This car has a 2 door coupé type body with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Powering the Ford Capri 3000E is an overhead valve, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 5000 rpm and 236 N·m (174 lb·ft/24.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Ford Capri 3000E weighs a claimed 1103 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 196 km/h (122 mph), official fuel consumption is 33.9/27.8 UK mpg 50mph/70mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2560 mm | 100.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 4280 mm | 168.5 inches | |
| Width | 1646 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Height | 1288 mm | 50.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 114 mm | 4.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1103 kg | 2432 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55.9% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 58 litres | 12.8 [15.3] 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 | 3 litre 2994 cc (182.705 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.66 × 72.42 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 | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 990.5 kPa (143.7 psi) | ||
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| 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) | 6.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 27.5 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.2 s
@ 86 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 30.3 s
@ 166 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 196 km/h (122 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 126.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.3 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.72 kg/kW 17.9 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 33.9/27.8 UK mpg 50mph/70mph | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5.0 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.0 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/70 x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 244 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1861 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 1815 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Ford Capri 3000E added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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