Holden VS Commodore
Manufacturer	Holden
Parent company	General Motors
Also called	Opel Calais Toyota Lexcen
Production	April 1995–August 1997
Assembly	Elizabeth, South Australia, Australia
Predecessor	Holden VR Commodore
Successor	Holden VT Commodore
Class	Full-size car
Body style(s)	4-door sedan 5-door station wagon
Platform	FR GM V platform
Engine(s)	3. 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. 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. The Holden VR Commodore of July 1993 came with an updated sleeker and more modern design as well as safety enhancements such as anti-lock brakes (ABS The Holden VT Commodore, released in 1997 was the tenth model of the Holden Commodore, a Full-size car built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary 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 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. 8 L ECOTEC 3800 V6 3. The Buick V6, initially marketed as Fireball at its introduction in 1962 is a large V6 engine used by General Motors. A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of three cylinders 8 L Supercharged ECOTEC V6 5. The Buick V6, initially marketed as Fireball at its introduction in 1962 is a large V6 engine used by General Motors. A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of three cylinders 0 L 5000i V8
Transmission(s)	4-speed 4L60-E automatic 5-speed Borg-Warner T-5 manual 5-speed Getrag 260 manual
Wheelbase	Sedan: 2731 mm (107. 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 The 4L60-E (and similar 4L65-E) is a series of Automatic transmissions from General Motors. An automatic transmission (commonly "AT" or "Auto" is an Automobile Gearbox that can change Gear ratios automatically as the vehicle The TREMEC T-5 is a 5-speed Manual transmission for Longitudinal engine Automobiles It includes one Overdrive gear a light-weight aluminum A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift or just 'stick' 'straight drive' or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in Getrag (sometimes written GETRAG) is a leading manufacturer of Automobile Manual transmissions The company was founded on 1 May, 1935 A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift or just 'stick' 'straight drive' or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in In both road and rail Vehicles the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels 5 in) Station wagon: 2822 mm (111. 1 in)
Length	Sedan: 4861 mm (191. 4 in) Station wagon: 4903 mm (193 in)
Width	1794 mm (70. 6 in)
Height	1476 mm (58. 1 in)
Curb weight	1385 kg (3053 lb)–1477 kg (3256 lb)
Related	Holden VS Caprice Holden VS Statesman

The Holden VS Commodore, released in 1995, was the ninth model of the Holden Commodore, a large car built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. Curb weight is the total Weight of a Vehicle with standard equipment all necessary operating Consumables (e The Holden Statesman and Caprice are a series of full-size Luxury vehicles produced by the Australian General Motors division of Holden The Holden Statesman and Caprice are a series of full-size Luxury vehicles produced by the Australian General Motors division of Holden The Holden Commodore is an Automobile manufactured by the Holden division of General Motors (GM in Australia and formerly in New Zealand 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. The VS Commodore served as a mechanical update of the second generation architecture, destined to assist sales before the all-new VT model. The Holden VT Commodore, released in 1997 was the tenth model of the Holden Commodore, a Full-size car built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary The extent of exterior changes veered not much further than a redesigned Holden logo and wheel trims. ^[1] An updated Ecotec (Emissions and Consumption Optimisation through TEChnology) version of the Buick V6 engine coincided with the changes to the engine in the United States. ECOTEC ( E missions C ontrol O ptimisation TEC hnology) is a General Motors trademark that refers to a series of emissions technologies The Buick V6, initially marketed as Fireball at its introduction in 1962 is a large V6 engine used by General Motors. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Ecotec engine packed 13% more power, an increase of 17 kilowatts (23 hp) over the VR, cut fuel consumption by 5%, and increased the compression ratio from 9. Fuel economy in automobiles is the amount of Fuel required to move the Automobile over a given Distance. The compression ratio is a single number that can be used to predict the performance of any engine particularly piston engines (but can be used on essentially any Internal-combustion 0:1 to 9. 4:1. Holden mated the new engine with a modified version of the GM 4L60-E automatic transmission, bringing improved throttle response and smoother changes between gears. The 4L60-E (and similar 4L65-E) is a series of Automatic transmissions from General Motors. An automatic transmission (commonly "AT" or "Auto" is an Automobile Gearbox that can change Gear ratios automatically as the vehicle ^[1]

The Series II update of June 1996 brought elliptical side turn signals, interior tweaks and the introduction of a L67 Supercharged V6 engine for selected trim levels. The Buick V6, initially marketed as Fireball at its introduction in 1962 is a large V6 engine used by General Motors. ^[1] The new supercharged engine slotted in between the existing engines in the lineup and was officially rated at 165 kilowatts (221 hp), just 3 kilowatts (4 hp) below the V8. ^[2]

This model was also sold as the Opel Calais in Singapore and Malaysia: a Holden Calais body with a Statesman front end and an Opel 2. Singapore For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Holden Statesman and Caprice are a series of full-size Luxury vehicles produced by the Australian General Motors division of Holden Adam Opel GmbH (commonly known as Opel) is a German automaker part of General Motors. 6 litre inline-6 engine. ^[3] The VS Commodore was the last of which to be sold as Toyota Lexcens, as Holden and Toyota ended their model-sharing scheme. ^[4] The last Lexcens were built during 1997. ^[5]

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