This automobile has a 4 door limousine body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Fleetwood Sedan Imperial forms part of Cadillac's Series 75 series of cars.
Powering the Cadillac Fleetwood Sedan Imperial is an overhead valve, 5.4 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 250 bhp (253 PS/186 kW) at 4600 rpm and 468 N·m (345 lb·ft/47.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic transmission transfers the power to the wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 7/8 seater limousine | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3805 mm | 149.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Length | 6022 mm | 237.1 inches | |
| Width | 2027 mm | 79.8 inches | |
| Height | 1623 mm | 63.9 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 | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5422 cc (330.871 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.8 × 92.1 mm
3.81 × 3.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
253 PS (250 bhp) (186 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
468 Nm (345 ft·lb) (47.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
34.4 kW/litre 46.7 ps/litre 46.1 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
86.32 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter WCFB 2185-S carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1084.7 kPa (157.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 677.75 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 | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| 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 | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 547679 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 7533 | ||
| Model family | Series 75 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Cadillac Fleetwood Sedan Imperial added 2018-03-10. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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