This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 2.8 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) at 5700 rpm and 220 N·m (162 lb·ft/22.4 kgm) at 4200 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the driven wheels.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1190 kg.
Top quoted speed is 204 km/h, or 127 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 19.1/34.9/27.4 UK mpg urban/56mph/75mph.
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 | 2565 mm | 101 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Length | 4352 mm | 171.3 inches | |
| Width | 1702 mm | 67 inches | |
| Height | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1190 kg | 2624 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54.6% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 59 litres | 13 [15.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2792 cc (170.378 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 68.5 mm
3.66 × 2.7 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.36 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
42.7 kW/litre 58.1 ps/litre 57.3 bhp/litre 0.94 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
78.8 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo K-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 990.2 kPa (143.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 23.4 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.2 s
@ 88 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 30 s
@ 174 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 204 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 136.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 100.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 134.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.97 kg/kW 16.66 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19.1/34.9/27.4 UK mpg urban/56mph/75mph | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.8/8.1/10.3 l/100km urban/56mph/75mph | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/12.4/9.7 km/l urban/56mph/75mph | ||
| UK MPG | 19.1/34.9/27.4 UK MPG urban/56mph/75mph | ||
| US MPG | 15.9/29.1/22.8 US MPG urban/56mph/75mph | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | Goodyear NCT 205/60 VR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | Goodyear NCT 205/60 VR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 262 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 111606 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1981 Ford Capri 2.8 Injection added 2003-07-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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