The Eldorado is an automobile from Cadillac, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The Eldorado is part of Cadillac's 6E range of cars.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 6 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) of power at 3800 rpm, and maximum torque of 359 N·m (265 lb·ft/36.6 kgm) at 1400 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1783 kg.
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 | 2895 mm | 114 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1538 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 5194 mm | 204.5 inches | |
| Width | 1793 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1379 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1783 kg | 3931 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 76.9 litres | 16.9 [20.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Cadillac | ||
| Engine code | L62 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 6036 cc (368.339 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.52 × 103.12 mm
3.8 × 4.06 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
359 Nm (265 ft·lb) (36.6 kgm) at 1400 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) |
59.48 Nm/litre
0.72 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 747.4 kPa (108.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 754.5 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 79.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.55 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 78.52 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.08 kg/kW 28.53 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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| 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 | 6JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JJ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/75 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/75 R 15 | ||
| 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 | 2.41 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 649396 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | L57 | ||
| Model family | 6E | ||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1981 Cadillac Eldorado added 2020-03-07. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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