The Cadillac Seville is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the powerplant placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The Seville is part of Cadillac's Series 6K model series.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 5.7 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 180 bhp (183 PS/134 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 373 N·m (275 lb·ft/38 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1901 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 185 km/h (115 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2903 mm | 114.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1557 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 5182 mm | 204 inches | |
| Width | 1824 mm | 71.8 inches | |
| Height | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 137 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1901 kg | 4191 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 79.6 litres | 17.5 [21] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5733 cc (349.849 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103 × 86 mm
4.06 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.2 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 183 PS (180 bhp) (134 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 373 Nm (275 ft·lb) (38 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 23.4 kW/litre 31.8 ps/litre 31.4 bhp/litre 0.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
65.06 Nm/litre
0.79 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bendix fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 817.6 kPa (118.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 4800 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 716.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 94.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.16 kg/kW 23.66 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | GR78 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | GR78 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2262 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44737 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Series 6K | ||
| RAC rating | 52.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Cadillac Seville added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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