It is hoped the Gen3, which will remain a V8 muscle car, will attract cars from Ford to BMW, Chevrolet, Audi, Kia and more. "Gen3 will adopt a new control chassis adaptable to a wide variety of body shapes, allowing small and large two-door coupes that retain a close association with the look of the donor road car." "What we are trying to do is provide a package that means we can attract and work with as many different body shapes and as many different car types as possible," the spokesperson said. In 2022 it planned to launch its "Gen3" chassis, which manufacturers and engineers will have to work with in order to comply with the race category's regulations. V8 supercars racing series#Gen3 to change the gameĪ Supercars spokesperson said the series had been planning for a "future without Commodore for a while now". Holden, which comprises about two thirds of the field in the Supercars Championship, announced in late 2019 that it would retire the Commodore nameplate. "They replaced the Commodore with a front-wheel drive vehicle and it sort of staggered on, but of course it was totally rejected by the car-buying public," Mr Drewer said. General Motors-Holden's move to offshore manufacturing at the end of 2017 landed an even harder hit. The V8 Supercars have dominated Australian motorsport for much of the last two decades, drawing from the popularity of two made-in-Australia V8 rivals in Holden and Ford.īut for many fans, Ford's decision to stop Australian manufacturing in 2016 and switch its muscle car from the Falcon to the American-built Mustang started a decline in interest. ( ABC News: Lincoln Rothall) End of an era It's believed Holden teams will drive the ZB Commodore until the 2022 season.
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