This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The Holden Commodore SV8 belongs to the VZ model family from Holden.
Powering the Holden Commodore SV8 is an overhead valve, 5.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 335 bhp (340 PS/250 kW) at 5600 rpm and 470 N·m (347 lb·ft/47.9 kgm) at 4800 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
The Holden Commodore SV8 weighs a claimed 1639 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 | 1639 kg | 3613 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 | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5665 cc (345.7 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99 × 92 mm
3.9 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (ECE) |
340 PS (335 bhp) (250 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ECE) |
470 Nm (347 ft·lb) (47.9 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output (ECE) |
44.1 kW/litre 60 ps/litre 59.1 bhp/litre 0.97 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ECE) |
82.97 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1042.6 kPa (151.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 708.13 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 207.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 152.42 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 204.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.56 kg/kW 10.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| 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 | 7 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/45 R 17 93V | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/45 R 17 93V | ||
| 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 | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 250789 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | VZ | ||
| RAC rating | 48.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Holden Commodore SV8 Automatic added 2011-08-03. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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