This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Holden Commodore SV 5000 is one of the VN range of cars from Holden.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 5 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 268 bhp (272 PS/200 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 410 N·m (302 lb·ft/41.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1380 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 230 km/h or 143 mph.
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 | 2730 mm | 107.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Length | 4850 mm | 190.9 inches | |
| Width | 1795 mm | 70.7 inches | |
| Height | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1380 kg | 3042 lb | |
| 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 | GM | ||
| Engine code | GMH 308 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4987 cc (304.325 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 77.77 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 (DIN) |
272 PS (268 bhp) (200 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
410 Nm (302 ft·lb) (41.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
40.1 kW/litre 54.5 ps/litre 53.7 bhp/litre 0.88 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
82.21 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1033.1 kPa (149.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 623.38 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 | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 196.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 144.82 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 194.2 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.91 kg/kW 11.53 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.PR.TB.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/50 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 22363 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | VN | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Holden Commodore SV 5000 added 1999-12-29. Last modified 2020-02-17. |
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