Torana

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The Torana is a series of compact and mid-size cars produced by Australian manufacturer Holden from the late 1960s to the late 1970s, known especially for their performance-oriented variants in touring car racing.

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instanceOf automobile model
compact car
mid-size car
assemblyLocation Dandenong, Victoria NERFINISHED
Elizabeth, South Australia NERFINISHED
bodyStyle 2-door sedan
3-door hatchback
4-door sedan
class compact car (early models)
mid-size car (later models)
countryOfOrigin Australia
culturalSignificance iconic Australian muscle car of the 1970s
engineOption V8 engine
four-cylinder engine
six-cylinder engine
fuelType petrol
generation HB Torana NERFINISHED
LC Torana NERFINISHED
LH Torana NERFINISHED
LJ Torana NERFINISHED
LX Torana NERFINISHED
UC Torana NERFINISHED
introducedAs Holden-badged version of the Vauxhall Viva
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
manufacturer Holden NERFINISHED
market Australian domestic market
New Zealand market
marketPosition below full-size Holden Kingswood
notableDriver Colin Bond NERFINISHED
Peter Brock NERFINISHED
notableFeature success in Group C touring car regulations
notableFor touring car racing performance
performanceVariant Torana A9X NERFINISHED
Torana GTR XU-1 NERFINISHED
Torana SL/R 5000 NERFINISHED
predecessor Holden HB Viva NERFINISHED
productionEnd 1980
productionStart 1967
racingEvent Bathurst 1000 NERFINISHED
racingSeries Australian Touring Car Championship NERFINISHED
relatedModel Vauxhall Viva NERFINISHED
successor Holden Commodore NERFINISHED
Holden Gemini NERFINISHED
transmissionOption automatic transmission
manual transmission
wheelbaseVariant long-wheelbase six-cylinder and V8 models
short-wheelbase four-cylinder models

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UC marketedAs Torana
subject surface form: Holden UC Torana