The Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Diesel is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted powerplant which delivers the power through the front wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 5.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 105 bhp (106 PS/78 kW) at 3200 rpm and 271 N·m (200 lb·ft/27.6 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels through a 3 speed automatic with overdrive transmission.
It weighs a stated 1824 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2896 mm | 114 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 5194 mm | 204.5 inches | |
| Width | 1793 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1824 kg | 4021 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 77 litres | 16.9 [20.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Cadillac | ||
| Engine code | LF9 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5737 cc (350.093 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103.05 × 85.98 mm
4.06 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.2 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
106 PS (105 bhp) (78 kW) at 3200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
271 Nm (200 ft·lb) (27.6 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
13.6 kW/litre 18.6 ps/litre 18.3 bhp/litre 0.3 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
47.24 Nm/litre
0.57 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 21.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | diesel injection pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 593.6 kPa (86.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 717.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| 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 58.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 42.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 57.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.3 kg/kW 38.91 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/75 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/75 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 265 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 265 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 515053 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Diesel added 2017-04-15. Last modified 2022-12-26. |
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