Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-10
SWEETEST RUNNING CAR
IN THE WORLD
Cadillac Has Developed Great Distino-
ton In Motor World.


The A Q. Swan Co. in their ex4ni-
bition space will have 2 eight cylinder
Cadillac cars termed as the sweetest
running car in the world. Nothing has
been developed since which deprives IL
of that distinction.
In the high-speed, high efficiency.
eight-cylinder V-type engine. there is
no intermission between Impulses but
rather an overlapping so complete that
one melts or merges into another. The
torque, therefore. Is constant and tho
flow of power Is continuous.
Nothing but q ride in tho Cadillac
Eight can reveal tho wealth or motor
ing luxury which thia car Affords.
The doors are wide and easy OF en-
and roomy, the rear scat accommodate
ing three 'passengara comfortably. In
the seven passenger car. there are two
comfortable extra seats. which fold in
ton recesses, and are concealed out or
the way when not in use.
The fitting steering wheel and the
position of the control levers, mako IL
possible for the driver and front seat
passenger to enter the car at either
side. The gear change lever and the
hand brake lever are in the center.
They are set we'll forward, facilitating
entrance and exit, yet are within easy
reach of the driver. The switches for
the electric lights and for ignition are
conveniently OH IIl6
ment board. A pedal button in the
floor brings the electric cranlnng de-
vice into action.
The multiple disc clutch is soft and
velvety in operation. The car starts
with ease and smoothnes, without
jerk, shock or jar.
Tue shifting of gears is easy and
quiet. After getting under way, which
is only matter of moments, one rare
ly has occasion to change gears unless
at times. perhaps, to meet some I'M
usual or extreme condition.
The steering is steady and positive;
the natural inclination of the car is to
travel straight ahead. The brakes
are powerful. yet easy of application.
In operation you enjoy the widest fiex-
Utility From less than three miles an
hour in crowded city street and con-
gears and without nursing or especi-
ally skilful manipulation-to more
than sixty miles an hour on the open
highway has been demonstrated to be
the range.
TAe Cadillac Eight is a car of prac-
! tically throttle control, of rapid and
easy aCCeleration. From a snairs pace
| to the speed of the wind, without ap-
/ parent effort, without hesitation, with
/ out tremor..
Comfort is subserved in the highest
| degree by the absence of vibration, the
! soft upholstery, the yielding springs,
| the largo wheels and tires, the easy
| control, the unusual fieXibility, the eX-
| IRENE smoothness accentuated by the
| spiral bevel driving gears, and the
| QuietncsS of motion.
| Good rOady yield up a velvet quail "
| of travel uE,dreamed of. Bad roads
| lose much of their terror and hills seem
| almost to fiatten out before you, so
! easily. so smoothly, so quietly and with
| so little apparent effort does the car
surmOunt them.
| No experience in any other car can
afford an adequate conception of the
! luxurious riding qualities to be en-
| joyed in the truly wonderful Cadillac
| Eight.
The most eminent authorities In the
| engineering world are almost unani-
nous in the opinion that the Eight
| cylinder V-type marks the ultimate in
| motor car engines.
! In the course of the long journey to-
! ward this end, the Cadillac company
| has given serious consideration to ev-
| cry reputable type of motor
In the operation of a motor car
! there are certain characteristics which
| contribute to the physical and mental
| comfort and pleasure of the user.
| It is believed that the Eight-cylin-
! der V-type engine provides the most
! practical combination of the things
| which afford the maximum of these
| comforts and pleasures, without en-
! bodying features which may have a
tendency to detract from those en-
| ioynents