The Cadillac Calais is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style automobile with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 8.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder that produces 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) of power at 3600 rpm, and maximum torque of 543 N·m (400 lb·ft/55.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic 'box transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3302 mm | 130 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1608 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1608 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Length | 5860 mm | 230.7 inches | |
| Width | 1941 mm | 76.4 inches | |
| Height | 1379 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 104.2 litres | 22.9 [27.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Cadillac | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 8.2 litre 8194 cc (500.029 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 109.22 × 109.32 mm
4.3 × 4.3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
543 Nm (400 ft·lb) (55.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
19.6 kW/litre 26.6 ps/litre 26.2 bhp/litre 0.43 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
66.27 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 832.7 kPa (120.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 1024.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6JK x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JK x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | LR 78-15B | ||
| Tyres rear | LR 78-15B | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 278861 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 6C C49 | ||
| RAC rating | 59.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1976 Cadillac Calais added 2012-06-25. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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