The Ford Fairlane 500 is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 4.1 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 155 bhp (157 PS/116 kW) at 4000 rpm and 326 N·m (240 lb·ft/33.2 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1435 kg.
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