Ford Capri 2.8 Turbo is a car that has a 2 door coupé body style designed by Ghia with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.8 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 185 bhp (188 PS/138 kW) at 5500 rpm and 279 Nm (206 lbft/28.5 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1257 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 217 km/h, or 135 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 9.0/11.2/14.9 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Ghia | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2563 mm | 100.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1479 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Length | 4440 mm | 174.8 inches | |
| Width | 1780 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1323 mm | 52.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1257 kg | 2771 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53.1% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 58 litres | 12.8 [15.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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) |
188 PS (185 bhp) (138 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
279 Nm (206 ft·lb) (28.5 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
49.4 kW/litre 67.2 ps/litre 66.3 bhp/litre 1.09 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
99.93 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1255.7 kPa (182.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 21.3 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 29.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 217 km/h (135 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 149.22 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 109.75 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 147.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.11 kg/kW 15.22 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.0/11.2/14.9 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.0/11.2/14.9 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 11.1/8.9/6.7 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 31.4/25.2/19.0 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 26.1/21.0/15.8 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.RS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7.0 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/60 VR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/60 VR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 70620 | ||
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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 Turbo added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-05-20. |
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