Cadillac V16 Series 452 (1930)

World’s first series-production, sixteen-cylinder car

 

Manufacturing period: 1930 – 1937 (various design modifications)

Units: 4387

Top speed: 145 km/h

Original price (1930): $ 5900.-- (Convertible Coupé)

 

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Cylinders: 16 (45 degree angle / V-configuration)

Displacement: 7413 cc

Rated output: 121 KW / 165 PS @ 3200 rpm

Operation: 4-stroke petrol engine with dual Cadillac carburettors (patent: C.F. Johnson)

Bore x stroke: 76.2 x 101.6 mm

Cooling system: Liquid cooled with pump

Engine block: Cast iron

 

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