0   percent ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁model ▁was ▁new . ▁Ex terior ▁changes ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁sm o other ▁overall ▁body ▁and ▁a ▁" t win - k id ney " ▁gr ille — a ▁Com mod ore ▁sty ling ▁trait ▁that ▁remained ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁V Y ▁model ▁and , ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁remains ▁a ▁permanent ▁st ap le ▁on ▁H SV ▁variants . ▁ ▁Hold en ▁introduced ▁the ▁all - new ▁V T ▁Com mod ore ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁a ▁A $ 6 0 0   mill ion ▁development ▁programme ▁that ▁sp anned ▁more ▁than ▁five ▁years . ▁The ▁new ▁model ▁featured ▁a ▁rounded ▁exterior ▁body ▁shell , ▁improved ▁handling ▁and ▁many ▁first s ▁for ▁an ▁Australian - built ▁car . ▁Also , ▁a ▁stronger ▁body ▁structure ▁increased ▁crash ▁safety . ▁The ▁locally ▁produced ▁Bu ick - s our ced ▁V 6 ▁engine ▁power ed ▁the ▁Com mod ore ▁range , ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁ 5 . 0 - lit re ▁Hold en ▁V 8 ▁engine , ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁by ▁the ▁ 5 . 7 - lit re ▁L S ▁unit . ▁ ▁The ▁U AA I ▁bad ge - engine ered ▁cars ▁first ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁sold ▁in ▁far ▁fewer ▁numbers ▁than ▁anticip ated , ▁but ▁the ▁Hold en ▁Com mod ore , ▁Toy ota ▁Cam ry , ▁and ▁Cor ol la ▁were