The Ford B-Max 1.5 Ti-VCT is a hatchback with 5 doors and a front mounted powerplant which supplies the power to the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.6 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 103.5 bhp (105 PS/77 kW) at 6300 rpm and 150 Nm (111 lbft/15.3 kgm) at 4200 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
The Ford B-Max 1.5 Ti-VCT weighs a claimed 1308 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed quoted is 180 km/h (112 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 8.6/5.1/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 149.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2489 mm | 98 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4077 mm | 160.5 inches | |
| Width | 1751 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Height | 1604 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1308 kg | 2884 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 48 litres | 10.6 [12.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1596 cc (97.394 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79 × 81.4 mm
3.11 × 3.2 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 105 PS (103.5 bhp) (77 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 150 Nm (111 ft·lb) (15.3 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.4 kW/litre 65.8 ps/litre 64.8 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.98 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1181 kPa (171.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 80.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.01 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 79.13 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.95 kg/kW 28.31 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.6/5.1/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.6/5.1/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.6/19.6/15.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 32.8/55.4/44.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 27.4/46.1/36.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 149.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | F | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | D | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 302610 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Ford B-Max 1.5 Ti-VCT added 2012-12-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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