The Holden Kingswood is a saloon with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power through the rear wheels.
The Kingswood forms part of Holden's HG range of cars.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 145 bhp (147 PS/108 kW) at 4600 rpm and 250 Nm (184 lbft/25.5 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels through a 3 speed manual gearbox.
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 | 2819 mm | 111 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1476 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1476 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Length | 4694 mm | 184.8 inches | |
| Width | 1824 mm | 71.8 inches | |
| Height | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 185 mm | 7.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| 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 | GMH 186 S | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 3046 cc (185.878 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92.1 × 76.2 mm
3.63 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
147 PS (145 bhp) (108 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
35.5 kW/litre 48.3 ps/litre 47.6 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
82.07 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Stromberg WW-2 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1031.4 kPa (149.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 507.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5.0JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.0JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.95 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.95 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 615604 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | HG | ||
| RAC rating | 31.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Holden Kingswood added 2019-10-26. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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