The Ford Contour SVT is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied road car with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 195 bhp (198 PS/145 kW) of power at 6625 rpm, and maximum torque of 224 N·m (165 lb·ft/22.8 kgm) at 5625 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1390 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 225 km/h, which is 140 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 20/29 US MPG EPA city/highway.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2705 mm | 106.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1503 mm | 59.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1487 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4671 mm | 183.9 inches | |
| Width | 1755 mm | 69.1 inches | |
| Height | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1390 kg | 3064 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 63.6% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.9 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | 99G | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2544 cc (155.244 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.4 × 79.5 mm
3.24 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
198 PS (195 bhp) (145 kW) at 6625 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
224 Nm (165 ft·lb) (22.8 kgm) at 5625 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
57.2 kW/litre 77.7 ps/litre 76.7 bhp/litre 1.26 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
88.05 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1106.5 kPa (160.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 424 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 19.4 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 142.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 140.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.56 kg/kW 15.97 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 20/29 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.8/8.1 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 8.5/12.3 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 24.0/34.8 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 20.0/29.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 251 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 27819 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 54FC | ||
| RAC rating | 25.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Ford Contour SVT added 1999-08-23. Last modified 2022-11-13. |
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