The Ford Falcon 2.3 is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Its 2.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder that develops 88 bhp (89 PS/66 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 155 N·m (114 lb·ft/15.8 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1243 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2781 mm | 109.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Length | 4732 mm | 186.3 inches | |
| Width | 1793 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 179 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1243 kg | 2740 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 53 litres | 11.7 [14] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2299 cc (140.294 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96 × 79.4 mm
3.78 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
89 PS (88 bhp) (66 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
155 Nm (114 ft·lb) (15.8 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
28.5 kW/litre 38.8 ps/litre 38.3 bhp/litre 0.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
67.42 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Argelite carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 847.2 kPa (122.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 574.75 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 | Higher is better 71.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 70.8 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.94 kg/kW 31.64 lb/bhp |
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| 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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| 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 | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.95 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.95 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 101970 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Ford Falcon 2.3 added 2002-11-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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