Aussie Big Six of the Decade: vote for your favourite now

David Linklater

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The contenders: Holden Commodore VF and ZB, Ford Falcon FG.

The contenders: Holden Commodore VF and ZB, Ford Falcon FG.

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We're on a mission to find the Car of the Decade and we want your help. Vote for the best cars of the last 10 years and you'll be in to win $2500 for fuel or EV charging.

We've selected finalists in nine categories: Ute, Game Changer, Family SUV, Hybrid/EV, Aussie Big Six, Sports/Performance, Urban, Luxury and... Dud of the Decade.

If you want to read more about the finalists in any of those categories, click on the relevant blue words above. If you want to go straight to the voting page and have your say, you can do that here.

But right now, let's take a look at the contenders for Aussie Big Six of the Decade.

Holden Commodore ZB (2018-20)

The European-sourced ZB is the Holden that people love to hate, because it was a Commodore that was not made in Australia. It also happened to be the brand’s last new model launch, before Holden shut up shop for good.

Holden Commodore ZB.
Suddenly, Commodore was refined and quite sophisticated. Almost European.

But looking at it dispassionately, was this the most accomplished Commodore ever sold in NZ? Maybe. And it’s easy to forget that even if Australian assembly had survived, this was always going to be the new Commodore anyway.

Holden Commodore VF (2013-18)

Ending a lineage dating back to the VE Commodore of 2006 (a neat 20 years ago), the VF was the last iteration of Australia’s own family car. It’s now much-loved… even by NZ Police, which still has a few examples on the fleet.

Holden Commodore VF.
The bookends: OG Commodore VB in back and the last Aussie one in front, the VF.

As it got close to end, more of the focus went towards the performance models. The last Redline V8 versions have gone down in history as a high point. Production ended in October 2017.

Ford Falcon FG (2008-16)

You can’t talk Aussie sixes without the Ford Falcon, and luckily the last-ever version, FG, sneaks in under the wire here: production ended in October 2016, after an eight-year run. The final iteration was known as the FG X.

Ford Falcon FG.
FG Falcon stayed around a long time, but it was fun until the end.

Falcon was fairly aged by then. But in its day, this was arguably the most fun Aussie sedan to drive – and not just the performance models, but the mainstream versions too. Like we said, you can’t serve up a Commodore without a Falcon to put it up against.