Factory specifications, fluid capacities, torque values, EPA fuel economy and the federal safety record for the 1968 Eldorado.
The 1968 Cadillac Eldorado is referenced in its Overview and belongs to an early generation of the nameplate that precedes the period for which complaint data exist. Documented complaints for the model line span 1990‑2002, with the fewest recorded at 13 in 1991 and the most at 81 in 1996. Consequently, the 1968 model year sits outside the documented extremes, placing it in a generation whose later reliability fluctuations are reflected by those figures.
0–60 mph, quarter-mile, horsepower and torque from independent road tests.
Independent road tests for the Eldorado of this era, listed by trim and engine — this page spans more than one engine, so no single horsepower figure is shown.
| Year | Trim / engine | 0–60 | ¼ mile | HP | Drivetrain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Hardtop Coupe 7.7L V8 | 8.60 sec | 16.80 sec | 375 hp | FWD |
| 1967 | Hardtop Coupe 7.0L V8 | 8.90 sec | 17.01 sec | 340 hp | FWD |
| 1967 | Hardtop Coupe 7.0L V8 | 11.70 sec | 17.90 sec | 340 hp | FWD |
Owner-reported issues, recalls, investigations and service bulletins on record with NHTSA — an unfiltered look at what owners actually experience.
Showing 1 of 1 campaigns on record for this vehicle.
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The most common OBD-II codes for this vehicle's emissions system. These are standardized SAE J2012 definitions, not vehicle-specific fault reports.
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Cross-vehicle references for the kinds of data on this page.
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