The Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front positioned engine driving through the front wheels.
The Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special is one of the 6C range of cars from Cadillac.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.5 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 180 bhp (183 PS/134 kW) at 4400 rpm and 333 Nm (246 lbft/34 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic 'box delivers the power to the wheels.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1660 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2890 mm | 113.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Length | 5225 mm | 205.7 inches | |
| Width | 1865 mm | 73.4 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1660 kg | 3660 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Cadillac | ||
| Engine code | LW 2 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.5 litre 4467 cc (272.593 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 84 mm
3.62 × 3.31 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 (SAE net) |
183 PS (180 bhp) (134 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
333 Nm (246 ft·lb) (34 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
30 kW/litre 40.9 ps/litre 40.3 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
74.55 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Rochester fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 936.8 kPa (135.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 558.38 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) | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 109.94 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 108.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.37 kg/kW 20.66 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/70 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/70 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.97 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 647856 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | S69 | ||
| Model family | 6C | ||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special added 2020-03-06. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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