The Cadillac STS-V is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a supercharged engine of 4.4 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 440 bhp (446 PS/328 kW) of power at 6400 rpm, and maximum torque of 583 N·m (430 lb·ft/59.5 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1948 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2957 mm | 116.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1676 mm | 66 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1572 mm | 61.9 inches | |
| Length | 5019 mm | 197.6 inches | |
| Width | 1844 mm | 72.6 inches | |
| Height | 1478 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1948 kg | 4295 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 66.2 litres | 14.6 [17.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.329 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | Northstar V-8 SC LC3 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.4 litre 4371 cc (266.735 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91 × 84 mm
3.58 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 446 PS (440 bhp) (328 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 583 Nm (430 ft·lb) (59.5 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 75.1 kW/litre 102.1 ps/litre 100.7 bhp/litre 1.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
133.38 Nm/litre
1.61 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1676.1 kPa (243.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6700 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 546.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 229.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 168.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 225.87 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.94 kg/kW 9.92 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 | 2.850 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8.5 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9.5 x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli Extended Mobility P255/45 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli Extended Mobility P275/40 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 355 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 365 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 130361 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 41.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Cadillac STS-V (2006) added 2005-07-01. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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