So here are the steps I used to create the resolution.
$ sudo xrandr --newmode "1920x1080" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync
$ sudo xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 64 x 64, current 1440 x 1050, maximum 16384 x 16384
VBOX0 connected 1440x1050+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1440x1050 60.0*+ 60.0*
1600x1200 60.0
1280x960 60.0
1024x768 60.0
800x600 60.0
640x480 60.0
1920x1080 (0x19e) 173.0MHz
h: width 1920 start 2048 end 2248 total 2576 skew 0 clock 67.2KHz
v: height 1080 start 1083 end 1088 total 1120 clock 60.0Hz
$ sudo xrandr --addmode VBOX0 1920x1080
VBOX0 connected 1440x1050+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1440x1050 60.0*+ 60.0*
1600x1200 60.0
1280x960 60.0
1024x768 60.0
800x600 60.0
640x480 60.0
1920x1080 (0x19e) 173.0MHz
h: width 1920 start 2048 end 2248 total 2576 skew 0 clock 67.2KHz
v: height 1080 start 1083 end 1088 total 1120 clock 60.0Hz
$ sudo xrandr --addmode VBOX0 1920x1080
$ sudo xrandr --output VBOX0 --mode 1920x1080
References:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/436558/external-display-resolution-vga-output
http://www.techsfo.com/blog/2013/07/1920x1080-ubuntu-vmware/