The Cortina 1600 GL Estate is a road car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 73 bhp (74 PS/54 kW) of power at 5300 rpm, and maximum torque of 117 N·m (86 lb·ft/11.9 kgm) at 2700 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
The claimed kerb weight is 1114 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2580 mm | 101.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Length | 4480 mm | 176.4 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1367 mm | 53.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1114 kg | 2456 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.1 litres | 11.9 [14.3] 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 1593 cc (97.211 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.65 × 66 mm
3.45 × 2.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
74 PS (73 bhp) (54 kW) at 5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
117 Nm (86 ft·lb) (11.9 kgm) at 2700 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.2 kW/litre 46.5 ps/litre 45.8 bhp/litre 0.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
73.45 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Fo carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 923 kPa (133.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 398.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 66.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 48.87 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 65.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.46 kg/kW 34.18 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 68420 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1976 Ford Cortina 1600 GL Estate added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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