Holden VP Commodore (Paperback)

The Holden VP Commodore was the seventh model of the Holden Commodore, a large car produced by Australian automaker Holden. The car was released in September 1991 and featured mainly cosmetic and feature changes to the outgoing VN. The same 3.8 litre V6 and 5.0 litre V8 engines from the VN Commodore were carried over, but the V6 engine received various revisions that improved its refinement and noise characteristics as well as boosting power by two kilowatts. Accompanying the engine changes the 2.0 litre straight-4 was discontinued. Semi-trailing arm IRS became standard on high-end luxury and performance models, those being the Calais and SS specification levels, and became an optional extra on lower-end models. In lieu of the live rear axle, drastically improving ride and handling. ABS brakes were also introduced in the VP range as an option on Calais and SS models for Series I, and on most models with IRS for Series II versions. Additional security features were introduced across the range, which included an ignition-disabling device and a driver's door deadlock.