The Consul 375 is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor car with a front located engine, produced by Ford.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.7 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) at 4400 rpm and 124 Nm (91 lbft/12.6 kgm) at 2300 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 1119 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2654 mm | 104.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 4413 mm | 173.7 inches | |
| Width | 1746 mm | 68.7 inches | |
| Height | 1527 mm | 60.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1119 kg | 2467 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 47.7 litres | 10.5 [12.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1703 cc (103.923 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.55 × 79.5 mm
3.25 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
60 PS (59 bhp) (44 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
124 Nm (91 ft·lb) (12.6 kgm) at 2300 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
25.8 kW/litre 35.1 ps/litre 34.6 bhp/litre 0.57 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
72.81 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 915 kPa (132.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 425.75 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 53.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 39.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 52.73 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 25.43 kg/kW 42.48 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.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 | 1929 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 66506 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Ford Consul 375 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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