Holden Frontera
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The Holden Frontera is a sport utility vehicle
(SUV) that was sold in Australia and New Zealand
by Holden
, a General Motors
(GM) subsidiary, between 1995 and 2003.
The Frontera is an Isuzu
design, two generations of which were imported by Holden:
The Frontera was replaced by the Holden Adventra
in 2003.
Sport utility vehicle
A sport utility vehicle is a generic marketing term for a vehicle similar to a station wagon, but built on a light-truck chassis. It is usually equipped with four-wheel drive for on- or off-road ability, and with some pretension or ability to be used as an off-road vehicle. Not all four-wheel...
(SUV) that was sold in Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
by Holden
Holden
GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931...
, a General Motors
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
(GM) subsidiary, between 1995 and 2003.
The Frontera is an Isuzu
Isuzu
, is a Japanese car, commercial vehicle and heavy truck manufacturing company, headquartered in Tokyo. In 2005, Isuzu became the world's largest manufacturer of medium to heavy duty trucks. It has assembly and manufacturing plants in the Japanese city of Fujisawa, as well as in the prefectures...
design, two generations of which were imported by Holden:
- First generation (UT): badge engineered first generation Isuzu MU three-door SUV produced in the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
between 1995 and 1998. The original series Frontera was offered in one level of trim, the "Sport 4 x 4", with a four-cylinder engine and manual transmissionManual transmissionA manual transmission, also known as a manual gearbox or standard transmission is a type of transmission used in motor vehicle applications...
.
- Second generation (UE): badge engineered second generation Isuzu MU (three-door) and second generation Isuzu WizardIsuzu WizardThe Isuzu Wizard is a mid-size SUV that was produced by the Japan-based manufacturer Isuzu. The five-door Wizard was introduced in 1990 after the three-door Isuzu MU from 1989, both of which ceased production in 2004...
(five-door) produced in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
The five-door models had six-cylinder engines and the option of automatic transmissionAutomatic transmissionAn automatic transmission is one type of motor vehicle transmission that can automatically change gear ratios as the vehicle moves, freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually...
whilst the three-door Sport retained a four-cylinder engine and manual transmission only. During 2001, the UE Frontera was lightly updated. There were reductions in engine noise, fitment of an electronic throttle, and several interior upgrades.
The Frontera was replaced by the Holden Adventra
Holden Adventra
The Holden Adventra is a crossover SUV manufactured between 2003 to 2006 by Holden, the Australian arm of General Motors . The Adventra is based on the Holden Commodore station wagon of the same years, but features an all-wheel drive configuration as opposed to a rear-wheel drive running gear.Sales...
in 2003.