This car has a 4 door limousine body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The V-16 Formal Sedan is part of Cadillac's Series 90 model range.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 7.1 litre capacity. This unit features side valve valve gear, a 135 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 185 bhp (188 PS/138 kW) of power at 3600 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 6/7 seater limousine | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3581 mm | 141 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 5720 mm | 225.2 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | 210 mm | 8.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90.9 litres | 20 [24] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Cadillac | ||
| Engine code | 40-90 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 135° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7.1 litre 7069 cc (431.377 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.55 × 82.55 mm
3.25 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
188 PS (185 bhp) (138 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
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| Specific output (gross) |
19.5 kW/litre 26.5 ps/litre 26.2 bhp/litre 0.43 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 6.75:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Stromberg carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 883.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4.50 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4.50 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.00-16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.00-16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 579711 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 9033F | ||
| Model family | Series 90 | ||
| RAC rating | 33.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1940 Cadillac V-16 Formal Sedan added 2018-12-27. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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