The Calibra was launched on June 10, 1989, and waded into battle against Toyota's evergreen Celica and Nissan's recently launched 200SX. The Calibra came with 2.0-litre 16-valve four-cylinder ...

But in 1991 when a Holden Barina was a Suzuki Swift and an Apollo was a rebadged Toyota Camry, the decision to import the Calibra coupe from Europe and badge it as a Holden raised some eyebrows.

Holden's European-built coupe the Calibra was never a success in Australia. In a slice of the market more or less owned by Toyota with its Celica and Honda's Prelude, many a decent sporty coupe ...