Holden Commodore V6 Executive is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
It forms part of Holden's VT range of cars.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.8 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 197 bhp (200 PS/147 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 304 N·m (224 lb·ft/31 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The Holden Commodore V6 Executive weighs a stated 1551 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 | 2788 mm | 109.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1569 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1587 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4884 mm | 192.3 inches | |
| Width | 1842 mm | 72.5 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1551 kg | 3419 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 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.5 × 86.4 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) |
200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
304 Nm (224 ft·lb) (31 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
38.8 kW/litre 52.7 ps/litre 52 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
80.19 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1007.7 kPa (146.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 631.83 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 128.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 94.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 127.01 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.56 kg/kW 17.64 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.0/7.2 l/100km city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.0/7.2 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 9.1/13.9 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 25.7/39.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 21.4/32.7 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | 6.00 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.00 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/65 R 15 95H | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/65 R 15 95H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 513612 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | VT | ||
| RAC rating | 34.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Holden Commodore V6 Executive added 2017-04-01. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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