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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | Gordon Buehrig | ||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 3200 | 126 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1486 | 58.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1524 | 60 | |
| Lengte | 5550 | 218.5 | |
| Breedte | 1970 | 77.6 | |
| Hoogte | 1422 | 56 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 205 | 8.1 | |
| 1.73 | |||
| Gewicht | 2189 kg | 4826 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 95 litres | 20.9 [25.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Ford | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 6 litre 6032 cc (368.095 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 101.6 × 93 mm
4 × 3.66 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.09 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 289 PS (285 bhp) (213 kW) bij 4600 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 544 Nm (401 ft·lb) (55.5 kgm) bij 2800 t/min |
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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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90.19 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 carburettor | ||
| 1133.3 kPa (164.4 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 754 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | 8.20-15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 8.20-15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.07 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 171809 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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