This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that has an output of 136 bhp (138 PS/101 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 234 N·m (173 lb·ft/23.9 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Ford Cortina 3000 XLE is claimed to attain a top speed of 183 km/h which is 114 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) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4260 mm | 167.7 inches | |
| Width | 1704 mm | 67.1 inches | |
| Height | 1367 mm | 53.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54 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 | 3 litre 2994 cc (182.705 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.7 × 72.4 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 (DIN) |
138 PS (136 bhp) (101 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
234 Nm (173 ft·lb) (23.9 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
33.9 kW/litre 46.1 ps/litre 45.4 bhp/litre 0.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
78.16 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Weber 38/38 EGAS carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 982.1 kPa (142.4 psi) | ||
| 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) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 183 km/h (114 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175 SR 13 | ||
| 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 | 4.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 279576 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Ford Cortina 3000 XLE added 2012-06-29. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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