The Holden Calais V8 is a 4 door sedan/saloon style car with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 221.5 bhp (225 PS/165 kW) at 4400 rpm and 385 Nm (284 lbft/39.3 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic transmission.
The stated kerb weight is 1539 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2736 mm | 107.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 4861 mm | 191.4 inches | |
| Width | 1794 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1403 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 143 mm | 5.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1539 kg | 3393 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | GMH 308 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4987 cc (304.325 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 76.8 mm
4 × 3.02 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.32 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
225 PS (221.5 bhp) (165 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
385 Nm (284 ft·lb) (39.3 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
33.1 kW/litre 45 ps/litre 44.4 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.2 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 970.1 kPa (140.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 623.38 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 145.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 107.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 143.92 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.32 kg/kW 15.56 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.0/9.0 l/100km city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.0/9.0 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 6.7/11.1 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 18.8/31.4 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 15.7/26.1 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6.00 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.00 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/65 R 15 95H | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/65 R 15 95H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 514305 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Holden Calais V8 added 2017-04-01. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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