The Holden Commodore SS V8 is a saloon with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power through the rear wheels.
The Commodore SS V8 forms part of Holden's VK model range.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 237 bhp (240 PS/177 kW) at 4800 rpm and 419 Nm (309 lbft/42.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the 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 | 1353 mm | 53.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 119 mm | 4.7 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 5044 cc (307.804 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 77.8 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 (gross) |
240 PS (237 bhp) (177 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
419 Nm (309 ft·lb) (42.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
35 kW/litre 47.6 ps/litre 47 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
83.07 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1043.9 kPa (151.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 630.5 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 7.0JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0JJ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | ER 60 H 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | ER 60 H 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 251548 | ||
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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 SS V8 added 2011-08-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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