The Holden Kingswood Sedan is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
It forms part of Holden's SL series of cars.
Its 3.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder that produces 108 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 262 N·m (193 lb·ft/26.7 kgm) at 1600 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels through a 3 speed manual set of gears.
It weighs a quoted 1343 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 | 2820 mm | 111 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1529 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4834 mm | 190.3 inches | |
| Width | 1887 mm | 74.3 inches | |
| Height | 1374 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 142 mm | 5.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1343 kg | 2961 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 | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.3 litre 3293 cc (200.951 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 82.55 mm
3.62 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
262 Nm (193 ft·lb) (26.7 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
24.5 kW/litre 33.3 ps/litre 32.8 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
79.56 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Bendix-Stromberg BXV-2 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 999.8 kPa (145 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 548.83 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 81.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.97 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 80.42 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.68 kg/kW 27.85 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | 3.680 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.RA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | C78L x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | C78L x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| 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 | 155353 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | SL | ||
| RAC rating | 31.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Holden Kingswood Sedan added 2007-03-05. Last modified 2020-02-18. |
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