- Years of Manufacture: 1981 - 1984
- Number Built: 141,018
(including HDT)
- Price at Introduction:
- Commodore SL Sedan 4L: $8366
- Commodore SL Wagon 6L: $9066
- Commodore SL/E Sedan 6L: $14,861
- Models:
- Commodore SL Sedan
- Commodore SL Station Wagon
- Commodore SL/X Sedan
- Commodore SL/X Station Wagon
- Commodore SL/E Sedan
- Date(s) of Introduction:
- All models excluding SS: 5th October,
1981
- SS Commodore: March, 1982
- To Identify:
- Mild facelift of VB/VC design
- Lower Australian designed front-end
body work
- Horizontally slatted grille
- Holden emblem located centre of grille
and centre of boot lid
- The word "Commodore" moulded into rubber
bumper insert on each side forward of
front wheel
- Body:
- Unitary construction (Monocoque)
- Exterior Dimensions:
- Total Length:
4706mm
- Total Width: 1722mm
- Total Height
at kerb weight: 1363mm
- Wheelbase:
2668mm
- Front Track: 1451mm (SL/E: 1449mm)
- Rear Track:
1416mm (SL/E: 1422mm)
- Kerb Weight:
- Commodore SL 4L: 1152kg
- Commodore SL/X 4L: 1196kg
- Commodore SL 6L: 1228kg
- Commodore SL/X 6L: 1272kg
- Commodore SL/E 6L: 1326kg
- Turning Circle:
- 10.2 metres (SL/E 10.87 metres)
- Fuel Tank Capacity:
- Instruments:
- Commodore SL and SL/X:
- Speedometer with integrated
odometer
- Petrol gauge
- Fuel economy gauge
- Central vertical warning light
cluster incorporating:
- high beam
- oil pressure
- battery
- brake
- park brake
- optional trailer light
- Clock
- Indicators
- AM Radio
- Commodore SL/X and SL/E (as above,
with additional):
- Voltmeter
- Oil pressure gauge
- Push button radio stereo cassette
player with Dolby and auto-reverse
- 1.9 liter Starfire 4 cylinder:
- Capacity: 1.892 liter
- Type: Conventional, watercooled four
stroke, reciprocating piston type with
4 cylinders
- Configuration: Front mounted, longitudinal,
inline
- Head: Pushrod and rocker actuated ohv
with two valves per cylinder
- Fuel System: GM Strasbourg
Varajet twin barrel downdraft type
carburetor
- Bore and Stroke: 88.9 x 76.2mm
- Power: 54kw at 4400rpm
- Torque: 138Nm at 2800rpm
- Compression Ratio: 8.7:1
- 2.85 liter 6 cylinder:
- Capacity: 2.838 liter
- Type: Conventional, watercooled four
stroke, reciprocating piston type with
6 cylinders
- Configuration: Front mounted, longitudinal,
inline
- Head: Pushrod and rocker actuated
ohv with two valves per cylinder
- Fuel System: GM Strasbourg twin-barrel
downdraft type carburetor
- Bore and Stroke: 88.9 x 76.2mm
- Power: 73kw at 4400rpm
- Torque: 187Nm at 2800rpm
- Compression Ratio: 9.0:1
- 3.3 liter 6 cylinder:
- Capacity: 3.298
liter
- Type: Conventional, watercooled four
stroke, reciprocating piston type with
6 cylinders
- Configuration: Front mounted, longitudinal,
inline
- Head: Pushrod and rocker actuated
ohv
- Fuel System: GM Strasbourg twin-barrel
downdraft type carburetor
- Bore and Stroke: 92.08x 82.6mm
- Power: 83kw at 4000rpm
- Torque: 231Nm at 2400rpm
- Compression Ratio: 8.8:1
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- 4.2
liter V8 Engine:
- Capacity: 4.142 liter
- Type: Conventional, watercooled four
stroke, reciprocating piston type with
8 cylinders
- Configuration: Front mounted, longitudinal,
Vee configuration
- Head: Pushrod and rocker actuated ohv
with two valves per cylinder
- Fuel System: Rochester Quadrajet 4
barrel downdraft type
carburetor
- Bore and Stroke: 92.1 x 77.8mm
- Power: 100kw at 4200rpm (115kw at 4400rpm
when dual exhaust fitted)
- Torque: 269Nm at 2000rpm (289Nm at
3200 when dual exhaust fitted)
- Compression Ratio: 9.0:1
- 5.0 liter V8 Engine:
- Capacity: 5.044 liter
- Type: Conventional, watercooled four
stroke, reciprocating piston type with
8 cylinders
- Configuration: Front mounted, longitudinal,
Vee configuration
- Head: Pushrod and rocker actuated ohv
with two valves per cylinder
- Fuel System: Rochester Quadrajet 4
barrel downdraft type
carburetor
- Bore and Stroke: 101.6 x 77.7mm
- Power: 126kw at 4200rpm (dual exhaust)
- Torque: 361Nm at 2800rpm (dual exhaust)
- Compression Ratio: 9.2:1
- Ignition and Electrical:
- 12 volt negative ground
- SL and SL/X: 60 min/160 amp (40
amp/hr)
- SL/E: 80 min/215 amp (53 amp/hr)
- Alternator fitted with integral
voltage regulator
- Commodore L4: Conventional, Bosch
coil
- Commodore L6 and V8: High energy
breakerless ignition, Bosch high
energy coil
- Exhaust:
- L4 and L6: Single, two mufflers
- V8: Single with crossover pipe and
two mufflers, optional dual pipes with
three mufflers
- 4 speed MC6 1.9 L4
Manual Transmission:
- 1st: 3.75:1
- 2nd: 2.16:1
- 3rd: 1.38:1
- 4th: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 3.82:1
- 5 speed M76 1.9 L4
and 2.85 L6 Manual Transmission:
- 1st: 3.65:1
- 2nd: 2.14:1
- 3rd: 1.37:1
- 4th: 1.00:1
- 5th: 0.86:1
- Reverse: 3.66:1
- 3 speed TriMatic for L4 (for
those who dared) and 2.85 L6:
- 1st: 2.31:1
- 2nd: 1.46:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 1.85:1
- 4 speed MC6 3.3 L6 Manual
Transmission:
- 1st: 3.50:1
- 2nd: 2.02:1
- 3rd: 1.41:1
- 4th: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 3.57:1
- 3 speed TriMatic 3.3 L6, 4.2 and
5.0 V8:
- 1st: 2.48:1
- 2nd: 1.48:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 2.08:1
- 4 speed M20 V8 Manual Transmission:
- 1st: 3.05:1
- 2nd: 2.19:1
- 3rd: 1.15:1
- 4th: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 3.05:1
- Clutch:
- Single dry plate beleville diaphram
spring actuation type
- Mechanical cable operation, connected
directly to pull fork throw out lever
- Rear Axle Ratio:
- 1.90 L4 4 speed manual: 3.90:1
- 1.90 L4 5 speed manual: 3.90:1
- 1.90 L4 3 speed trimatic: 3.90:1
- 2.85 L6 4 speed manual: 3.36:1 (3.55:1
LSD)
- 2.85 L6 3 speed trimatic: 3.08:1 (3.36:1
LSD)
- 3.30 L6 LC° and HC° 4 speed
manual: 3.08:1 (3.36:1 LSD)
- 3.30 L6 HC° trimatic 2.78:1
(3.08:1 LSD)
- 4.2 V8 4 speed manual: 3.08:1
- 4.2 V8 3 speed trimatic: 2.78:1 (3.08:1
LSD)
- 5.0 V8 4 speed manual: 3.36:1
- 5.0 V8 3 speed trimatic: 2.60:1 (3.08:1
LSD)
- HC° and LC° denote High and
Low Compression engines
- Top Speed in Gears:
- Commodore SL 253 4.2 V8 4 speed manual:
- 1st: 62 km/h
- 2nd: 86 km/h
- 3rd: 124 km/h
- 4th: 178 km/h
- 0-100 km/h: 10.7 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile (400 metres):
17.4 seconds
- Commodore SS 4.2 V8 4 speed manual:
- 1st: 80 km/h
- 2nd: 108 km/h
- 3rd: 180 km/h
- 4th: 200 km/h
- 0-100 km/h: 8.4 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile (400 metres):
16.6 seconds
- Commodore SL/E 5.0 V8 TriMatic:
- 1st: 92 km/h
- 2nd: 154 km/h
- 3rd: 200 km/h
- 0-100 km/h: 9.5 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile (400 metres):
17.2 seconds
- Suspension:
- Front: Independent MacPherson, specially
rated coil springs, wet sleeve shocks
and stabiliser bar
- Rear: Salisbury type rear axle, rigid
axle, 5 links and a panhard
rod, progressive
rate coil springs and
telescopic shocks. Rear stabiliser bar
fitted to wagons
- Steering:
- Coaxial rack and pinion, direct linkage
(rear of front wheels), ratio 19.9:1
- Power hydraulically assisted rack and
pinion steering standard on SL/E and
all V8 models, optional on SL and SL/X
L6
- Brakes:
- Front: 268mm vented disc with single piston,
sliding head and lightweight caliper
- Rear:
- SL and SL/X: 228mm self-adjusting
leading trailing shoe drum
- SL/E and SS: 274mm
solid disc, fitted with light weight
caliper
- Wheels:
- Commodore SL and SL/X L4: 5.0JJ
x 13 ventilated pressed steel wheels
- Commodore SL and SL/X L6: 6.00JJ
x 14 ventilated pressed steel wheels
- Commodore SL/E: Styled cast alloy
6.00JJ x 15
- Commodore SS: Honeycomb patterned styled
cast alloy 6.00JJ x 15
- Tyres:
- Commodore L4: BR78S13
6 P/R steel belted radials
- Commodore L6: CR78S14
4P/R steel belted radials
- Commodore SL/E: P205/60H15 6P/R steel
belted radials
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