The first and only facelift of the VN came in late 1991 in the shape of the VP, which was heralded as being world class in terms of finish, equipment, reliability and perhaps most importantly performance. Exterior upgrades were minimal however, there were substantial enhancements below the surface.

New front guards were the main distingushing feature which accomodated larger indicators and side repeaters to meet new ADRs. The VP also recieved new front and rear bumpers, a new grille and on the sedans a new rear garnish and striped finish on the tail lights.

Besides higher equipment levels than the VN - which included power side mirrors as standard and remote central locking and a security system being available on all models except the utes - the VP had lower cabin noise levels, better handling and ride quality with the additional option of independant rear suspension (standard on the Calais and SS ) which was previously used on the VQ. The Calais also recieved Holden's Variatronic speed sensitive power steering and the all new Bosch body computer which was in control of the many minor electronic functions including the road speed variable intermittant wipers. Series II VP's could also be optioned with the same Antilock Braking System found on the Series II VQ. HSV also came to the party and the 180kw V8 could be optioned on any of the Holden offerings - not just on those carrying the HSV badge.

The Holden Utility - previously the VG in the VN era - was released in early 1992 and came under the coding of VP aswell as having the same upgrades as the sedans and wagons.

A new model was introduced in the shape of the Berlina LX which filled a gap between the Berlina and Calais and was fitted with previously optional equipment including front and rear power windows, alloy wheels, climate control, body computer and Calais instruments with trip computer. However, perhaps the most important and desirable VP came late in 1992 - the VP Calais International. The limited edition, limited run Calais International featured a 5.0-litre V8 engine, ABS, leather seats and steering wheel, fog lights and specific alloy wheels.

HSV versions of the VP included SV91, Maloo, Senator, Senator 5000i, GTS, Clubsport and Clubsport 5000i.

Early 1993 saw the Series II upgrade which mainly applied to the Executive models, making them more attractive to purchasers. 15-inch wheels and larger brakes became standard on all passenger models and the grille was painted body colour, as for earlier S models. These cars have Series II identity badges fitted to the bootlid.

Further details of all drive trains offered across the VP range can be found here.

A full list of models in the VP range can be found here.