Comparison of HSV Calais SV88 5.0 V8 Automatic and HSV Caprice 5.7 215i Automatic

Attribute	HSV Caprice 5.7 215i Automatic ×	HSV Calais SV88 5.0 V8 Automatic ×
General
Make	HSV	HSV
Model	Caprice	Calais
Generation	Caprice	Calais SV88
Modification	5.7 215i Automatic	5.0 V8 Automatic
Website	https://www.hsv.com.au/	https://www.hsv.com.au/
Number of doors	4	4
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Sedan	Sedan
Transmission	automatic	automatic
Number of gears	4	3
Production from (year)	1994	1987
Production to (year)	1998	1988
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	249	192
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	6.9	9
Combined consumption (l/100km)	13.5	14
Drive
Drive	Rear wheel drive	Rear wheel drive
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	292	185
Max. torque (Nm)	475	355
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	8	8
Cylinders arrangement	V engine	V engine
Valves per cylinder	2	2
Engine displacement (cm³)	5,733	4,987
Compression ratio	8.5	8.5
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	4,800	4,400
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	3,600	3,200
Cylinder bore (mm)	101.6	101.6
Piston stroke (mm)	88.4	76.8
Fuel system	Multi-point injection	Carburettor
Fuel tank (l)	83	83
Chassis
Front wheel suspension	Independent, Spring McPherson, with stabilizer	Independent type McPherson
Rear wheel suspension	Independent, spring	Multi-link independent
Front brakes	Ventilated discs	Ventilated discs
Rear brakes	Disc	Disc
Tires size	225/60 ZR16	205/55 R16
Turning radius (m)	11	10.7
Dimensions
Length (mm)	4,989	4,766
Width (mm)	1,794	1,722
Height (mm)	1,479	1,368
Wheelbase (mm)	2,826	2,668
Kerb weight (kg)	1,632	1,379
Minimum boot space (l)	443	398
Front track (mm)	1,491	1,451
Rear track (mm)	1,491	1,433
Drag coefficient (Cd)	0.32	0.4