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Here's Carsguide's take on the 2013 Commodore as contrived by our artist Stuart Gordon.

Paul Pottinger Contributing Journalist

8 Nov 2011 Comment

Except they're not. Depends whose talking: GM Holden boss Mike Devereaux or GM Holden PR.

Anyway, logic and precedent dictates that the likely lighter and mildly more fuel efficient take of the VE will soon be begin to appear in contrived, opportunistic pap-snaps.

You know, the ones taken by members of the public who may or may not know someone at Holden.

Meanwhile, here's Carsguide's take on the 2013 Commodore as contrived by our artist Stuart Gordon.

It's essentially a VE endered in the latest GM design language as spoken by the Malibu mid-sizer.

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Paul Pottinger is a former CarsGuide contributor and News Limited Editor. An automotive expert with decades of experience under his belt, Pottinger now is a senior automotive PR operative.

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