The Seville is an automobile from Cadillac, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Powering the Cadillac Seville is an overhead valve, 5.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 170 bhp (172 PS/127 kW) at 4200 rpm and 365 N·m (269 lb·ft/37.2 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
The stated kerb weight is 1896 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 | 2900 mm | 114.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 5180 mm | 203.9 inches | |
| Width | 1820 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 137 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1896 kg | 4180 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 79 litres | 17.4 [20.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| 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 (DIN) |
172 PS (170 bhp) (127 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
365 Nm (269 ft·lb) (37.2 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
22.1 kW/litre 30.1 ps/litre 29.7 bhp/litre 0.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
63.67 Nm/litre
0.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 800.1 kPa (116 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 716.63 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) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 90.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 66.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 89.66 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.96 kg/kW 24.98 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RA.SE.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 3058 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.24 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 84403 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Cadillac Seville added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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