This car has a 2 door coupé type body styled by Ghia with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The Ford Capri 2.8i Special's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.8 litre, overhead valve 60 degree V 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) of power at 5700 rpm, and maximum torque of 221 N·m (163 lb·ft/22.5 kgm) at 4300 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The Ford Capri 2.8i Special weighs a quoted 1230 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 203 km/h (126 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 | Ghia | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2563 mm | 100.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Length | 4440 mm | 174.8 inches | |
| Width | 1699 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1230 kg | 2712 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 58 litres | 12.8 [15.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.375 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated 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) |
162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
221 Nm (163 ft·lb) (22.5 kgm) at 4300 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) |
79.15 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo K-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 994.7 kPa (144.3 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) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 203 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 131.89 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.08 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.31 kg/kW 17.22 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 33099 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 Ford Capri 2.8i Special added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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