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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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Anzahl türen | 2 | ||
| Entwerfer | Gordon Buehrig | ||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 3200 | 126 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1486 | 58.5 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1524 | 60 Zoll | |
| Länge | 5550 | 218.5 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1970 | 77.6 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1422 | 56 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | 205 | 8.1 Zoll | |
| 1.73 | |||
| Leergewicht | 2189 kg | 4826 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 95 litres | 20.9 [25.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Ford | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Hubraum | 6 litre 6032 cc (368.095 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 101.6 × 93 mm
4 × 3.66 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.09 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung | 289 PS (285 bhp) (213 kW) bei 4600 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment | 544 Nm (401 ft·lb) (55.5 kgm) bei 2800 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung | 35.2 kW/litre 47.9 ps/litre 47.2 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment |
90.19 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | nassersumpf | ||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 9:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 1 carburettor | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1133.3 kPa (164.4 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | |||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 754 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | |||
| 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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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | |||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | |||
| Radaufhängen hintern | |||
| Rädergröße vorn | |||
| Rädergröße hintern | |||
| Reifen vorn | 8.20-15 | ||
| Reifen hintern | 8.20-15 | ||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 3 gang Automatikgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 3.07 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 171809 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Modellnummer | |||
| 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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