The Cortina Super Saloon is a road car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 75 bhp (76 PS/56 kW) at 5000 rpm and 131 N·m (97 lb·ft/13.4 kgm) respectively.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Its maximum speed claimed is 140 km/h (87 mph).
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) | 1334 mm | 52.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Length | 4267 mm | 168 inches | |
| Width | 1648 mm | 64.9 inches | |
| Height | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45.5 litres | 10 [12] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | Kent | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1599 cc (97.577 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 77.6 mm
3.19 × 3.06 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
76 PS (75 bhp) (56 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
131 Nm (97 ft·lb) (13.4 kgm) |
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| Specific output (gross) |
35 kW/litre 47.6 ps/litre 46.9 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
81.93 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1029.5 kPa (149.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.75 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 | 140 km/h (87 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.60-13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.60-13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 166782 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Ford Cortina Super Saloon added 2007-12-08. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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