The Cortina Super is a passenger car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.5 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 59.5 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 111 N·m (82 lb·ft/11.3 kgm) at 2300 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 794 kg.
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 | 2490 mm | 98 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1257 mm | 49.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1257 mm | 49.5 inches | |
| Length | 4274 mm | 168.3 inches | |
| Width | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Height | 1441 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 794 kg | 1750 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36.4 litres | 8 [9.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1498 cc (91.414 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.96 × 72.7 mm
3.19 × 2.86 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
60 PS (59.5 bhp) (44 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
111 Nm (82 ft·lb) (11.3 kgm) at 2300 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
29.6 kW/litre 40.3 ps/litre 39.7 bhp/litre 0.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
74.1 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 931.2 kPa (135.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 374.5 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 75.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.9 kg/kW 29.89 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.60 x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.60 x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1723 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 66693 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Ford Cortina Super added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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