The Holden Calais Sportwagon V V8 is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power to the rear wheels.
It is part of Holden's VF II model range.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 6.2 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 408 bhp (414 PS/304 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 570 N·m (420 lb·ft/58.1 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1867 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2915 mm | 114.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1593 mm | 62.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1608 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Length | 4924 mm | 193.9 inches | |
| Width | 1898 mm | 74.7 inches | |
| Height | 1474 mm | 58 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 137 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1867 kg | 4116 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 71 litres | 15.6 [18.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.2 litre 6162 cc (376.028 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103.25 × 92 mm
4.06 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (ECE) |
414 PS (408 bhp) (304 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ECE) |
570 Nm (420 ft·lb) (58.1 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (ECE) |
49.4 kW/litre 67.1 ps/litre 66.2 bhp/litre 1.09 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ECE) |
92.5 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1162.4 kPa (168.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 770.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 221.57 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 162.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 218.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.14 kg/kW 10.25 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 299.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/40 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/40 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 321 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 324 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 567644 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | VF II | ||
| RAC rating | 52.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Holden Calais Sportwagon V V8 added 2018-11-17. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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