This automobile has a 2 door coupé type body with a front located engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Powering the Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Coupé is an overhead valve, 8.2 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 190 bhp (193 PS/142 kW) at 3600 rpm and 488 N·m (360 lb·ft/49.8 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic set of gears.
It weighs a stated 2370 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 | ||
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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 | 5692 mm | 224.1 inches | |
| Width | 2027 mm | 79.8 inches | |
| Height | 1374 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2370 kg | 5225 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 102.3 litres | 22.5 [27] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Cadillac | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 8.2 litre 8189 cc (499.723 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 109.2 × 109.3 mm
4.3 × 4.3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 193 PS (190 bhp) (142 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 488 Nm (360 ft·lb) (49.8 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 17.3 kW/litre 23.5 ps/litre 23.2 bhp/litre 0.38 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
59.59 Nm/litre
0.72 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 748.9 kPa (108.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 1023.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.6 s
@ 78.19 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 81.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 80.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.73 kg/kW 27.94 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 | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Uniroyal LR78-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Uniroyal LR78-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 218900 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 59.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Coupé added 2010-08-01. Last modified 2017-06-11. |
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