The Capri 3000 S is a motor car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 3 door coupé body style.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 5000 rpm and 236 Nm (174 lbft/24.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1116 kg at the kerb.
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) | 1353 mm | 53.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Length | 4286 mm | 168.7 inches | |
| Width | 1695 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 102 mm | 4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1116 kg | 2460 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 | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2994 cc (182.705 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.66 × 72.4 mm
3.69 × 2.85 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
236 Nm (174 ft·lb) (24.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.4 kW/litre 46.7 ps/litre 46.1 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
78.82 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 990.5 kPa (143.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 125.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 92.21 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 123.66 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.84 kg/kW 18.11 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2058 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 66077 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Ford Capri 3000 S added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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