Holden Camira
Holden JE Camira (1987-1989)
The Holden Camira was a mid-size car that was produced as a successor to the UC Torana models and UC Sunbird in the model years 1982 to 1989 by Holden in Australia.
The first of GM's J- Cars, the JB Camira came out as the first front-wheel drive cars from Holden in August 1982. A similar car was offered in the UK as the Vauxhall Cavalier and in Germany as Opel Ascona C. In the U.S., was the appropriate model Pontiac J2000, Japan Isuzu Aska. The Camira was based most likely on the Opel, but using the 3-stage automatic transmission Hydramatik of GM. Standard had the car manual 4 - or 5 -speed transmission. From Opel was also the construction of the 1.6-liter R4 engine, which was, however, completely manufactured in Australia. In March 1983, a 5 - door station wagon as a second model to do so.
The styling of the vehicles was similar to that of contemporary VH Commodore. The front showed rectangular headlights with turn signals and connected between a radiator grille with black louvres six. There were three trim levels: SL, SL / X and SL / E. The end of 1983 came as a sports version of the SL nor the SJ so.
In November 1984, the successor JD Camira was presented. The main styling difference was the new front, which reminded with their bevelled rectangular headlights and grille missing a lot of the Ford models Sierra (1987) and Scorpio ( 1985). Also new were the 1.8-liter R4 engines with EFI injection, 86-115 hp ( 63-85 kW) rendered depending on compression. In January, the old 1.6 -liter engine fell off. Simultaneously, a A8Q package ( automatic transmission, power steering and air conditioning ) was introduced for the SL / X, which made him the luxurious executive. From September 1986, there was a desire to Formula package.
The JE Camira appeared in April 1987 and showed little change externally. Only the lion on the drawn down hood has been replaced by the word " Holden " and the front bumper towards a narrow gap, which could be described with a lot of imagination as revealed grille. New was a 2.0-liter engine with 115 bhp R4 (85 kW). The four-speed transmission was no longer offered. There were two sporty versions: The JE Camira Sli2000 corresponded to the previous JB Camira SJ and included Aluflegen and a small plastic spoiler on the tailgate. Moreover, the known formula package was offered.
The JB Camira was built 85 725 times, the JD Camira created 36 953 copies. When the JE Camira was replaced by the JK Apollo based on the Toyota Camry in August 1989, 29 129 pieces were made .
Source
- Terry Bebbington, Michel A. Malik: 45 Years of Holden. Australian Publishing and Printing Company, Sydney NSW 1994, ISBN 0-947216-31-6.