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Holden VN Commodore
Holden VN Calais
Manufacturer Holden
Parent company General Motors
Also called Toyota Lexcen
Production August 17, 1988–October 1991
Assembly Elizabeth, South Australia, Australia
Trentham, New Zealand
Predecessor Holden VL Commodore
Successor Holden VP Commodore
Class Full-size car
Body style(s) 4-door sedan
4-door station wagon
Layout FR layout
Platform GM V platform
Engine(s) Straight-4
  • 2. The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles GM Holden Ltd is an Australian automaker based in Port Melbourne Victoria. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Elizabeth is a suburb in the northern extent of Adelaide, South Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Suburb The Holden VL Commodore is a Mid-size car manufactured between 1986 and 1988 by the General Motors (GM Australian arm Holden. The Holden VP Commodore was the seventh model of the Holden Commodore, a large car produced by Australian Automaker Holden. Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories or do not fit well into any A full-size car is a Marketing term used in North America for an Automobile larger than a Mid-size car. Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. Some are still in production while others are of historical interest only A station wagon (or simply wagon) in American, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand usage and an estate car (or just estate In Automotive design layout specifies where on the car the Engine and Drive wheels are found An automobile platform is a shared set of common design engineering and production efforts as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of See also GM V platform (FWD The V platform, or V-body, Automobile platform name was used twice by General Motors. The straight-4 or inline-4 engine (often abbreviated I4 or L4) is a four cylinder Internal combustion engine with all four cylinders 0 L
V6
  • 3. A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of three cylinders 8 L 125 kW: 3800 V6
V8
  • 5. A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other 0 L 165 kW: HEC 5000i V8
Transmission(s) 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic
Wheelbase 2731 mm (107. A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift or just 'stick' 'straight drive' or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in The TREMEC T-5 is a 5-speed Manual transmission for Longitudinal engine Automobiles It includes one Overdrive gear a light-weight aluminum An automatic transmission (commonly "AT" or "Auto" is an Automobile Gearbox that can change Gear ratios automatically as the vehicle Turbo-Hydramatic is the registered tradename of a family of Automatic transmissions developed and produced by General Motors. In both road and rail Vehicles the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels 5 in)–2822 mm (111. 1 in)
Length 4850 mm (190. 9 in)–4896 mm (192. 8 in)
Width 1794 mm (70. 6 in)–1802 mm (70. 9 in)
Height 1400 mm (55. 1 in)–1474 mm (58 in)
Curb weight 1311 kg (2890 lb)–1492 kg (3289 lb)
Related Holden VG
Holden VQ Statesman
Opel Omega
Opel Senator

The Holden VN Commodore was the sixth model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car produced by the Australian automotive marque, Holden. Curb weight is the total Weight of a Vehicle with standard equipment all necessary operating Consumables (e The Holden Ute is a Coupe utility built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors since 2000 The Holden VQ Statesman and Caprice were Holden 's top of the line luxury sedans produced between 1990-1994 There was also an Oldsmobile Omega, an unrelated vehicle that was produced during the 1970s and 1980s The Opel Omega was an Executive car The Opel Senator was a large motor car, two generations of which were sold in Europe by the German General Motors subsidiary Opel The Holden Commodore is an Automobile manufactured by the Holden division of General Motors (GM in Australia and formerly in New Zealand A full-size car is a Marketing term used in North America for an Automobile larger than a Mid-size car. GM Holden Ltd is an Australian automaker based in Port Melbourne Victoria.

This and subsequent versions based their bodywork on the Opel Senator and Omega, and the car was released on August 17, 1988. The Opel Senator was a large motor car, two generations of which were sold in Europe by the German General Motors subsidiary Opel There was also an Oldsmobile Omega, an unrelated vehicle that was produced during the 1970s and 1980s The Opel Omega was an Executive car Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) As well as being highly based on the Opel Senator, the VN also was similarly based on the Opel Omega, but this time, the previous Commodore floor plan was widened and stretched. There was also an Oldsmobile Omega, an unrelated vehicle that was produced during the 1970s and 1980s The Opel Omega was an Executive car The Commodore could now match the rival Ford Falcon for size. The Ford Falcon is a Full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960 The VN Commodore was available in Executive, S, SS, Berlina and Calais specification levels, although a more basic SL model (opt. code A9K) was supposedly offered to government and fleet buyers, as it was not officially listed as part of the Commodore range. The VN Commodore was also awarded Wheels Car of the Year for a second time in 1988. ''Wheels'' magazine has announced its Car of the Year every year since 1963, with the exception of 1972, 1979 and 1986 when no cars were considered worthy From August 1990, a Commodore-based coupe utility was offered for the first time, known as the Holden VG. The coupé utility combines a two-door " Coupé " cabin with an integral cargo bed behind the cabin—using a light-duty Unibody Automobile platform The similarly based VQ Statesman and Caprice were built the longer wheelbase which were shared with the wagon and utility models. The Holden VQ Statesman and Caprice were Holden 's top of the line luxury sedans produced between 1990-1994

Changes in the relative values of the Australian dollar, the yen, and the US dollar made it impractical to continue with the well-regarded Nissan engine of the VL. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The Holden VL Commodore is a Mid-size car manufactured between 1986 and 1988 by the General Motors (GM Australian arm Holden. Instead, Holden manufactured their own 90 degree V6 based on an old Buick design from the US, although initially it was imported. The Buick V6, initially marketed as Fireball at its introduction in 1962 is a large V6 engine used by General Motors. The 5. 0 litre V8 remained optional and received a power boost to 165 kW. Both these engines used multi point GM EFI and the V6 using 3 coil-packs for ignition. Fuel injection is a system for mixing fuel with air in an Internal combustion engine. Although not known for its smoothness or quietness, the V6 was nevertheless praised for its performance at the time. A fuel-injected, 2. 0 L engined VN Commodore Four was offered for some export markets including New Zealand and Singapore, which were sold as the Holden Berlina sharing an engine with the Opel Vectra A. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Singapore The Opel Vectra is a Large family car produced primarily by Adam Opel GmbH (commonly known as "Opel" the German subsidiary of General Accompanying the changes to engines, the 4-speed Jatco automatic transmission was replaced by the GM TH700 and the Borg-Warner T-5 5-speed manual gearbox. Turbo-Hydramatic is the registered tradename of a family of Automatic transmissions developed and produced by General Motors. The TREMEC T-5 is a 5-speed Manual transmission for Longitudinal engine Automobiles It includes one Overdrive gear a light-weight aluminum

In September 1989 the Series II of the VN Commodore was released with the EV6 motor. Some of the changes included a new cast exhaust manifold, new camshaft sprocket profile and timing chain, improved air and fuel distribution to combustion chamber, recalibrated ignition and injector firing within the engine management computer, wider conrod bearings and revised throttle uptake. The automatic transmission was also recalibrated to match the new engines torque characteristics. These revisions helped reduce initial torque levels whilst also improving the noise and vibration levels of the V6 engine.

Under the Hawke government's Button car plan, which saw a reduction in the number of models manufactured locally, and the introduction of model sharing, the VN Commodore was rebadged as the Toyota Lexcen, named after the late America's Cup yacht designer, Ben Lexcen. Robert James Lee (Bob Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929 was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister For a list of vehicles that have been badge engineered see List of badge engineered vehicles. The America’s Cup is the most prestigious Regatta and Match race in the sport of Sailing, and the oldest active Trophy in international Ben Lexcen AM (19 March 1936 – 1 May 1988 was an Australian yachtsman and marine architect Subsequently the Toyota Corolla and Camry were, similarly, badged as the Holden Nova and Holden Apollo. The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact / Compact cars produced by the Japanese Automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout The Toyota Camry is a Mid-size car, formerly a Compact car manufactured by Toyota since 1980 The Holden Nova was a Compact car that was produced by Toyota in Australia between August 1989 and 1996 and sold under the Holden nameplate The Holden Apollo is a Car that was a badge-engineered version of the Toyota Camry sold in Australia.

A total of 215,180 Holden VN Commodores were manufactured during the model's 3 year lifespan.

Contents

New Zealand

The VN series was assembled in New Zealand between 1988 and 1990. For the first few months of production it was actually assembled alongside its predecessor, the VL. This was due to the VL Commodore being slightly smaller, and offering a 3. 0 L Nissan straight-6 motor.

New Zealand specification Commodore Berlina, badged as Executive
New Zealand specification Commodore Berlina, badged as Executive

A unique situation of the New Zealand VN Commodore was its trim levels. Where in Australia, Berlina was of higher spec than Executive; in New Zealand the roles were actually reversed! Commodore Executive was the Australian Berlina spec, while Berlina – had a similar spec to the Australian Executive models - and utilized a 2. 0 litre Family II four-cylinder engine. The Family II is a Straight-4 Piston engine that was originally developed by Opel in late 1970s for use in the Opel Ascona B and Opel Kadett [1]

The Berlina 4-cylinder model was a unique car for New Zealand, as well as other export markets, and was unavailable to Australia. The 4-cylinder Berlina was developed in Australia primarily for the New Zealand market, it was equipped with an unemissionized fuel-injected 2. 0 L motor (tuned to run on 96 octane fuel), essentially that of the Opel Vectra A mounted north-south, driving the rear wheels. The Opel Vectra is a Large family car produced primarily by Adam Opel GmbH (commonly known as "Opel" the German subsidiary of General The Berlina was available in both sedan and wagon body styles.

The Calais models were also offered to New Zealand, primarily in V6 form. In fact, due to a cancelled Singapore order – 20 fully equipped VN Calais models were sold in New Zealand - utilizing the Berlina's 4-cylinder motor. Additionally, it is believed that there are a few VN Calais wagons in existence in New Zealand.

An indigenous sports model, the Commodore GTS, was also offered to the New Zealand market during 1990. Based on the New Zealand Executive models, the GTS featured a bodykit (similar to that of the VN Commodore SS), alloys and FE2 suspension.

The VN was the last Commodore to be assembled in New Zealand, after GM closed its plant in Trentham in late 1990, thereafter importing cars from Australia, duty-free. Suburb

Specification levels

Commodore Executive

Commodore Executive
Commodore Executive
Commodore Executive station wagon
Commodore Executive station wagon

The Commodore Executive was the baseline model of the VN Commodore range, and was priced from AU$20,014 when new. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas

The Commodore Executive standard features included:[2]
The Commodore Executive optional features included:[3]

Commodore S

Commodore Berlina interior
Commodore Berlina interior

The Commodore S was the cheapest sports variant of the VN Commodore range, and was priced from AU$21,665 when new. The term air conditioning refers to the cooling and dehumidification of indoor air for Thermal comfort. Cruise control (sometimes known as speed control or autocruise) is a system that automatically controls the rate of motion of a Motor vehicle.

The Commodore S standard features supersede and add to those of the Commodore Executive variant:[4]
The Commodore S optional features included:[5]

Commodore SS

Calais engine bay
Calais engine bay

The Commodore SS was released in March 1989 and was the top of the line sports model of the VN Commodore range. Power windows or electric windows are Automobile Windows which can be raised and lowered by depressing a button or Switch, as opposed An antenna is a Transducer designed to transmit or Receive electromagnetic waves In other words antennas convert electromagnetic waves into , and was priced from AU$25,375 when new.

The Commodore SS standard features supersede and add to those of the Commodore S variant:[6]
The Commodore SS optional features included:[7]

Commodore Berlina

Calais interior
Calais interior

The Commodore Berlina was the semi-luxury version of the VN Commodore range, and was priced from AU$24,781 when new.

The Commodore Berlina standard features supersede and add to those of the Commodore Executive variant:[8]
The Commodore Berlina optional features included:[9]

Calais

Holden Formula Body kit
Holden Formula Body kit

The Calais was the luxury version of the VN Commodore range, and was priced from AU$31,265 when new.

The Calais standard features supersede and add to those of the Commodore Berlina variant:[10]
The Calais optional features included:[11]

Limited edition and other specification levels

Holden Formula Body kit
Holden Formula Body kit

Commodore BT1

The Commodore BT1 or the Police Pack was a special pack for the VN Commodore that was available to the Australian and New Zealand Police Forces. An odometer (often known colloquially as a mileometer or milometer) is a device used for indicating Distance traveled by an Automobile or other Upholstery is the work of providing Furniture, especially seats with Padding, springs Webbing, and fabric or Leather A limited slip differential ( LSD) is a modified or derived type of differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in rotational Velocity It was based on the Commodore Executive and added various specification upgrades to cater to the needs of the Police Force.

Many believe that BT1 Commodores had a "cop chip" which increased the engine power output, however this is a myth, as the engine power is the same as in regular VN Commodores.

The BT1 Commodores standard features supersede and add to those of the Commodore Executive. Although the pack varied in each state, they were commonly fitted with:

Commodore Vacationer

Commodore Vacationer
Commodore Vacationer

The Commodore Vacationer was a limited edition of VN Commodore range based on the Commodore Executive.

The Commodore Vacationer standard features supersede and add to those of the Commodore Executive variant:
The Commodore Vacationer optional features included:

Commodore GTS

The Commodore GTS was a limited run V6-engined sports model for the New Zealand market, based on the New Zealand-spec Executive model. Features included an extensive spoiler package, 5-spoke alloy wheels and FE2 sports suspension.

Notes and references

  1. ^ Driving the Red Lion's finest. Auto Trader New Zealand. Auto Trader is an automotive sales website and classified magazine located in many countries and is owned by the Trader Media Group. ACP Media. Retrieved on 2008-03-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow.
  2. ^ Holden VN Commodore Executive standard features. Unofficial Holden Commodore Archive. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation
  3. ^ Holden VN Commodore Executive optional features. Unofficial Holden Commodore Archive. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation
  4. ^ Holden VN Commodore S standard features. Unofficial Holden Commodore Archive. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation
  5. ^ Holden VN Commodore S optional features. Unofficial Holden Commodore Archive. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation
  6. ^ Holden VN Commodore SS standard features. Unofficial Holden Commodore Archive. Retrieved on October 21, 2006. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  7. ^ Holden VN Commodore SS optional features. Unofficial Holden Commodore Archive. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation
  8. ^ Holden VN Commodore Berlina standard features. Unofficial Holden Commodore Archive. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation
  9. ^ Holden VN Commodore Berlina optional features. Unofficial Holden Commodore Archive. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation
  10. ^ Holden VN Calais standard features. Unofficial Holden Commodore Archive.
  11. ^ Holden VN Calais optional features. Unofficial Holden Commodore Archive.

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