Holden Royale
1981–1984 VH Commodore Royale
1987–1989 VL Commodore Royale
The Holden Royale and Holden Commodore Royale are a series of automobiles that were produced by the Australian subsidiary of General Motors (GM), Holden:
- Holden VK Commodore Royale (1984–1987): trim level of the Holden VK Commodore sedan, built and sold exclusively in New Zealand. VK Royales were based on the VK Calais, featuring the 1.9-litre engine as fitted to the previous VH Royale, or the optional 3.3-litre straight-six. Unique alloy wheels were also fitted (13-inch for the 1.9, 14-inch for the 3.3) along with several other minor detail changes.
- Holden VN Commodore Royale (1992): trim level of the Holden VN Commodore sedan, built in Australia for exclusive sale in New Zealand. Like the VL, the VN Royale was sold alongside the more upmarket VN Calais, but in this case was fitted with the 2.0-litre Family II four-cylinder engine coupled with a four-speed automatic.
- Holden VN Royale (1989–1990s): stretched version of the Holden VN Calais sedan—being 1,525 millimetres (60.0 in) longer. Jakab Industries initially undertook the conversion in Tamworth, New South Wales, until passing the job over to later Specialty Vehicles (SPV) in Sydney. In total, 54 examples were built, with the majority of examples exported to right-hand drive Asia-Pacific markets for airline, rental and hotel use, with an even smaller number of sedans special made featuring custom and optional Calais equipment.
- Holden VS II Commodore Royale (1998): version of the Holden VS Commodore sedan, built in Australia and sold exclusively in New Zealand. While in similar specification to the Calais also sold in New Zealand, the Royale featured the front-end of the Holden VS Caprice, the alloy wheels from the Holden VS Berlina and 2.5-litre X25XE V6 engine manufactured by Opel. These cars sold in very small numbers through Ebbett Waikato dealerships in 1998 as they were a cancelled Singapore order which could not be sold in Australia but were compliant for sale in New Zealand. Earlier versions of the car were sold in Malaysia and Singapore as the Opel Calais, in both VR and VS series cars, although the VR models featured the 2.6-litre Opel straight-six in lieu of the 2.5.