The Cadillac Aurora is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front positioned engine powering all four wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4.5 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 200 bhp (203 PS/149 kW) at 4400 rpm and 366 Nm (270 lbft/37.3 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1588 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2850 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1539 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 4849 mm | 190.9 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1588 kg | 3501 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 | 203 PS (200 bhp) (149 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 366 Nm (270 ft·lb) (37.3 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 33.4 kW/litre 45.4 ps/litre 44.8 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
81.93 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block; cast iron head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1029.6 kPa (149.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 127.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.65 kg/kW 17.79 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | Goodyear 225/55 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | Goodyear 225/55 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-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 | 3.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 19041 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Cadillac Aurora added before December 1995. Last modified 2017-05-20. |
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