The Holden Special Station Sedan is a 5 door estate/station wagon style car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.3 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 75 bhp (76 PS/56 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 163 N·m (120 lb·ft/16.6 kgm) at 1400 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1173 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2667 mm | 105 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4611 mm | 181.5 inches | |
| Width | 1703 mm | 67 inches | |
| Height | 1531 mm | 60.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 186 mm | 7.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1173 kg | 2586 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2265 cc (138.219 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77.8 × 79.4 mm
3.06 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
76 PS (75 bhp) (56 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
163 Nm (120 ft·lb) (16.6 kgm) at 1400 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
24.7 kW/litre 33.6 ps/litre 33.1 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
71.96 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 904.3 kPa (131.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 377.5 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 64.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 47.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 63.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.97 kg/kW 35.03 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 4½ x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½ x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.40 x 13 4PLY | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.40 x 13 4PLY | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 642873 | ||
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| RAC rating | 22.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Holden Special Station Sedan added 2020-02-18. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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