The Country Sedan is a rear wheel drive estate/station wagon automobile with a front mounted engine, produced by Ford.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 7 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 360 bhp (365 PS/268 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 651 N·m (480 lb·ft/66.4 kgm) at 2200 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 5/6 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3073 mm | 121 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1608 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1633 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Length | 5568 mm | 219.2 inches | |
| Width | 2014 mm | 79.3 inches | |
| Height | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 85.2 litres | 18.7 [22.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 7035 cc (429.302 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 110.8 × 91.2 mm
4.36 × 3.59 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
365 PS (360 bhp) (268 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
651 Nm (480 ft·lb) (66.4 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
38.2 kW/litre 51.9 ps/litre 51.2 bhp/litre 0.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
92.54 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1162.9 kPa (168.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 879.38 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| 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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| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½JJ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | H78-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | H78-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.75 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 632379 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 71F | ||
| RAC rating | 60.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Ford Country Sedan added 2020-01-21. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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