The Fleetwood Eldorado is a road car from Cadillac, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado belongs to the 6E model family from Cadillac.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 180 bhp (183 PS/134 kW) at 4000 rpm and 435 N·m (321 lb·ft/44.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Its stated kerb weight is 2290 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 | 3208 mm | 126.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1618 mm | 63.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1615 mm | 63.6 inches | |
| Length | 5690 mm | 224 inches | |
| Width | 2025 mm | 79.7 inches | |
| Height | 1377 mm | 54.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2290 kg | 5049 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 102.3 litres | 22.5 [27] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Cadillac | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 6965 cc (425.03 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103.68 × 103.12 mm
4.08 × 4.06 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
183 PS (180 bhp) (134 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
435 Nm (321 ft·lb) (44.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
19.3 kW/litre 26.2 ps/litre 25.8 bhp/litre 0.42 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
62.46 Nm/litre
0.75 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 784.8 kPa (113.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 870.63 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) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 79.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 78.6 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.06 kg/kW 28.5 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| 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 | 6JK x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JK x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | LR 78-15-B | ||
| Tyres rear | LR 78-15-B | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 283 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 718091 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | L47 | ||
| Model family | 6E | ||
| RAC rating | 53.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado added 2021-01-11. Last modified 2021-01-11. |
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