The Cadillac Eldorado Brougham is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its powerplant mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Powering the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham is an overhead valve, 6 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 325 bhp (330 PS/242 kW) at 4800 rpm and 543 N·m (400 lb·ft/55.4 kgm) at 3300 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
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 | 3200 mm | 126 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5494 mm | 216.3 inches | |
| Width | 1989 mm | 78.3 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Cadillac | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 5973 cc (364.495 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 92.1 mm
4 × 3.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 330 PS (325 bhp) (242 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 543 Nm (400 ft·lb) (55.4 kgm) at 3300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 40.6 kW/litre 55.2 ps/litre 54.4 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.91 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1142.4 kPa (165.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 746.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 8.40 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.40 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1415 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 119218 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham added 2004-04-23. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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