog lamp surrounds
•New interior silver seat stitching to complement the Razor/Onyx leather fabric trim option

Calais
No change

Calais V-Series
•New sedan lip spoiler
(also available as an accessory across the remaining sedan line-up)

Commodore SV6 and SS
•New chrome-highlighted lower air dam and front grille surround
•New interior silver stitching on seat and door trims with Razor/Onyx leather trim

Commodore SS V-Series
Builds on SV6 and SS features with –
•Additional chrome-accented lower outboard inserts
•Redhot interior stitching on seats and door trim for models featuring the Redhot interior trim (only available with Redhot, Phantom and Alto Grey exterior colours)

Redline
Builds on SS V only, with -
•FE3 performance tuned-suspension added to Sportwagon and Ute – now available across all three Commodore body styles
•New 10-spoke 19” polished and forged alloy wheels
•New red-painted Brembo 4-piston front brakes and rear brake callipers

The VE MY12 colour palette features 11 choices, including two new colours. The new colours are:

•Perfect Blue – a bright solid blue based on Brock’s Formula Blue
•Chlorophyll – a metallic teal

Carryover colors include:

•Alto Grey –mid-toned grey with silver highlights
•Hazard – head turning bright solid yellow
•Mirage Glow – a light, soft and luxurious beige
•Sizzle – bright metallic red
•Heron – solid white
•Karma – an architectural blue with metallic highlights
•Nitrate – a classic silver metallic
•Phantom – metallic black with silver highlights
•Red Hot – highly chromatic solid red

Source - Holden Media.

 

[Drawnnite]

that new blue does look very nice.

other then that i cant tell any of the differences.

 

[Jonno]

front looks good. rear looks its same ugly self

 

[Full Spectrum]

Stop making changes at the front and start making changes at the rear. i love that rear in traffic it looks brawny in sport hsv models. but dam it's the same arse from 2006.

 

[HussySV6]

I think it looks good but no need to make it such a big deal (Talking about holden, not guys on here)

I also agree with Full Specturum - the rear is stil the same

Also they ####d up all the colours. except for hazard

BRING BACK ATOMIC

 

[Luke V8]

Chrome = cheap and ugly.

 

[RIP 05]

like others have said, change the arse, the front is fine. not a fan of the chrome surround, maybe change the rear diffuser to a G8 one.

 

[commoVT]

the design looks good, piss the colour off though...

 

[Calaber]

Changing the rear end is a lot more expensive than changing the front. The front end panels are removable so pressing a new design or moulding a new front bumper isn't difficult. The rear quarter panels on the VE are pressed as one single side panel, extending from the taillight to the firewall, so changes to the quarter panels mean a whole new side pressing. Hugely expensive and not likely to happen during the VE model lifetime. The bootlid was changed slightly on the Series 2, but the only real area where changes can be economically made to the rear end are the lights and the bumper design.

So....if you don't like the VE rear end, you probably won't like the VF either.

It has occurred to me that the VE is now the longest running Holden model ever. The previous record was 58 months held by the 48/215 but the VE has now been on sale with only minor cosmetic changes, for over 60 months. No wonder it's starting to look a bit tired.