Ford Falcon Futura Six is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.8 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 101 bhp (102 PS/75 kW) at 4400 rpm and 211 Nm (156 lbft/21.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual 'box.
The stated kerb weight is 1127 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) | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Length | 4600 mm | 181.1 inches | |
| Width | 1793 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1374 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1127 kg | 2485 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 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2781 cc (169.707 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 74.68 mm
3.5 × 2.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE gross) |
102 PS (101 bhp) (75 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE gross) |
211 Nm (156 ft·lb) (21.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE gross) |
27.1 kW/litre 36.8 ps/litre 36.3 bhp/litre 0.6 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE gross) |
75.87 Nm/litre
0.92 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ford carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 953.4 kPa (138.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 463.5 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 90.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 66.83 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 89.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.96 kg/kW 24.99 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.00-13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.00-13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.20 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 786225 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 54 B | ||
| RAC rating | 29.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Ford Falcon Futura Six added 2023-01-06. Last modified 2023-01-07. |
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