The old Holden sixes were tossed on the scrap heap, though the 5.0-litre V8 continued. The VL Calais wagon was available with either the naturally aspirated or turbocharged 3.0-litre sixes, plus the 5 ...

with the Calais getting a single-spoke item. Most importantly, the VL bought Holden time. Despite being a millimetre longer than its erstwhile rival, the Ford Falcon XF, the VL Commodore was some ...

The VL Royale shared the Calais’ two-tone appearance and tail lights, albeit without the sleek pop-up headlights. For the VN Commodore and Royale, the last generation manufactured in New Zealand, ...

Holden also developed an all-wheel drive system ... big deal if the Piazza didn’t cost as much as the vastly superior VL Calais Turbo. The imported Piazza used a turbocharged 2.0-litre four ...

Holden VK and VL Calais-based... Holden Commodore Royale (New Zealand) While the Nissan-engined VL Commodore was released in Australia in early 1986 to meet unleaded petrol requirements, the earlier ...

The Holden Calais VL is the only Australian-made mass-produced and designed car to dress itself in pop-up headlights. The VL Calais is a desired taste; however, you cannot deny that it was the ...

One of the quickest cars at the recent Holden Nationals was ironically Nissan powered. Gee’s Holden VL Calais is powered by a JW Automotive billet twin cam RB engine combination and has run 7.00 at ...

Taking your car in for repairs shouldn’t leave it in pieces, but unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened to the owner of this 1986 Holden Commodore VL. According to a recent report from ...

With Holden gone, could GMSV offer future affordable EVs in Australia ... Racing video games, car-spotting on road trips, and helping wash the family VL Calais Turbo as a kid were all early indicators ...

Holden had similar thoughts but its 3.3-litre six was so ancient ... a repair service there are no guarantees that ancient components will work forever. A new VL Calais instrument cluster was seen for ...

In "The Horse Soldiers," she starred alongside heavy hitters John Wayne and William Holden, whom she still remembers fondly to this day. Constance Towers: Oh gosh, that goes way back. I was born ...

The 1988 Holden VL Walkinshaw SS Group A is currently holding a bid of $220,000 while the 1990 Holden Commodore VN SS Group A is sitting at $185,000. With just over a week until the auction on ...