- Years of Manufacture: 1980 - 1981
- Number Built: 121,807
(including 500 HDT)
- Price at Introduction:
- Commodore L Sedan 4: $7403
- Commodore L Wagon 4: $7795
- Commodore L Sedan 6: $7903
- Commodore L Wagon 6: $8295
- Commodore SL Sedan 4: $8429
- Commodore SL Wagon 4: $9076
- Commodore SL Sedan 6: $9421
- Commodore SL Wagon 6: $10,068
- Commodore SL/E Sedan 6: $12,737
- Models:
- Commodore L Sedan
- Commodore L Station Wagon
- Commodore SL Sedan
- Commodore SL Station Wagon
- Commodore SL/E Sedan
- Date(s) of Introduction:
- L6 and V8's: 30th March,
1980
- L4: 16th June, 1980
- To Identify:
- Mild facelift of VB design
- Grille now features egg-crate hatched
look
- Holden emblem moved downward to centre
of grille
- Model name set into rubber protector
strip on front doors
- Body:
- Unitary construction (Monocoque)
- Exterior Dimensions:
- Total Length:
4706mm (SL/E: 4730mm)
- Total Width: 1722mm (SL/E: 1736mm)
- Total Height at kerb weight: 1379mm
(SL: 1375mm, SL/E: 1368mm)
- Wheelbase:
2668mm
- Front Track: 1451mm (SL/E: 1449mm)
- Rear Track:
1416mm (SL/E: 1422mm)
- Kerb Weight:
- Commodore L 4: 1158kg
- Commodore SL 4: 1192kg
- Commodore L 6: 1218kg
- Commodore SL 6: 1262kg
- Commodore SL/E 6: 1348kg
- Turning Circle:
- 10.2 metres (SL/E 10.7 metres)
- Fuel Tank Capacity:
- Instruments:
- Commodore:
- 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 (as above, with additional):
- Voltmeter
- Oil pressure gauge
- Commodore SL/E (as above, with additional):
- Push button radio stereo cassette
player with Dolby and auto-reverse
- 1.9 litre Starfire 4 cylinder:
- Capacity: 1.892 litre
- 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: Bendix-Stromberg Varajet
twin barrel downdraft type
carburettor
- Bore and Stroke: 88.9 x 76.2mm
- Power: 58kw at 4600rpm
- Torque: 140Nm at 2400rpm
- Compression Ratio: 8.7:1
- 2.85 litre 6 cylinder:
- Capacity: 2.838 litre
- 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 carburettor
- Bore and Stroke: 88.9 x 76.2mm
- Power: 76kw at 4400rpm
- Torque: 192Nm at 2800rpm
- Compression Ratio: 9.0:1
- 3.3 litre 6 cylinder:
- Capacity: 3.298
litre
- 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 carburettor
- Bore and Stroke: 92.1 x 82.5mm
- Power: 83kw at 4000rpm
- Torque: 231Nm at 2400rpm
- Compression Ratio: 8.8:1
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- 4.2
litre V8 Engine:
- Capacity: 4.142 litre
- 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
carburettor
- 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 Litre V8 Engine:
- Capacity: 5.044 litre
- 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
carburettor
- Bore and Stroke: 101.6 x 77.7mm
- Power: 126kw at 4200rpm (dual exhaust )
- Torque: 325Nm at 2600rpm (dual exhaust )
- Compression Ratio: 9.2:1
- Ignition and Electrical:
- 12 volt negative ground
- 48 A/H 7 plate for L4 and L6
- 61 A/H 9 plate for V8
- Alternator fitted with integral
voltage regulator
- 14 Volt 40 Amp standard
- 13.5 Volt 55 Amp for 5.0 and
all fitted with air-conditioning
- Commodore L4: 4 contact breaker
type ignition system, TVRS neoprene
type 7mm
- Commodore L6 and V8: High energy
breakerless ignition with 8mm silicone
insuleate fibreglass core ignition
leads
- Exhaust:
- 4 cylinder models: Cast iron exhaust manifold with single seam welded steel exhaust and tail pipe with reverse
flow forward muffler and straight-through
rear muffler
- 6 cylinder models: Cast iron exhaust manifold with single seam welded steel exhaust and tail pipe with 2 reverse
flow mufflers
- V8 models: Dual cast iron exhaust manifolds with single crossover pipe,
single seam welded steel exhaust and
tail pipe with two reverse flow mufflers.
Optional dual pipes with three mufflers
- 4 speed Torquemaster MC6 1.9 L4
Sedan Manual Transmission:
- 1st: 3.51:1
- 2nd: 2.02:1
- 3rd: 1.41:1
- 4th: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 3.57:1
- 4 speed Torquemaster MC6 1.9 L4
Wagon Manual Transmission:
- 1st: 3.75:1
- 2nd: 2.16:1
- 3rd: 1.38:1
- 4th: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 3.82:1
- 3 speed M40 Automatic 1.9 L4 Sedan
and WagonTransmission:
- 1st: 2.31:1
- 2nd: 1.46:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 1.85:1
- 4 speed Torquemaster M20 2.85
and 3.3 L6 Manual Transmission:
- 1st: 3.05:1
- 2nd: 2.19:1
- 3rd: 1.15:1
- 4th: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 3.05:1
- 4 speed M20 4.2 V8 Manual Transmission:
- 1st: 3.05:1
- 2nd: 2.19:1
- 3rd: 1.15:1
- 4th: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 3.05:1
- 4 speed M21 5.0 V8 Manual Transmission:
- 1st: 2.54:1
- 2nd: 1.83:1
- 3rd: 1.38:1
- 4th: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 2.54:1
- 3 speed TriMatic M40 3.3 L6 and
4.2 V8 Automatic Transmission:
- 1st: 2.31:1
- 2nd: 1.46:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 1.85:1
- 3 speed TurboHydramatic 350 M41
5.0 V8 Automatic Transmission:
- 1st: 2.48:1
- 2nd: 1.48:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 2.08:1
- Clutch:
- Single dry plate 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 3 speed auto: 3.90:1
- 2.85 L6 4 speed manual: 3.55:1
- 3.30 L6 4 speed manual: 3.36:1 (optional
LSD)
- 3.30 L6 TriMatic M40: 3.08:1
/ 3.36:1 (LSD)
- 4.2 V8 TriMatic M40: 2.78:1 / 3.08:1
(LSD)
- 4.2 V8 4 speed M20: 3.08:1
/ 3.36:1 (LSD)
- 5.0 V8 TurboHydramatic M38:
2.60:1 / 3.08:1 (LSD)
- 5.0 V8 4 speed M21: 3.36:1
- Top Speed in Gears:
- Commodore SL 1.9 4L automatic:
- 1st: 70 km/h
- 2nd: 105 km/h
- 3rd: 140 km/h
- 0-100 km/h: 17.5 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile (400 metres):
21 seconds
- Commodore SL 3.3 6L manual:
- 1st: 60 km/h
- 2nd: 83 km/h
- 3rd: 121 km/h
- 4th: 166 km/h
- 0-100 km/h: 12.2 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile (400 metres):
18.2 seconds
- Commodore L 3.3 6L automatic:
- 1st: 88 km/h
- 2nd: 139 km/h
- 3rd: 170 km/h
- 0-100 km/h: 13.0 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile (400 metres):
18.4 seconds
- Commodore L 5.0 V8 manual:
- 1st: 57 km/h
- 2nd: 80 km/h
- 3rd: 116 km/h
- 4th: 157 km/h
- 0-100 km/h: 12.8 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile (400 metres):
18.4 seconds
Commodore SL/E 5.0 V8 automatic:
- 1st: 78 km/h
- 2nd: 130 km/h
- 3rd: 172 km/h
- 0-100 km/h: 10.4 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile (400 metres):
17.1 seconds
- Suspension:
- Front: Independent MacPherson 'wet'
strut design, linear rate springs, 24mm
stabiliser bar (26mm stabiliser bar fitted
to wagons)
- Rear: Salisbury type rear axle, rigid
axle, 4 trailing arms and a panhard
rod, progressive
rate coil springs, twin-tube
telescopic shocks. 14mm decoupled stabiliser
bar fitted to L6, 19mm for V8 with air-conditioning.
No stabiliser bar fitted to L4 Commodores
- 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 L6 SL
- Brakes:
- Front: 268mm vented disc with single piston,
sliding head and lightweight caliper
- Rear: 229mm self-adjusting leading
trailing shoe drum or 274mm solid disc,
fitted with light weight caliper
- Wheels:
- Commodore L and SL 4 cylinder: 5.5JJ
x 13 pressed steel wheels
- Commodore L and SL 6 cylinder: 6.00JJ
x 14 ventilated pressed steel wheels
- SL/E: Styled cast alloy 6.00JJ
x 15
- Tyres:
- Commodore L and SL 4 cylinder: BR78S13
steel belted radials
- Commodore L and SL 6 cylinder: CR78S14
4P/R steel belted radials
- Commodore L and SL V8 sedans: CR78H14
6P/R steel belted radials
- Commodore SL/E: BR60 H15 6P/R steel
belted radials
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