The Capri RS 2600 is a motor car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a Ghia-designed 2 door coupé body style.
Its 2.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that has an output of 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 224 N·m (165 lb·ft/22.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1060 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 202 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 | 2559 mm | 100.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1377 mm | 54.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1352 mm | 53.2 inches | |
| Length | 4186 mm | 164.8 inches | |
| Width | 1646 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Height | 1263 mm | 49.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1060 kg | 2337 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 56% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 58 litres | 12.8 [15.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.4 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.6 litre 2637 cc (160.92 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90 × 69.09 mm
3.54 × 2.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.3 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
224 Nm (165 ft·lb) (22.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
41.9 kW/litre 56.9 ps/litre 56.1 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
84.95 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ku fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1067.5 kPa (154.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 439.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 19.7 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 28.1 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 202 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 141.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.12 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 139.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.6 kg/kW 16.04 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | 3.700 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.RS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | Uniroyal T5 185/70 HR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | Uniroyal T5 185/70 HR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 244 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1032 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 66803 | ||
| Production total | 3532 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 30.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Ford Capri RS 2600 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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