Holden Special Sedan is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
It is part of Holden's FJ Series 2 series of cars.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 2.2 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 60 bhp (61 PS/45 kW) at 3800 rpm and 136 N·m (100 lb·ft/13.9 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 3 speed manual 'box.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2616 mm | 103 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4401 mm | 173.3 inches | |
| Width | 1699 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 43.2 litres | 9.5 [11.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2173 cc (132.605 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.2 × 79.4 mm
3 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
61 PS (60 bhp) (45 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
136 Nm (100 ft·lb) (13.9 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
20.6 kW/litre 28 ps/litre 27.6 bhp/litre 0.45 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
62.59 Nm/litre
0.76 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 6.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Stromberg carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 786.5 kPa (114.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 362.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4.00J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4.00J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 5.90-15 4PLY | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.90-15 4PLY | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 642785 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | FJ Series 2 | ||
| RAC rating | 21.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Holden Special Sedan added 2020-02-18. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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