The Cadillac Allanté Convertible Hardtop is a front wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine located in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body designed by Pininfarina.
The Allanté Convertible Hardtop is part of Cadillac's 6V/R model series.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 4.5 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 200 bhp (203 PS/149 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 366 N·m (270 lb·ft/37.3 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
The Cadillac Allanté Convertible Hardtop weighs a claimed 1598 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 240 km/h (149 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2525 mm | 99.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1535 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1535 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Length | 4539 mm | 178.7 inches | |
| Width | 1866 mm | 73.5 inches | |
| Height | 1327 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1598 kg | 3523 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 89 litres | 19.6 [23.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Cadillac | ||
| Engine code | LQ6 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.5 litre 4467 cc (272.593 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 84 mm
3.62 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
203 PS (200 bhp) (149 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
366 Nm (270 ft·lb) (37.3 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
33.4 kW/litre 45.4 ps/litre 44.8 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
81.93 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Rochester SPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1029.6 kPa (149.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 558.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 126.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.16 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.71 kg/kW 17.9 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 VR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 VR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.21 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 552002 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 3 | ||
| Model family | 6V/R | ||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Cadillac Allanté Convertible Hardtop added 2018-05-27. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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