The Fairmont Squire is a passenger car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 3.3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 85 bhp (86 PS/63 kW) at 3600 rpm and 209 N·m (154 lb·ft/21.3 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 3 speed automatic 'box.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2680 mm | 105.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Length | 4923 mm | 193.8 inches | |
| Width | 1783 mm | 70.2 inches | |
| Height | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.6 litres | 13.3 [16] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.3 litre 3272 cc (199.67 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.52 × 79.4 mm
3.68 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
86 PS (85 bhp) (63 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
209 Nm (154 ft·lb) (21.3 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
19.4 kW/litre 26.3 ps/litre 26 bhp/litre 0.43 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
63.88 Nm/litre
0.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 802.7 kPa (116.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 545.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | CR78-14 | ||
| Tyres rear | CR78-14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 256 mm | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 684508 | ||
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| RAC rating | 32.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Ford Fairmont Squire Automatic added 2020-06-26. Last modified 2020-06-26. |
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