The Special Sedan is a rear wheel drive saloon motor car with a front mounted engine, sold by Cadillac.
The Cadillac Special Sedan belongs to the Series 60S range of cars from Cadillac.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 5.4 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 250 bhp (253 PS/186 kW) at 4600 rpm and 468 N·m (345 lb·ft/47.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic 'box delivers the power to the wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 2100 kg.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 3378 | 133 | |
| Voies AV | 1524 | 60 | |
| Voies AR | 1603 | 63.1 | |
| Longueur | 5773 | 227.3 | |
| Largeur | 2027 | 79.8 | |
| Hauteur | 1575 | 62 | |
| Garde au sol | 191 | 7.5 | |
| 1.71 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 2100 kg | 4630 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Cadillac | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 5.4 litre 5422 cc (330.871 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 96.8 × 92.1 mm
3.81 × 3.63 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.05 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (gross) |
253 PS (250 bhp) (186 kW) à 4600 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (gross) |
468 Nm (345 ft·lb) (47.7 kgm) à 2800 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (gross) |
34.4 kW/litre 46.7 ps/litre 46.1 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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(gross) |
86.32 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Carter WCFB 2185-S carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1084.7 kPa (157.3 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 677.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
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| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 120.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 88.77 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 119.05 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.26 kg/kW 18.82 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 13.50 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | LA.SE. | ||
| Roues AV | 6L x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 6L x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 8.00 x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 8.00 x 15 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 305 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1542 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.36 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 45001 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | 6019 | ||
| Series 60S | |||
| RAC rating | 46.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Cadillac Special Sedan added 1996-11-20. Last modified 2018-03-10. |
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