The Fleetwood Sixty Special Sedan is a car from Cadillac, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special Sedan is one of the 680 range of cars from Cadillac.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 7.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 375 bhp (380 PS/280 kW) at 4400 rpm and 712 N·m (525 lb·ft/72.6 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels through a 3 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a claimed 2229 kg at the kerb.
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 | 3378 mm | 133 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Length | 5804 mm | 228.5 inches | |
| Width | 2029 mm | 79.9 inches | |
| Height | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2229 kg | 4914 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52.4% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 98.5 litres | 21.7 [26] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Cadillac | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7.7 litre 7729 cc (471.653 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 109.22 × 103.12 mm
4.3 × 4.06 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
380 PS (375 bhp) (280 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
712 Nm (525 ft·lb) (72.6 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
36.2 kW/litre 49.2 ps/litre 48.5 bhp/litre 0.8 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
92.12 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1157.6 kPa (167.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 966.13 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 | Higher is better 170.58 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 125.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 168.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.97 kg/kW 13.31 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JJ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 9.00 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 9.00 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 302 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 358677 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 68069 | ||
| Model family | 680 | ||
| RAC rating | 59.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1969 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special Sedan added 2013-10-28. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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