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Originally Posted by GM Kid
Actually, they're not off the mark. Can't remember where I read it, but the old Catera did, indeed, have some connection to Holden. I think there was some sort of platform sharing going on between Holden and Opel that predated Pontiac's co-opting of this very same platform for the GTO. It may have been the Holden Commodore, I think, that Opel was using as the Opel Senator . . . and which Cadillac then borrowed for the Catera at a time when they had no rear-drive vehicle in their lineup. I think the Commodore is pretty much just a stretched Monaro, so you can see that all these cars are kinda related.
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You got it more or less right GM Kid
The platform dates back to the mid-nineties.
It's an Opel chassis design, loaned to GM Australia (Holden), and stuffed with a made in USA drivetrain.
So it's a 10 yr old platform. Who cares? It's solid, quiet, rigid, inexpensive, and goes like a raped ape.
Would any of you rather have a brand new Mustang chassis?
