Holden unveils its new 'world class' Commodore AUSTRALIANS will be in for a pleasant surprise when they open the door to the new Commodore. At first glance you could be forgiven for thinking you'd pressed the wrong key and stumbled into a BMW, such is the technology and the quality of the materials. With Australians buying European cars in record numbers, Holden designers benchmarked the best from Germany to come up with the VF Commodore's new interior. Exclusive: Holden will be sold on four continents Feedback on social media after yesterday's unveiling focused on how little has changed on the outside of the car. Photo: Holden The roof, doors, glass and side mirrors are the same as the previous Commodore; only the nose and tail are new. But the big news lies within the glossy exterior. Apart from the centre console lid, everything else inside the VF Commodore is new, from the steering wheel to the indicator stalks. The clumsy handbrake is gone, replaced by an electronic switch. The colour touch screen is almost as big as a handheld tablet. The topline Calais model comes with a heads-up display which reflects vehicle speed and other key information into the windscreen in the driver's line of sight. The new Commodore will also be available with technology that alerts drivers if they are about to crash into the car in front in stop-start traffic, wander from their lane without indicating, or if there is a vehicle in their "blindspot." The internet music service Pandora and its talkback equivalent Stitcher will also be available. Our aim to create a car that challenged some of the broader perceptions people have about the traditional Australian-made large car. It has been seven years since the last new Commodore the longest gap in the model's 35-year history and it will be the last of its type. Holden showed only the luxury Calais version of the new Commodore range yesterday - the fleet models will be unveiled in the coming months. The V6 and V8 engines are carried over from before but the new model is expected to be about 10 per cent more fuel efficient due to the use of aluminium in the bonnet, boot and underbody, said to trim 40kg from the car's overall mass. Holden is confident it will get a sales boost with the new model but stopped short of saying whether the new Commodore would reclaim its status as Australia's top-selling car, after losing the crown it held for 15 years in 2011 to the Mazda3. Australians should say 'look at what we can do, look at how good we can be, we do punch above our weight, big time'