Holden Commodore (VR)

The Holden Commodore (VR) is a 2-door coupe utility / 4-door sedan / 5-door station wagon from Holden, built from 1993 to 1995, when airbags, anti-lock brakes and Japanese build quality became the world standard. Under the bonnet: 2.6&nbsp. John Field, Richard Ferlazzo drew it.

The background

The Holden Commodore (VR) is a full-size car which was produced by Holden from 1993 to 1995. It was the third iteration of the second generation of the Holden Commodore. The VR range included the luxury variants, Holden Commodore Berlina (VR) and Holden Calais (VR) and a commercial model, the Holden Ute (VR).

The engineering

Power comes from 2.6  other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. It shifts through a 5-speed Borg-Warner T-5 manual / 4-speed GM 4L60-E automatic. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Where it sits

Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Holden Commodore (VP); its successor was the Holden Commodore (VS); assembly was at Adelaide, South Australia (Elizabeth), Australia. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, the GM (General Motors) Hummer H1, the Audi A4 — show what else the money bought that year. Its Holden stablemates include the Holden 48-215 and the Holden Adventra.