The Eldorado Brougham is an automobile from Cadillac, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 6 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 335 bhp (340 PS/250 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 549 N·m (405 lb·ft/56 kgm) at 3400 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 2411 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3200 mm | 126 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 5494 mm | 216.3 inches | |
| Width | 1994 mm | 78.5 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2411 kg | 5315 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| 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 | 340 PS (335 bhp) (250 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 549 Nm (405 ft·lb) (56 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 41.8 kW/litre 56.9 ps/litre 56.1 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91.91 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1155 kPa (167.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 140.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 103.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 138.95 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.65 kg/kW 16.12 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | I.CS. | ||
| 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-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1508 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 171688 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 7059 P | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham added 2008-03-29. Last modified 2017-03-18. |
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