The Holden Commodore SS is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The Holden Commodore SS is one of the VZ model family from Holden.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 6 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 348 bhp (353 PS/260 kW) at 5600 rpm and 510 N·m (376 lb·ft/52 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a stated 1654 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 | 1654 kg | 3646 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 | LS2 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 5967 cc (364.129 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 92 mm
4 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (ECE) |
353 PS (348 bhp) (260 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ECE) |
510 Nm (376 ft·lb) (52 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (ECE) |
43.5 kW/litre 59.1 ps/litre 58.3 bhp/litre 0.96 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ECE) |
85.47 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1074 kPa (155.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 745.88 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 213.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 156.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 210.4 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.37 kg/kW 10.65 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/40 R 18 91W | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/40 R 18 91W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.5 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 250778 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | VZ | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Holden Commodore SS added 2011-08-03. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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