The Capri 1500 is a road car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.5 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 126 N·m (93 lb·ft/12.8 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a quoted 975 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed quoted is 145 km/h (90 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2560 mm | 100.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 4262 mm | 167.8 inches | |
| Width | 1645 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Height | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 975 kg | 2150 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1499 cc (91.475 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90 × 58.9 mm
3.54 × 2.32 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.53 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
126 Nm (93 ft·lb) (12.8 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
36.8 kW/litre 50.1 ps/litre 49.4 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
84.06 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Fo carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1056.3 kPa (153.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 374.75 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 | 145 km/h (90 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 76.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 56.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 75.9 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.67 kg/kW 29.51 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 | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.RS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 68035 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1969 Ford Capri 1500 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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