This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.3 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 75 bhp (76 PS/56 kW) at 4500 rpm and 163 Nm (120 lbft/16.6 kgm) at 1400 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1145 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 121 km/h, or 75 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 | 2667 mm | 105 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1382 mm | 54.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Length | 4617 mm | 181.8 inches | |
| Width | 1703 mm | 67 inches | |
| Height | 1521 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 186 mm | 7.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1145 kg | 2524 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 43.2 litres | 9.5 [11.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2262 cc (138.036 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77.8 × 79.4 mm
3.06 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 76 PS (75 bhp) (56 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 163 Nm (120 ft·lb) (16.6 kgm) at 1400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 24.7 kW/litre 33.6 ps/litre 33.2 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
72.06 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Stromberg carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 905.5 kPa (131.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 377 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 19.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 29.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 25.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 121 km/h (75 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 66.41 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 48.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 65.5 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.47 kg/kW 34.2 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 640 x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 640 x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 156651 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Holden EK Sedan Automatic added 2007-04-30. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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