The VN Commodore reset Holden's large-car formula at the end of the 1980s with bigger dimensions, broad family appeal, and the beginning of the modern V8 performance era that would shape the Commodore story for decades.
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Variants covered
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Body styles
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Bathurst entries noted
Gallery: 1/1 live images or illustrations
Highlights
Why this series matters
Major reset for Holden's volume-car strategy in the late 1980s.
Helped re-establish Commodore as a dominant Australian family-car nameplate.
Important opening chapter for the modern V8 and HSV-flavoured Commodore era.
Body styles
Factory spread
SedanWagonUtility
Variants & Specs
Trim and body branches
1988-1991Mainstream family and fleet heart of the VN range.
Executive / Berlina
Bodies:Sedan, Wagon
Engines:V6
Volume-market backbone
Broad buyer appeal
Defines the everyday VN story
1988-1991Upper-spec prestige branch of the VN family.
Calais
Bodies:Sedan
Engines:V6, V8
Comfort-led flagship
Long-distance touring appeal
Prestige arm of the range
1989-1991Performance halo side of the modern VN story.
SS and HSV branches
Bodies:Sedan
Engines:V8
Modern V8 identity
Bathurst-era relevance
Strong enthusiast pull
Gallery
Photos and artwork
1 live images or illustrations | 1 tracked assets
Cinematic ShowcaseIn-house artwork
AI-generated illustrative artwork inspired by the Holden VN Commodore era.
Original AI-assisted site artworkIllustrativeillustrative
In-house AI illustrative artwork Cars Zone AU Local asset: /images/models/holden-vn-commodore/hero.png
