This automobile has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 5.7 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 125 bhp (127 PS/93 kW) at 3600 rpm and 304 Nm (224 lbft/31 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
The Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Diesel weighs a claimed 1812 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 155 km/h (96 mph).
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 | 2893 mm | 113.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Length | 5182 mm | 204 inches | |
| Width | 1814 mm | 71.4 inches | |
| Height | 1377 mm | 54.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1812 kg | 3995 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 74 litres | 16.3 [19.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5733 cc (349.849 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103 × 86 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 (DIN) |
127 PS (125 bhp) (93 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
304 Nm (224 ft·lb) (31 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
16.3 kW/litre 22.1 ps/litre 21.8 bhp/litre 0.36 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
53.03 Nm/litre
0.64 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 22.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | diesel injection pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 666.3 kPa (96.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 716.63 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 | 155 km/h (96 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 69.94 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 68.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.44 kg/kW 32.47 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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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.TB.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.SwLongTA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2554 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 84425 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Diesel added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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