The Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais is a front wheel drive car, with its engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 98 bhp (99 PS/73 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 183 N·m (135 lb·ft/18.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual set of gears.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1156 kg.
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 | 2626 mm | 103.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Length | 4542 mm | 178.8 inches | |
| Width | 1694 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1331 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1156 kg | 2549 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 51.5 litres | 11.3 [13.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Oldsmobile | ||
| Engine code | L68 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2471 cc (150.79 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 76.2 mm
4 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
99 PS (98 bhp) (73 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
183 Nm (135 ft·lb) (18.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
29.6 kW/litre 40.2 ps/litre 39.7 bhp/litre 0.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
74.06 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 930.7 kPa (135 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 617.75 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 85.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 63.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 84.78 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.82 kg/kW 26.42 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | P185/80 R 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | P185/80 R 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 247 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.35 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 580558 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais added 2018-12-30. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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