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Stuart Martin

Contributing Journalist

5 min read

There's nothing quite like a V8 - I'm not sure who said it but they were on to something. There are sensational V8s in many of the European, Japanese and US product on the market here but when it comes to bent-eights, the Blue Oval or the Red Lion attract the most attention.

In fact, the phrase was probably used a Ford or Holden ad campaign. Both sides of that fence maintain there's still demand for the V8-powered models and after spending some time in the latest from Elizabeth it's easy to see why. Ford is no longer making the XR8, leaving the fight to the XR6 Turbo or FPV's new $56,990 GS sedan - with the 315kW/545Nm supercharged five-litre 8.

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Read the full Holden Commodore VEII 2010 review.