The Ford Capri 1600 L is a coupé with 3 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power through the rear wheels.
The Ford Capri 1600 L is one of the Capri II range of cars from Ford.
Its 1.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder that produces 71 bhp (72 PS/53 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 119 N·m (88 lb·ft/12.1 kgm) at 2700 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Ford Capri 1600 L weighs a claimed 1010 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed stated is 156 km/h (97 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2560 mm | 100.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1385 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Length | 4290 mm | 168.9 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 115 mm | 4.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1010 kg | 2227 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 58 litres | 12.8 [15.3] 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 1593 cc (97.211 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.65 × 66 mm
3.45 × 2.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
72 PS (71 bhp) (53 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
119 Nm (88 ft·lb) (12.1 kgm) at 2700 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
33.2 kW/litre 45.2 ps/litre 44.6 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
74.7 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Motorcraft carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 938.7 kPa (136.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 398.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 16 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 156 km/h (97 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 71.27 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.42 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 70.3 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.08 kg/kW 31.86 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 244 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 754061 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Capri II | ||
| RAC rating | 19.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Ford Capri 1600 L added 2022-07-25. Last modified 2022-07-25. |
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