The Holden Monaro CV8 is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted powerplant which delivers the power through the rear wheels.
The Holden Monaro CV8 belongs to the VZ model family from Holden.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 5.7 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 348 bhp (353 PS/260 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 500 N·m (369 lb·ft/51 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 6 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
The quoted kerb weight is 1692 kg.
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2788 mm | 109.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1559 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Length | 4798 mm | 188.9 inches | |
| Width | 1841 mm | 72.5 inches | |
| Height | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1692 kg | 3730 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5665 cc (345.7 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 99 × 92 mm
3.9 × 3.62 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output (ECE) |
353 PS (348 bhp) (260 kW) at 5600 rpm |
||
| maximum torque (ECE) |
500 Nm (369 ft·lb) (51 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
||
| Specific output (ECE) |
45.8 kW/litre 62.3 ps/litre 61.4 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque (ECE) |
88.26 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1109.1 kPa (160.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 708.13 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 208.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 153.37 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 205.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.52 kg/kW 10.89 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 8 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/40 ZR 18 91W | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/40 ZR 18 91W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 286 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.57 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 250745 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | VZ | ||
| RAC rating | 48.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
2004 Holden Monaro CV8 added 2011-08-03. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
|||
