The Cadillac Seville SLS is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted powerplant which supplies its power through the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 4.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 275 bhp (279 PS/205 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 407 N·m (300 lb·ft/41.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Cadillac Seville SLS weighs a stated 1801 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed stated is 180 km/h or 112 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 17/26 US MPG EPA city/highway.
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 | 2850 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1593 mm | 62.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Length | 5105 mm | 201 inches | |
| Width | 1905 mm | 75 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 137 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1801 kg | 3971 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.1 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4565 cc (278.573 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 84 mm
3.66 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
279 PS (275 bhp) (205 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
44.9 kW/litre 61.1 ps/litre 60.2 bhp/litre 0.99 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
89.16 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1120.4 kPa (162.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6400 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 570.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.96 s
@ 92.6 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 154.82 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 113.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 152.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.78 kg/kW 14.67 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17/26 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.8/9.0 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/11.1 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 20.4/31.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 17.0/26.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 2.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | Goodyear Integrity P235/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Goodyear Integrity P235/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 303 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 297 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 693418 | ||
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| RAC rating | 42.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Cadillac Seville SLS added 2020-07-18. Last modified 2020-07-18. |
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