The Capri 1600 LS is a passenger car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 3 door coupé body style.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 73 bhp (74 PS/54 kW) at 5300 rpm and 117 N·m (86 lb·ft/11.9 kgm) at 2700 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1010 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 164 km/h (102 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) | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Length | 4440 mm | 174.8 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
74 PS (73 bhp) (54 kW) at 5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
117 Nm (86 ft·lb) (11.9 kgm) at 2700 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.2 kW/litre 46.5 ps/litre 45.8 bhp/litre 0.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
73.45 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Fo carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 923 kPa (133.9 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 164 km/h (102 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 73.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 72.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.55 kg/kW 30.99 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.TvA.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RA.SE.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 70642 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1981 Ford Capri 1600 LS added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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