The Ford Cortina 2300 GL is a rear wheel drive car, with the engine located in the front, and a 4 door sedan/saloon body.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.3 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 107 bhp (108 PS/80 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 177 N·m (131 lb·ft/18 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a quoted 1128 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2580 mm | 101.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Length | 4380 mm | 172.4 inches | |
| Width | 1699 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1367 mm | 53.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1128 kg | 2487 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 | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2294 cc (139.988 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90 × 60.1 mm
3.54 × 2.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
108 PS (107 bhp) (80 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
177 Nm (131 ft·lb) (18 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.8 kW/litre 47.3 ps/litre 46.6 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.16 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.75:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 969.6 kPa (140.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 382.33 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 96.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.74 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 94.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.14 kg/kW 23.61 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 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted 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 | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 70664 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 30.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Ford Cortina 2300 GL added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-07-20. |
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