International design firm Dsine International, along with Holden designers Simon Gow and Peter Hughes, have created a VF Commodore based Monaro coupe Courtesy Dsine International
The Holden Monaro has been born again – but it’s unlikely to ever reach production.
Holden designers Peter Hughes and Simon Gow were part of a top secret project to create a two-door coupe version of the freshly-released VF Commodore.
The VF Coupe sketch has been produced in collaboration with design firm Dsine International, according to the GM Authority website.
Despite its eye-catching looks, the two-door will likely never reach production because of the high cost of engineering and developing what is a niche model; given GM already produces the two-door Chevrolet Camaro – a conceptually similar car to the Monaro – it limits its potential in the core US market.
However, Dsine is clearly keen to explore the potential. On its Facebook page, Dsine International said it would like to take the digital design further if not for the lack of funding.
"If we could we would! This is a concept put together by Dsine International with the help from Simon Gow and Peter Hughes from GMA (Holden) design. It was done after hours and is just a representation of what a VF coupe could look like ... We would all love a new Monaro!"
The VF Coupe is based on the regular SS VF Commodore, powered by a 270kW/530Nm 6.0-litre V8.
Holden spokeswoman Andrea Matthews confirmed company staff played a part in the VF Coupe’s design.
“The project has been done out of hours by the design team ... there are no plans to put it in production,” she said.
Since first arriving in 1968 the Monaro quickly attracted a huge following through the 1970s before being killed off in 1977.
The Holden Monaro was successfully reborn as the Commodore Coupe concept car in 1998 before going into production in 2001.
Peter Hughes received worldwide acclaim for the modern interpretation of the Monaro, which he penned as a fresh-faced designer in his 20s.
Hughes also led the design of the Coupe 60 one-off “Monaro” show car revealed on Holden’s motor show stand in 2008 as a celebration of the brand’s 60th anniversary in Australia.
The original reborn Monaro was exported and sold as a Pontiac GTO in the US and a Vauxhall VXR in the UK.