The Cadillac Fleetwood Sedan is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Cadillac Fleetwood Sedan is one of the Series 75 range of cars from Cadillac.
Powering the Cadillac Fleetwood Sedan is an overhead valve, 6 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 300 bhp (304 PS/224 kW) at 4800 rpm and 542 N·m (400 lb·ft/55.3 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 7/8 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3804 mm | 149.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 5999 mm | 236.2 inches | |
| Width | 2032 mm | 80 inches | |
| Height | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.58 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| 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 | Cadillac | ||
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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 (gross) |
304 PS (300 bhp) (224 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
542 Nm (400 ft·lb) (55.3 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
37.5 kW/litre 50.9 ps/litre 50.2 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
90.74 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter 24795 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1140.3 kPa (165.4 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) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | 4.250 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6L x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6L x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 8.20 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.20 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 547349 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 7523 | ||
| Model family | Series 75 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Cadillac Fleetwood Sedan added 2018-03-10. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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