The is a
Compact Car that was produced by
Toyota in
Australia between August 1989 and 1996 and sold under the
Holden nameplate. The car was essentially
Rebadged version of the sixth- and seventh-generation
Toyota Corolla although did receive minor stylistic changes. Unlike the Corolla however, the Nova was sold only as a four-door
Sedan and five-door
Hatchback .
The car was a result of the failed
Button Car Plan which attempted to rationalise the Australian car manufacturing industry. The ''LE'' and ''LF'' series (sixth-generation Corolla) were sold between 1989 and 1993, and the ''LG'' Nova (seventh-generation) was sold between 1994 and 1996. In all years, the Nova was outsold by the Toyota Corolla in Australia, and from 1996 car was replaced by the
Holden Astra .
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The ''LE'' was offered with Toyota's 1.4
Litre 60
Kilowatt (hatchback only) and 1.6 litre 67 kilowatt engine, in Holden's traditional SL (hatchback only), SL/X and SL/E trims. The ''LF'' Nova, available from October 1991, added fuel injection to the 1.6 litre 75 kilowatt units. The SL/E hatchback was replaced by a GS model, although SL/E continued as a trim on the sedan, then in October 1992, a fuel-injected 1.8 litre 85 kilowatt engine was offered for the GS hatchback. The 1.4 litre option and the SL/Es were unavailable from 1993.
A smaller range was offered for the ''LG'' Nova in 1994. The SL/X trim level was equipped with a 1.6 litre 78 kilowatt engine, while GS denoted a 1.8 litre engine. Four- and five-door options were offered for both trim levels, and all engines throughout the range were
Fuel Injected .
