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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:
- 63 litres
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
- Commodore SL and SL/X:
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: GM Strasbourg Varajet twin barrel downdraft type carburettor
- Bore and Stroke: 88.9 x 76.2mm
- Power: 54kw at 4400rpm
- Torque: 138Nm at 2800rpm
- 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: 73kw at 4400rpm
- Torque: 187Nm 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: 92.08x 82.6mm
- Power: 83kw at 4000rpm
- Torque: 231Nm at 2400rpm
- Compression Ratio: 8.8:1
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: 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
- Commodore SL 253 4.2 V8 4 speed manual:
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
