Holden VS.I Calais (1995-96) Overview Released in April 1995, the Holden VS Series I (VS.I) Calais was a large, rear-wheel drive sedan. Manufactured in Elizabeth, South Australia, the rear-wheel drive VS Calais was available with 3.8-litre V6 and 5.0-litre V8 petrol engines. Engines and transmissions Of the engines, The 3.8-litre L36 pushrod V6 petrol engine […]
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Review: Holden VP Calais (1991-93)
Holden VP.I Calais (1991-92) Overview Released in October 1991, the Holden VP Series I (VP.I) Calais was a large sedan. Manufactured in Elizabeth, South Australia, the rear-wheel drive VP Calais was available with either 3.8-litre V6 or 5.0-litre V8 petrol engines. Engines: V6 and V8 The 3.8-litre V6 and 5.0-litre V8 petrol engines were carried […]
Review: Holden VR Calais (1993-95)
Holden VR.I Calais (1993-94) Overview Released in July 1993, the Holden VR Series I (VR.I) Calais was a large sedan. Manufactured in Elizabeth, South Australia, the rear-wheel drive VR Calais was available with 3.8-litre V6 and 5.0-litre V8 petrol engines. Engines: V6 and V8 Of the engines, The 3.8-litre L27 pushrod V6 petrol engine had […]
Review: Holden VL Calais (1986-88)
Overview Released in March 1986, the Holden VL Calais was initially available as mid-size, rear-wheel drive sedan. Manufactured in Elizabeth, South Australia, the VL Calais was initially available with a 3.0-litre inlins six cylinder engine. However, turbocharged engines were introduced in August 1986 and V8 engines followed in October 1986. In March 1988, production of […]
Review: Holden VN Calais (1988-91)
Overview Released in August 1988, the Holden VN Calais was a large sedan. Manufactured in Elizabeth, South Australia, the rear-wheel drive VN Calais was initially available with a newly introduced 3.8-litre V6 engines. From March 1989, however, the Calais range was expanded with the introduction of 5.0-litre V8 engines which featured multi-point electronic fuel injection […]
Review: Holden VE Calais (2006-13)
Holden VE.I Calais (2006-10) Overview Released in August 2006, the Holden VE Series I (VE.I) Calais was a large sedan (the Sportwagon has been reviewed separately). Manufactured in Elizabeth, South Australia, the rear-wheel drive VE Calais was initially available with 3.6-litre V6 and 6.0-litre V8 petrol engines. As per the table below, the range consisted […]
Review: Holden VF Calais (2013-17)
Review: Holden VF.I Calais (2013-15) Overview Released in May 2013, the Holden VF Series I (VF.I) Calais was a large sedan. Manufactured in Elizabeth, South Australia, the rear-wheel drive VF Calais was available with 3.6-litre V6 and 6.0-litre V8 petrol engines that were mated to six-speed automatic transmissions. Engines: LFX V6 and L77 V8 Of […]
Review: Holden VY Berlina (2002-04)
Holden VY.I Berlina (2002-03) Overview Released in October 2002, the Holden VY Series I (VY.I) Berlina was available as a large sedan or wagon. Manufactured in Elizabeth, South Australia, the rear-wheel drive VY Berlina was powered by 3.8-litre V6 and 5.7-litre V8 petrol engines. Engines: V6, Supercharged V6 and V8 Of the engines, The 3.8-litre […]
Review: Holden VZ Berlina (2004-07)
Overview Released in August 2004, the Holden VZ Berlina was available as a large sedan or wagon. Manufactured in Elizabeth, South Australia, the rear-wheel drive VZ Berlina was initially powered by newly-introduced 3.6-litre V6 and continued 5.7-litre V8 petrol engines. Production of VZ Berlina sedans ended in July 2006 due to the release of the […]
Review: Holden VE Berlina (2006-13)
Holden VE.I Berlina (2006-10) Overview Released in August 2006, the Holden VE Series I (VE.I) Berlina was a large drive sedan (the VE Sportwagon has been reviewed separately). Manufactured in Elizabeth, South Australia, the rear-wheel drive Berlina was initially available with 3.6-litre V6 and 6.0-litre V8 engines. Engines: Alloytec V6 and L98 V8 Of the […]