Holden · 1988–1997
Holden Commodore (VN)
The Holden Commodore (VN) is a full-size car that was produced by Holden from 1988 to 1991. It was the first iteration of the second generation of this Australian made model, which was previously a mid-size car, as well as the first Commodore available as a coupé utility. The new range included the luxury variants, Holden Berlina (VN) and Holden Calais (VN) and, from 1990, introduced the commercial Holden Utility (VG).
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Predecessor: Holden Commodore (VL) · Successor: Holden Commodore (VP)
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Specifications
- name
- Holden Commodore (VN)
- aka
- Toyota Lexcen (T1), Beijing BJ6490/6490D (China)
- Manufacturer
- Holden (General Motors)
- Production
- August 1988 – September 1991, 1997 (China)
- Assembly
- Australia: Adelaide, South Australia (Elizabeth), New Zealand: Wellington (Trentham: 1988–1990)
- Class
- Full-size car
- Body style
- 4-door sedan, 5-door station wagon, 2-door coupé utility (VG)
- Layout
- Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
- Platform
- GM V platform
- Related
- Holden Statesman/Caprice (VQ), Holden Utility (VG), Opel Omega, Opel Senator, Vauxhall Carlton, Vauxhall Senator
- Engine
- gasoline:, 2.0 L C20NE I4, 2.2 L I4 (China), 2.6 L C26NE Dual-Ram I6 (Thailand), 3.8 L 3800 V6, 5.0 L HEC 5000i V8
- Transmission
- 5-speed Borg-Warner T-5 manual, 4-speed GM HydraMatic 700 automatic
- Wheelbase
- 2731 mm–2822 mm
- Length
- 4850 mm–4896 mm
- Width
- 1794 mm–1802 mm
- Height
- 1400 mm–1474 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1311 kg–1492 kg
- Predecessor
- Holden Commodore (VL), Toyota Crown (S120) (Lexcen)
- Successor
- Holden Commodore (VP)
- Designer
- Phillip Zmood
- sp
- uk
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q917224CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Commodore_(VN)CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1375470692 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holden_Commodore_Executive_(1988-1990_VN_series,_New_Zealand)_01.jpgCC BY 3.0 · Photo: Richard Lewis · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.
