The Ford Corcel II 1.4 GT is a front wheel drive car, with the powerplant placed in the front, and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body.
Its 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.4 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 71 bhp (72 PS/53 kW) at 5400 rpm and 115 Nm (85 lbft/11.7 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2438 mm | 96 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1349 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Length | 4467 mm | 175.9 inches | |
| Width | 1662 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Height | 1345 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 57 litres | 12.5 [15.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1372 cc (83.725 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75.3 × 77 mm
2.96 × 3.03 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 72 PS (71 bhp) (53 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 115 Nm (85 ft·lb) (11.7 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 38.6 kW/litre 52.5 ps/litre 51.7 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
83.82 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1053.3 kPa (152.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 343 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
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| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5.0 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.0 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/70 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.97 | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 229504 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Ford Corcel II 1.4 GT added 2011-01-19. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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