This clearly suggests Holden would prefer to race the Insignia, or it might want to adopt the V8 sports sedan that is being designed in North America to replace the Commodore-based SS in Chevrolet’s US line-up and is expected to be sold here, probably badged as the Holden SS. “I would personally rather talk to our people about running something that is our mainstream product.” We are trying to be your man on the streets car to a degree. “We are not Formula One, we are not GT racing with Audis and Ferraris and all the rest of it.

“Considering this category and what it represents, I struggle a little bit as to why you would race a two-door,” he said. Intriguingly, he played down Holden interest in racing a coupe such as the next-generation Camaro, which is expected to be ‘package protected’ for right-hand drive and therefore could be sold as a direct rival for Ford's Mustang in Australia with a V8 engine - something the mainstream Commodore replacement won’t offer. “We could potentially have overnight success with a new model and all the rest of that stuff, which gives you some cache in the marketplace without spending $150 million in the media,” McNamara said. Holden has just renewed all-conquering Triple Eight Race Engineering (Red Bull Racing Australia) and the Holden Racing Team as its factory operations in Australia’s most important racing category for 2015-16 and McNamara believes they could deliver a winning start for a new car. “It would potentially give us the chance to sex up a car pretty quickly because we have got – in my mind – the best teams in pitlane. “To me where this sport goes and what we potentially would do fits OK,” McNamara said. Holden motorsport boss Simon McNamara told that V8 Supercars would be a cost effective way to promote Holden’s Commodore successor. It has been previewed by the Monza concept (pictured) and is due to emerge in 2016. The future of the V8 engine is also under review.Īs reported from last week’s Paris motor show, the next-generation Opel Insignia is expected to take on the role of Holden’s mainstream sedan, potentially without using the Commodore name. Holden ceases local manufacturing no later than the end of 2017, killing off the locally-developed Commodore which has underpinned its touring car racing efforts since 1980.Īt the same time, V8 Supercars is expected to roll out the next generation of V8 Supercar regulations, possibly abandoning sedans for coupes or allowing the two body styles to race alongside each other. ↑ Game folder: 'Cars/hve/livery_(00 to 09)/textures_(low and high)' and files: hve_tex_(low and high)_(00 to 09).With the biggest V8 Supercars race of the year looming at Bathurst this week, Holden has signalled the category can play an important role in the launch of its Commodore replacement - if sedans are allowed to race in the category post-2017.

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