This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 1.7 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 76 bhp (77 PS/57 kW) at 4750 rpm and 135 N·m (100 lb·ft/13.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
Its quoted kerb weight is 995 kg.
Top claimed speed is 145 km/h (90 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2362 mm | 93 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1283 mm | 50.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Length | 4483 mm | 176.5 inches | |
| Width | 1613 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Height | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.9 | ||
| Kerb weight | 995 kg | 2194 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45.5 litres | 10 [12] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | 3004 E | ||
| Cylinders | V 4 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1663 cc (101.482 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.66 × 60.35 mm
3.69 × 2.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.55 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
77 PS (76 bhp) (57 kW) at 4750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
135 Nm (100 ft·lb) (13.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.1 kW/litre 46.3 ps/litre 45.7 bhp/litre 0.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
81.18 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ford carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1020.1 kPa (148 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 415.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 15.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 145 km/h (90 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 77.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 56.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 76.38 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.56 kg/kW 29.33 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1845 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 66407 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Ford Corsair V4 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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