The Cadillac Fleetwood Limousine is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the motor positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
The Fleetwood Limousine is part of Cadillac's 6D family of cars.
Its 7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that develops 195 bhp (198 PS/145 kW) of power at 3800 rpm, and maximum torque of 435 N·m (321 lb·ft/44.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 3 speed automatic set of gears.
It weighs a claimed 2225 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 7/8 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3670 mm | 144.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1567 mm | 61.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Length | 6203 mm | 244.2 inches | |
| Width | 1940 mm | 76.4 inches | |
| Height | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2225 kg | 4905 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 95.8 litres | 21.1 [25.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Cadillac | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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) |
198 PS (195 bhp) (145 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
435 Nm (321 ft·lb) (44.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
20.9 kW/litre 28.4 ps/litre 28 bhp/litre 0.46 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 | EFI | ||
| 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) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 88.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 65.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 87.64 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.3 kg/kW 25.56 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 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 6JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JJ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | HR 78-15-D | ||
| Tyres rear | HR 78-15-D | ||
| 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 | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 718520 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | F23 | ||
| Model family | 6D | ||
| RAC rating | 53.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Cadillac Fleetwood Limousine added 2021-01-11. Last modified 2021-01-11. |
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