The Cadillac DTS Platinum is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front positioned engine driving through the front wheels.
Powering the Cadillac DTS Platinum is a double overhead camshaft, 4.6 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 292 bhp (296 PS/218 kW) at 6300 rpm and 390 N·m (288 lb·ft/39.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
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 | 2936 mm | 115.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1567 mm | 61.7 inches | |
| Length | 5273 mm | 207.6 inches | |
| Width | 1925 mm | 75.8 inches | |
| Height | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.1 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Cadillac | ||
| Engine code | L 37 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4565 cc (278.573 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 84 mm
3.66 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
296 PS (292 bhp) (218 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
390 Nm (288 ft·lb) (39.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
47.7 kW/litre 64.9 ps/litre 64 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
85.43 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1073.6 kPa (155.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6700 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 570.63 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15/22 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.7/10.7 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 6.4/9.4 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 18.0/26.4 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 15.0/22.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | 2.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P245/50 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | P245/50 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 323 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.71 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 648395 | ||
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| RAC rating | 42.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Cadillac DTS Platinum added 2020-03-07. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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