The Ford Escape V6 is a front wheel drive car, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 5 door suv/sports utility vehicle body.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) of power at 6550 rpm, and maximum torque of 302 N·m (223 lb·ft/30.8 kgm) at 4300 rpm.
A 6 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a stated 1552 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater suv/sports utility vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2619 mm | 103.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1529 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4437 mm | 174.7 inches | |
| Width | 1806 mm | 71.1 inches | |
| Height | 1725 mm | 67.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 213 mm | 8.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1552 kg | 3422 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62.5 litres | 13.7 [16.5] 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 2967 cc (181.057 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 79.5 mm
3.5 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) at 6550 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
302 Nm (223 ft·lb) (30.8 kgm) at 4300 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
60.3 kW/litre 82 ps/litre 80.9 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
101.79 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1279.1 kPa (185.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 156.79 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 115.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 154.64 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.67 kg/kW 14.49 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18/26 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.1/9.0 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 7.7/11.1 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 21.6/31.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 18.0/26.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P235/70 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P235/70 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 302 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.51 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 322421 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Ford Escape V6 added 2013-03-19. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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