This car has a 2 door coupé body style with a front located engine that delivers power to the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 8.2 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 190 bhp (193 PS/142 kW) at 3600 rpm and 488 Nm (360 lbft/49.8 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 2245 kg.
The Cadillac Coupé De Ville is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 196 km/h (122 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| 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 | 2027 mm | 79.8 inches | |
| Height | 1367 mm | 53.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2245 kg | 4949 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 57% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 102.3 litres | 22.5 [27] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Cadillac | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 8.2 litre 8189 cc (499.723 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 109.2 × 109.3 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 (net) |
193 PS (190 bhp) (142 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
488 Nm (360 ft·lb) (49.8 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
17.3 kW/litre 23.5 ps/litre 23.2 bhp/litre 0.38 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
59.59 Nm/litre
0.72 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 748.9 kPa (108.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 1023.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.66 s
@ 78.32 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 196 km/h (122 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 85.81 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 63.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 84.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.85 kg/kW 26.47 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.250 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.U&LA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.4Li.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | LR 78 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | LR 78 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2765 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 123563 | ||
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| RAC rating | 59.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Cadillac Coupé De Ville (1975) added 2004-12-18. Last modified 2017-06-11. |
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