The Mk II is a rear wheel drive Gordon Buehrig designed coupé motor car with a front mounted engine, from Continental.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 6 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 285 bhp (289 PS/213 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 544 N·m (401 lb·ft/55.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 2189 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Gordon Buehrig | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3200 mm | 126 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 5550 mm | 218.5 inches | |
| Width | 1970 mm | 77.6 inches | |
| Height | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 205 mm | 8.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2189 kg | 4826 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 95 litres | 20.9 [25.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 6032 cc (368.095 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 93 mm
4 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 289 PS (285 bhp) (213 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 544 Nm (401 ft·lb) (55.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 35.2 kW/litre 47.9 ps/litre 47.2 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.19 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1133.3 kPa (164.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 754 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 132.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.09 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.2 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.3 kg/kW 17.2 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 8.20-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.20-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 171809 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Continental Mk II added 2008-03-29. Last modified 2022-06-16. |
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