Falcon and Commodore no more — when racing cars aren’t the cars people buy

Shane van Gisbergen’s Triple Eight Holden Commodore and Scott McLaughlin’s DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon in 2018. Photo: Holden Australia.

The decision made by the Holden in Australia this week to focus on “utes” (utility vehicles) and SUVs (sports utility vehicles, also known as crossovers) has set the wheels in motion to cause an end one of the most famous racing feuds in motorsport — the long war between the Ford Falcon and the Holden Commodore in Australia.