ANCAP Crash Test Result Analysis

Firstly, Holden's billion dollar VE Commodore scored less than all other Large cars tested:

From that table you can see the Aurion - a direct competitor to the Holden VE Commodore (and the Ford Falcon) scores above the VE Commodore (by 3 points) - the VE Commodore, which cost Holden $1.23 Billion (AUD) to manufacture, scored the same as the current BA/BF series Falcon.

Apart from singling out the Commodore, why are all Australian made vehicles still rating only as four stars? From the small cars table (above) you can see that nearly all small cars have a five-star rating, with the Suzuki SX4 missing out narrowly (still ahead of the VE Commodore).

Cars that were shamed in the latest crash test results include:

Cars which scored a maximum five-star rating include:

Just how much more money and effort needs to be put in to make Australia's first Five-Star car?