Despite the negative feedback on Holden’s decision to retain the Commodore name for the next-generation European sourced Commodore, Holden will stick to its guns. Further confirming Holden‘s plans to keep Commodore alive, CarAdvice reader Ryan sent through this image of a next-generation Commodore testing on the streets of Melbourne with a Holden badge and ‘Calais’ badge.

We know Holden will kill the ‘SS’ badge for Commodore, but this image confirms the company’s plans to retain a similar naming structure to keep the vehicle relevant to customers.

The Calais badge attached to the rear of the pictured car looks different to the style used on the current VFII Commodore and is likely to have been stuck on locally. The registration sequence of this vehicle is newer than the vehicles we drove recently, suggesting it’s a more recent build and more representative of the final product.