The Ford Corcel II 1.6 Hobby is a saloon (sedan) with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power to the front wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) at 5600 rpm and 127 N·m (94 lb·ft/13 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 5 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 | 4500 mm | 177.2 inches | |
| Width | 1662 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Height | 1345 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 57 litres | 12.5 [15.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1555 cc (94.892 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 83.5 mm
3.03 × 3.29 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 127 Nm (94 ft·lb) (13 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 42.7 kW/litre 58 ps/litre 57.2 bhp/litre 0.94 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
81.67 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1026.3 kPa (148.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 388.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 229471 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Ford Corcel II 1.6 Hobby added 2011-01-19. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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