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). | ||
| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2705 | 106.5 | |
| Voies AV | 1503 | 59.2 | |
| Voies AR | 1487 | 58.5 | |
| Longueur | 4671 | 183.9 | |
| Largeur | 1755 | 69.1 | |
| Hauteur | 1384 | 54.5 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.73 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1390 kg | 3064 | |
| Répartition poids AV | 63.6% front | ||
| Réservoir à essence | 54.9 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Ford | ||
| Type moteur | 99G | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 2.5 litre 2544 cc (155.244 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 82.4 × 79.5 mm
3.24 × 3.13 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.04 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 24 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (SAEnet) |
198 PS (195 bhp) (145 kW) à 6625 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (SAEnet) |
224 Nm (165 ft·lb) (22.8 kgm) à 5625 tr/mn |
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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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(SAEnet) |
88.05 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10:1 | ||
| Carburant | SPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1106.5 kPa (160.5 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 4 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 424 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 7.1 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 19.4 s | ||
| 0-400m | 15.4 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 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 | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Traction | front wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | 6½ x 16 | ||
| Roues AR | 6½ x 16 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 205/55 ZR 16 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 205/55 ZR 16 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 278 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 251 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.77 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.06 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 27819 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | 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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