The Ford Del Rio Wagon Cruise-O-Matic is a 3 door estate/station wagon style car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 5.4 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 265 bhp (269 PS/198 kW) at 4600 rpm and 488 Nm (360 lbft/49.8 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to 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 | 3 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2946 mm | 116 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Length | 5149 mm | 202.7 inches | |
| Width | 1981 mm | 78 inches | |
| Height | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 76 litres | 16.7 [20.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | Interceptor 332 Special V-8 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5436 cc (331.725 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 83.82 mm
4 × 3.3 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) |
269 PS (265 bhp) (198 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
488 Nm (360 ft·lb) (49.8 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
36.4 kW/litre 49.4 ps/litre 48.7 bhp/litre 0.8 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
89.77 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1128.1 kPa (163.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 679.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| 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) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.50 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.50 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.69 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 671550 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 59B | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 Ford Del Rio Wagon Cruise-O-Matic added 2020-04-13. Last modified 2020-04-13. |
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