The Caprice V6 is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) car with a front mounted engine, produced by Holden.
It forms part of Holden's VS range of cars.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.8 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 197 bhp (200 PS/147 kW) at 5200 rpm and 304 Nm (224 lbft/31 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1550 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 | 2826 mm | 111.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 4989 mm | 196.4 inches | |
| Width | 1794 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1417 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 153 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1550 kg | 3417 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 | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.5 × 86.4 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
304 Nm (224 ft·lb) (31 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
38.8 kW/litre 52.7 ps/litre 52 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
80.19 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1007.7 kPa (146.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 631.83 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 128.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 94.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 127.1 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.55 kg/kW 17.62 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.0/7.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.0/7.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 8.3/13.5 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 23.5/38.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 19.6/31.8 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 | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/65 R 15 94V | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/65 R 15 94V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-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 | 615593 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | VS | ||
| RAC rating | 34.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Holden Caprice V6 added 2019-10-26. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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