The Holden Commodore is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits the power through the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 221 bhp (224 PS/165 kW) at 4400 rpm and 385 N·m (284 lb·ft/39.3 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1380 kg at the kerb.
The Holden Commodore is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 200 km/h which is 124 mph.
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 | 2730 mm | 107.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Length | 4850 mm | 190.9 inches | |
| Width | 1795 mm | 70.7 inches | |
| Height | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1380 kg | 3042 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4987 cc (304.325 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 77.77 mm
4 × 3.06 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.31 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
224 PS (221 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 kW/litre 44.9 ps/litre 44.3 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 | |||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| 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 | N | ||
| 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 | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 162.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 119.42 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 160.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.37 kg/kW 13.99 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 | |||
| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.PR.TB.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| 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 | 22396 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Holden Commodore added 1999-12-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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