The Holden Commodore Supercharged V6 is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with the motor placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
The Holden Commodore Supercharged V6 belongs to the VY model family from Holden.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve supercharged powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.8 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 229 bhp (232 PS/171 kW) at 5200 rpm and 375 Nm (277 lbft/38.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 1596 kg.
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 | 2788 mm | 109.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1569 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1587 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4964 mm | 195.4 inches | |
| Width | 1842 mm | 72.5 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1596 kg | 3519 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.52 × 86.36 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
232 PS (229 bhp) (171 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
375 Nm (277 ft·lb) (38.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
45 kW/litre 61.2 ps/litre 60.4 bhp/litre 0.99 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
98.92 Nm/litre
1.2 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1243 kPa (180.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 631.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 145.48 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 107 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 143.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.35 kg/kW 15.61 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| 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 | 77858 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | VY | ||
| RAC rating | 34.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Holden Commodore Supercharged V6 added 2001-03-16. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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