{"id":1595,"date":"2021-11-16T04:48:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T04:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/?page_id=1595"},"modified":"2026-05-23T10:50:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:50:59","slug":"vr-series-hsv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/home\/hsv-specifications\/vr-series-hsv\/","title":{"rendered":"VR Series HSV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/hsv-specifications\/vr-series-hsv\/hsv-vr-clubsport-specifications\/\">VR Clubsport Specifications<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/hsv-specifications\/vr-series-hsv\/hsv-vr-gts-specifications\/\">VR GTS Specifications<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/hsv-specifications\/vr-series-hsv\/hsv-vr-senator-specifications\/\">VR Senator Clubsport<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VR Maloo Specifications (coming soon)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VR HSV Statesman Specifications (Coming soon)<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"fu_ebay_0\"><!-- Presentation: cols = 4, rows = 2, slideshow = Manual, slides = 3, slideId = 0 --><div class=\"fu_ebay_results_container \">\n<h5 class=\"fu_ebay_results_title\" style=\"display: block !important;\">\n<a name=\"fu_slidetop_0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com.au\/?mkcid=1&#038;mkrid=705-53470-19255-0&#038;siteid=15&#038;campid=5339152561&#038;customid=5339151688&#038;toolid=10049&#038;mkevt=1\" class=\"fu_ebay\" style=\"display:inline !important;\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/australianholden.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/fast-ebay-listings\/US\/Right_Now_108x45.gif?resize=108%2C45&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0;display:block !important;\" width=\"108\" height=\"45\" alt=\"Right Now on eBay\"\/><\/a>&nbsp;VR HSV<\/h5>\nLoading&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n<!--\nvar content_fu_ebay_0 = null;\nvar waitForDepends_fu_ebay_0 = setInterval(function () {\n  if (typeof jQuery !== \"undefined\") {\n  if (window.fu_is_bot_useragent !== undefined) {\n    clearInterval(waitForDepends_fu_ebay_0);\n    if (typeof jQuery.ajax == \"undefined\") {\n      console.log(\"Fast eBay Listings: jQuery.ajax missing. Are you using jQuery.Slim that doesn't include ajax? \");\n      return;\n    }\n    if (fu_is_bot_useragent) return;\n    content_fu_ebay_0 = jQuery(\"#fu_ebay_0\");\n    jQuery(document).ready(jQuery.ajax({\n      type : \"post\",\n      url : \"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\",\n      data : {\n        action : \"fu_ebay_load_search\",\nfuDisableAPICache : 0,\nfuTraceLogging : 0,\nebay_country : \"AU\",\nfu_ebay_customId : \"\",\nfu_ebay_widget : 0,\nfu_ebay_picwidth : 225,\nfu_ebay_arrangement : 0,\nfu_ebay_title : \"VR HSV\",\nfu_ebay_query : \"VR HSV\",\nfu_ebay_searchInDesc : 0,\nfu_ebay_searchLocation : \"Internationally\",\nfu_ebay_pickupPostcode : \"\",\nfu_ebay_pickupRadius : 0,\nfu_ebay_sort : \"BestMatch\",\nfu_ebay_categoryIds : \"6030\",\nfu_ebay_sellers : \"\",\nfu_ebay_sellerType : \"\",\nfu_ebay_buyingOptions : \"\",\nfu_ebay_conditionOptions : \"\",\nfu_ebay_minPrice : 0,\nfu_ebay_maxPrice : 0,\nfu_ebay_minBids : 0,\nfu_ebay_maxBids : 0,\nfu_cols : 4,\nfu_rows : 2,\nfu_slideshow : \"Manual\",\nfu_slides : 3,\nfu_slideId : 0,\n\n      },\n      success : function( response ) {\n        content_fu_ebay_0.html( response );\n      },\n      error: function(e) {\n        console.log(\"Fast eBay Listings: deferred loading error: \" + e);\n      }\n    }));\n  }}\n}, 10);\n\/\/-->\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The HSV VR series, built from 1993 to 1995, was based on the VR Commodore, one of the most popular Commodores ever built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It sits in that interesting middle ground of Australian performance history. Still old-school enough to feel mechanical and unfiltered, but clearly moving toward the more polished, structured HSV identity that would define the late 90s and early 2000s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VR Commodore itself was a significant evolution of the VP, with cleaner styling, improved aerodynamics, better interior ergonomics, and incremental mechanical upgrades. It was still based on the familiar Commodore architecture of the era, but it felt more cohesive and modern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Holden Special Vehicles, this gave them a solid base to work with. HSV\u2019s role during the VR era wasn\u2019t to reinvent the Commodore\u2014it was to elevate it into something more purposeful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VR HSV range didn\u2019t yet have the tightly defined hierarchy of later generations, but the foundations were already there. You can see the early formation of what would become the Clubsport, Senator, and GTS structure that dominated HSV for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5.0L Holden V8 (HSV-Enhanced)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the heart of every VR HSV was the familiar 5.0-litre Holden V8, the Aussie 5 litre. In HSV specification, outputs typically ranged around 185kW\u2013215kW, depending on model and tuning level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By today\u2019s standards, those numbers might seem modest. But in the early 90s, this engine represented the backbone of Australian performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Interesting Facts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>VR HSV models are among the earliest Commodore-based HSVs to show clear signs of a structured performance hierarchy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wagon variants are highly valued today due to their rarity and practicality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The VR Clubsport helped establish the formula that would define HSV\u2019s most successful years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Senator nameplate began to develop its identity as a luxury-performance hybrid in this generation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many enthusiasts view the VR HSV as one of the last truly \u201csimple\u201d HSV experiences before increasing complexity arrived in later years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/hsv-specifications\/vr-series-hsv\/hsv-vr-clubsport-specifications\/\">VR Clubsport Specifications<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/hsv-specifications\/vr-series-hsv\/hsv-vr-gts-specifications\/\">VR GTS Specifications<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/hsv-specifications\/vr-series-hsv\/hsv-vr-senator-specifications\/\">VR Senator Clubsport<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VR Maloo Specifications (coming soon)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VR HSV Statesman Specifications (Coming soon)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VR Clubsport Specifications VR GTS Specifications VR Senator Clubsport VR Maloo Specifications (coming soon) VR HSV Statesman Specifications (Coming soon) The HSV VR series, built from 1993 to 1995, was based on the VR Commodore, one of the most popular Commodores ever built. It sits in that interesting middle ground of Australian performance history. Still [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1531,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1595","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VR Series HSV - Australian Holden<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/home\/hsv-specifications\/vr-series-hsv\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"VR Series HSV - Australian Holden\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"VR Clubsport Specifications VR GTS Specifications VR Senator Clubsport VR Maloo Specifications (coming soon) VR HSV Statesman Specifications (Coming soon) The HSV VR series, built from 1993 to 1995, was based on the VR Commodore, one of the most popular Commodores ever built. It sits in that interesting middle ground of Australian performance history. Still [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/home\/hsv-specifications\/vr-series-hsv\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Australian Holden\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-23T10:50:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/index.php\\\/home\\\/hsv-specifications\\\/vr-series-hsv\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/index.php\\\/home\\\/hsv-specifications\\\/vr-series-hsv\\\/\",\"name\":\"VR Series HSV - Australian Holden\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-11-16T04:48:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-23T10:50:59+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/index.php\\\/home\\\/hsv-specifications\\\/vr-series-hsv\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/index.php\\\/home\\\/hsv-specifications\\\/vr-series-hsv\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/index.php\\\/home\\\/hsv-specifications\\\/vr-series-hsv\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"HSV Specifications\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/index.php\\\/home\\\/hsv-specifications\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"VR Series HSV\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Australian Holden\",\"description\":\"Specifications and Information\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Australian Holden\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/australianholden.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/48-215.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/australianholden.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/48-215.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":768,\"caption\":\"Australian Holden\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/australianholden.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"VR Series HSV - Australian Holden","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/home\/hsv-specifications\/vr-series-hsv\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"VR Series HSV - Australian Holden","og_description":"VR Clubsport Specifications VR GTS Specifications VR Senator Clubsport VR Maloo Specifications (coming soon) VR HSV Statesman Specifications (Coming soon) The HSV VR series, built from 1993 to 1995, was based on the VR Commodore, one of the most popular Commodores ever built. It sits in that interesting middle ground of Australian performance history. Still [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/home\/hsv-specifications\/vr-series-hsv\/","og_site_name":"Australian Holden","article_modified_time":"2026-05-23T10:50:59+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/home\/hsv-specifications\/vr-series-hsv\/","url":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/home\/hsv-specifications\/vr-series-hsv\/","name":"VR Series HSV - Australian Holden","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-11-16T04:48:27+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-23T10:50:59+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/home\/hsv-specifications\/vr-series-hsv\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/home\/hsv-specifications\/vr-series-hsv\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/home\/hsv-specifications\/vr-series-hsv\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"HSV Specifications","item":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/home\/hsv-specifications\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"VR Series HSV"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/","name":"Australian Holden","description":"Specifications and Information","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/#organization","name":"Australian Holden","url":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/australianholden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/48-215.jpg?fit=1024%2C768","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/australianholden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/48-215.jpg?fit=1024%2C768","width":1024,"height":768,"caption":"Australian Holden"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1595"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6826,"href":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1595\/revisions\/6826"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}