This car has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 60 degree V 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 318 bhp (322 PS/237 kW) of power at 6800 rpm, and maximum torque of 373 N·m (275 lb·ft/38 kgm) at 4900 rpm.
A 6 speed automatic 'box transfers the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1768 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2880 mm | 113.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Length | 4788 mm | 188.5 inches | |
| Width | 1882 mm | 74.1 inches | |
| Height | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1768 kg | 3898 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LFX | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.6 litre 3564 cc (217.489 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 85.6 mm
3.7 × 3.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 322 PS (318 bhp) (237 kW) at 6800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 373 Nm (275 ft·lb) (38 kgm) at 4900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 66.5 kW/litre 90.5 ps/litre 89.2 bhp/litre 1.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
104.66 Nm/litre
1.26 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1315.2 kPa (190.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 594 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 182.36 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 134.12 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 179.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.46 kg/kW 12.45 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½ x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½ x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | P235/50 R 18 V | ||
| Tyres rear | P235/50 R 18 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 315 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 315 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 270688 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 6DP47 | ||
| RAC rating | 32.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Cadillac CTS Coupé 3.6 added 2012-05-19. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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