The Holden Commodore SL V8 is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
The Holden Commodore SL V8 belongs to the VK range of cars from Holden.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 169 bhp (171 PS/126 kW) at 4400 rpm and 361 N·m (266 lb·ft/36.8 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic transmission transmits the power to the driven wheels.
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 | 2668 mm | 105 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1451 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1416 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Length | 4714 mm | 185.6 inches | |
| Width | 1722 mm | 67.8 inches | |
| Height | 1378 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 144 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| 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 | Holden | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4979 cc (303.837 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) |
171 PS (169 bhp) (126 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
361 Nm (266 ft·lb) (36.8 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
25.3 kW/litre 34.4 ps/litre 33.9 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
72.5 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester Quadrajet carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 911.1 kPa (132.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 622.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6.0JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.0JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | CR 78 S 14 4 ply | ||
| Tyres rear | CR 78 S 14 4 ply | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 251394 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | VK | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Holden Commodore SL V8 Automatic added 2011-08-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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