Holden VK Commodore

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Holden VK Commodore
Production	February 1984–February 1986
Predecessor	Holden VH Commodore
Successor	Holden VL Commodore
Class	Mid-size
Body style	4-door sedan 4-door station wagon

The Holden VK Commodore was introduced in 1984. It was the first Commodore to have plastic bumpers and featured a six-window design (styled similarly to the Opel Senator, by Holden themselves) as opposed to the four-window design on previous Commodores. Engine choices were a 5.0 litre V8 engine (later 4.9 litre V8 when Group A rules entered Australian motorsport in 1985) and a 3.3 litre inline 'black' Straight-6 (essentially a 'blue' I6 with more power and black coloured), the latter of which was available with either a carburetor or fuel injection. Other engine sizes were discontinued. The VK also introduced new names for the specification levels, such as Executive (an SL with air conditioning and automatic transmission, although the SL was still available.), Berlina (replacing SL/X) and Calais (replacing SL/E). The limited edition Vacationer name plate was continued from the VH Commodore well into the 1990s models. Other variants produced were the SS, Group A, Group 3 and Calais Director. Additionally the export market still received a four cylinder, utilizing the Holden Starfire four and the 2.85L straight six.