The LE Coupé is a passenger car from Holden, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The Holden LE Coupé is one of the HX range of cars from Holden.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 250 bhp (253 PS/186 kW) at 5000 rpm and 435 N·m (321 lb·ft/44.4 kgm) at 3400 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a stated 1613 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2819 mm | 111 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1527 mm | 60.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1544 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Length | 4846 mm | 190.8 inches | |
| Width | 1877 mm | 73.9 inches | |
| Height | 1356 mm | 53.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1613 kg | 3556 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 | GMH 308 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 5044 cc (307.804 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 77.77 mm
4 × 3.06 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.31 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
253 PS (250 bhp) (186 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
435 Nm (321 ft·lb) (44.4 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
37 kW/litre 50.3 ps/litre 49.6 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
86.24 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1083.7 kPa (157.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 630.5 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 157.15 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 115.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 154.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.65 kg/kW 14.45 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7.0JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | ER70 H 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | ER70 H 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 514426 | ||
| Production total | 580 | ||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | HX | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1976 Holden LE Coupé added 2017-04-01. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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