Holden Commodore Engine Line up change

[poita]

if its 5700rpm will be commodores getting around with vtec stickers......

[mania]

Lol

2900rpm is still quite high..

It is... but it really depends. If 2000rpm has 80% peak torque it really doesn't matter does it... if it has 50%, it'll be a pig.

[Vectracious]

It is... but it really depends. If 2000rpm has 80% peak torque it really doesn't matter does it... if it has 50%, it'll be a pig.

+1

we haven't seen a graph yet - it may not be that bad...

[Senor Ed]

mmmm only 290 lb-ft of torque in about a 1.8(?)t vehicle....

wonder why they haven't gone for a variable valve timing design?

I'm about 95% sure the HFV6 from Holden does have variable valve timing and has had since its launch.

I know the base model 3.6 currently operating in the omega / berlina has it on the exhaust side and the 3.6 operating in the calais / sv6 has it both on the inlet and exhaust.

[rjastra]

its 290 Nm not lb-ft (we use metric )

It's got VVT on inlet and exhaust cams and direct injection.
190kw from 3L is what BMW get out of their 3L I6 engine. So Holden's engine is right up their for output. It will also redline at 6700+rpm which is quite high.

The 3.6L unit in the SV6/Calais is close to the outputs of the 3.6L engine found in the Passat R36.

[Vectracious]

I know the base model 3.6 currently operating in the omega / berlina has it on the exhaust side and the 3.6 operating in the calais / sv6 has it both on the inlet and exhaust.

Correct

The 3.6L unit in the SV6/Calais is close to the outputs of the 3.6L engine found in the Passat R36.

Pretty cool the way DI can bump up the figures - like when fuel injection first became common - the same engines were producing 20-30kW more overnight...

[gmonkey]

cant wait for holden to put the stop/start tech in commonwhores... no more revving at the lights in nuetral! bahahah be great no more drone S-hit S-edans sitting at the lights droning out all noise everywhere... all because itll save you 1 liter of fuel each fill up