This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The Ford Cortina 3.0 S is one of the Cortina Mk 4 range of cars from Ford.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 134 bhp (136 PS/100 kW) of power at 5000 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The Ford Cortina 3.0 S weighs a quoted 1155 kg at the kerb.
The Ford Cortina 3.0 S is claimed to attain a top speed of 181 km/h (112 mph).
Full specs
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Applicable to the South African domestic market(s). | ||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2578 mm | 101.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Length | 4380 mm | 172.4 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1155 kg | 2546 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] 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 | 3 litre 2994 cc (182.705 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.67 × 72.42 mm
3.69 × 2.85 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
136 PS (134 bhp) (100 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
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| Specific output (net) |
33.4 kW/litre 45.4 ps/litre 44.8 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Weber 38 DGAS carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 31.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 181 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 117.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.51 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 116.02 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.56 kg/kW 19.31 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 | 4.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/70 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 248 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 720643 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Cortina Mk 4 | ||
| RAC rating | 32.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Ford Cortina 3.0 S added 2021-03-01. Last modified 2021-03-01. |
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