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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2705 | 106.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1503 | 59.2 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1487 | 58.5 | |
| Lengte | 4671 | 183.9 | |
| Breedte | 1755 | 69.1 | |
| Hoogte | 1384 | 54.5 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.73 | |||
| Gewicht | 1390 kg | 3064 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | 63.6% front | ||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 54.9 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Ford | ||
| Motor nummer | 99G | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 2.5 litre 2544 cc (155.244 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 82.4 × 79.5 mm
3.24 × 3.13 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.04 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 24 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (SAEnet) |
198 PS (195 bhp) (145 kW) bij 6625 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (SAEnet) |
224 Nm (165 ft·lb) (22.8 kgm) bij 5625 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | SPFi | ||
| 1106.5 kPa (160.5 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 4 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 424 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 7.1 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 19.4 s | ||
| 0-400m | 15.4 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | 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 | ||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | transverse | ||
| Aandrijving | front wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 6½ x 16 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 6½ x 16 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 205/55 ZR 16 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 205/55 ZR 16 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 278 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 251 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.77 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 4.06 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 27819 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | 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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