The Commodore Executive V6 is a motor car from Holden, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Commodore Executive V6 forms part of Holden's VZ model range.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.6 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 235 bhp (238 PS/175 kW) at 6000 rpm and 320 Nm (236 lbft/32.6 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed automatic set of gears.
The Holden Commodore Executive V6 weighs a claimed 1568 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2789 mm | 109.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1569 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Length | 4876 mm | 192 inches | |
| Width | 1842 mm | 72.5 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1568 kg | 3457 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.6 litre 3564 cc (217.489 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 85.6 mm
3.7 × 3.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (ECE) |
238 PS (235 bhp) (175 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ECE) |
320 Nm (236 ft·lb) (32.6 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (ECE) |
49.2 kW/litre 66.9 ps/litre 65.9 bhp/litre 1.08 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ECE) |
89.79 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1128.3 kPa (163.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 594 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 151.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 111.76 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 149.87 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.95 kg/kW 14.95 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/65 R 15 95H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 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 | 250998 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | VZ | ||
| RAC rating | 32.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Holden Commodore Executive V6 added 2011-08-03. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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