| Holden VR Commodore | |
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| Production | July 1993–April 1995 |
| Predecessor | Holden VP Commodore |
| Successor | Holden VS Commodore |
| Engine(s) | V6
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The Holden VR Commodore of July 1993 came with an updated, sleeker and more modern design, as well as safety enhancements such as ABS brakes. An anti-lock braking system, or ABS (from the German, A nti' b' lockier' s' ystem) is a safety system on Motor vehicles From the side, the biggest change was the use of a round rear wheelarch, instead of a squared-off shape used on the previous two commodores. The VR Calais included a driver's side airbag, being a first for an Australian car, although ABS brakes and IRS were only available with an automatic transmission. Independent suspension is a broad term for any Automobile suspension system that allows each wheel on the same Axle to move vertically (i The rear-end treatment saw raised tail lights, which were apparently implemented for safety reasons. A new electronic version of the TH700 automatic transmission was introduced, known as the GM 4L60-E. The 4L60-E (and similar 4L65-E) is a series of Automatic transmissions from General Motors. The VR Commodore was Wheels Car of the Year for 1993. ''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
The VR Commodore also saw the introduction of the Commodore Acclaim specification level, which was basically a safety pack that was aimed at families and was situated one notch above the Executive in the car's specification level hierarchy. The Acclaim featured ABS brakes, IRS, drivers-side airbag and cruise control as standard. Cruise control (sometimes known as speed control or autocruise) is a system that automatically controls the rate of motion of a Motor vehicle.
Toyota Lexcen
The joint venture agreement with Toyota continued with the VR. The VR Lexcen was introduced at or about the same time as the other VR models and has some small styling differences, particuarly, the front panels, this was due to Toyota specifying styling that was in common with the then new Wide Body Camry. However this strategy was not a success and Lexcen sales were still quite low, also another factor in this is Holden restricted Toyota in the number of Lexcens it was to provide to them.
Faults
The VR series vehicles are quite rugged and reliable with few major problems. The V6 engine is long lasting and most of them are running around with an average of 200,000 km (120,000 mi)+ on the original motor. The transmissions are strong and long lasting, but need be serviced according to manufacturer's specifications to ensure long life, Oil leaks are common from the engine, as in earlier VN and VP models, but this a seldom a problem if the leaks are small and the vehicle is maintained. Paint work is known to oxidize badly, this is due to the antiquated paint processes in Australian Car Manufacturing at the time.
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